Windows refuses to activate after getting new motherboard/CPU

[Daniel Bain (CA)]

I recently upgrade my motherboard and CPU in my PC. Naturally Windows started complaining that it wasn't activated, specifically it says:"Windows reported that the hardware of your device has changed. Error code: C004F211Fair enough, it has. So I followed the instructions given to click on the Troubleshooter, then click "I recently changed hardware on this device" to get to the digital reactivation window. Logged into my microsoft account, and sure enough I see my PC there. I tick the "This is the device that I'm using at the moment" checkbox, and click Activate.Immediately I get shown a scree

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