Switching to a New Motherboard

[justicerevenge]

I plan on upgrading my rig by switching out my mother board and processor in the future. As far as OS, would i have to reinstall it to my current boot drive again or can I just plug in my ssd to my new mobo and not worry about anything?

[Phentos]

Your OS key is tied to your motherboard's BIOS. 

 

You would have to reactivate the OS, however you probably won't have to reinstall it. 

[justicerevenge]

7 minutes ago, Phentos said:

Your OS key is tied to your motherboard's BIOS. 

 

You would have to reactivate the OS, however you probably won't have to reinstall it. 

Ok so how do I reactivate it?

* I have a store bought, fully legit copy of Win10 w/key and drvie

[Phentos]

16 minutes ago, justicerevenge said:

Ok so how do I reactivate it?

* I have a store bought, fully legit copy of Win10 w/key and drvie

If you already used the key for that copy, you'll have to call Microsoft's support hotline and get them to reactivate it. Mileage may vary of course.

 

If it's a fresh, never used key, then you're good to go.

[justicerevenge]

4 minutes ago, Phentos said:

If you already used the key for that copy, you'll have to call Microsoft's support hotline and get them to reactivate it. Mileage may vary of course.

 

If it's a fresh, never used key, then you're good to go.

No, i used this key on my current mobo. I bought it just a few months ago and I will probably make my switch near the end of this year. Thanks for the info.

[Tryekk]

7 minutes ago, justicerevenge said:

No, i used this key on my current mobo. I bought it just a few months ago and I will probably make my switch near the end of this year. Thanks for the info.

You can re-activate your license in 'Settings' as long as you are on the Windows 10 Anniversary update or newer.

Use these instructions: http://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

[justicerevenge]

58 minutes ago, Tryekk said:

You can re-activate your license in 'Settings' as long as you are on the Windows 10 Anniversary update or newer.

Use these instructions: http://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

This would be done on the bew mobo right?

[Tryekk]

9 minutes ago, justicerevenge said:

This would be done on the bew mobo right?

Yes once you have installed the new components you would then follow the re-activation instructions; just make sure you have linked your Microsoft account with your copy of Windows before you install the new components [This can be done using the instructions on the link I posted earlier.]