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hi , few days ago i build my new pc and install windows 11 and activate it through my microsoft account. and everything was fine . yesterday i updated my MB BIOS and after that I'm having a problem with activating windows !!
i tried troubleshooting and " change hardware " option but still getting error .
tried to contact MS support live chat but stock at num1 in line and never get respond !
my MB is Gigabyte B560 AORUS Pro AX
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I have the same problem after updating the bios on my MSI Z790 Wifi motherboard. I am using Windows 11. Trying removing one of the duplicate devices on my account and it still didn't work. Now I have no idea how to fix. Contacted support and waiting from them to reply...I wouldn't hold my breath.
I had the same with window 10.
One license key on 2 machines allthough one of them was a laptop.
It worked just fine so I guess the second machine can be any machine that has windows.
I had the same problem when i updated bios from my asus x570 e-gaming, i think it's related to fTPM update since it messed up with my windows hello too, but in my case i found a solution, for some stupid reason windows detected this pc as a second pc with the same key, just go to https://account.microsoft.com/devices with your account, you will probably see 2 exact copies of the same pc, delete old one and try to reactivate your windows again, this fixed it for me.
Showkeyplus from the MS store shows me that my original key as below which has been updated to Win 10 when it came out and then Win 11 since that launched. My key is definitely now a digital license and still the PC will not activate after numerous fresh installs. No even a word from MS since i logged my ticket.
I just flashed the old revision (newly downloaded from website), and sadly windows did not activate..
