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Lowspecgamer
By Lowspecgamer
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I want to upgrade the motherboard,cpu,ram,and gpu of my custom built pc,but if I do will I have to buy a new copy I windows 8.1?

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As long as you have a retail windows 8/8.1/10 key you should be able to transfer it when changing the motherboards. The issue comes with OEM keys from manufacturers, those are usually linked to the motherboards

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38 minutes ago, DSBD said:

As long as you have a retail windows 8/8.1/10 key you should be able to transfer it when changing the motherboards. The issue comes with OEM keys from manufacturers, those are usually linked to the motherboards

How can I check if it’s a retail key ? I bought it off of kinguin 

 

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46 minutes ago, Lowspecgamer said:

How can I check if it’s a retail key ? I bought it off of kinguin 

 

I believe that you would have to contact customer support with the code if you wanted to check if it's OEM or not

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19 hours ago, Lowspecgamer said:

How can I check if it’s a retail key ? I bought it off of kinguin 

 

99% sure you have OEM. They are hit and miss. Some work, others don't. One way is to call MS and lie/beg for activation. That's price for cheaping out when buying OS.

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