8.1 Key not working after fresh install

Chesterrific

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Mar 5, 2016
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After a fresh install of windows 8.1 (old hard drive failed and replaced with brand new one) and inputting the product key, I land onto the desktop like normal but I get a notification that my key is invalid. Along with the hard drive change, I also decided to upgrade the gpu. I got the key from microsoft software swap and didn't have any problems activating the key the first time around. It's an 8.1 key and the installer I used was also 8.1. Any ideas?
 
Solution
Youll need to contact Microsoft, but theres a good chance the key you got was illegitimate. Wouldnt be the first time I've heard of this and likely not the last.

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