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Windows 11 Pro OEM License Invalid After BIOS Update
Hello, A few days ago, I updated my motherboard's BIOS, and afterward my Windows could no longer be activated. Before the update, I couldn't find my original Windows box, so I followed a YouTube gu...
I have exactly the same problem. Updated my bios yesterday (Z590 UD AC: f11b to f11d) and lost my windows activation. Two devices now in my MS account. Explained this to support and they also needed a licence key as they couldn’t see a digital license linked to my account. I must have upgraded in 2021 from Windows 10 to 11 and I assume I upgraded from 8 to 10 for free as well (I don’t recall)? I believe I should have a valid digital licence linked to my MS account and I should have only one device linked to that account, the same device I have been using since 2021 and the same device that did have a digital licence.