Post-HW upgrade OS reinstall or upgrade?
14 minutes ago, Abaris said:What would be the best way to reinstall Windows without losing programs or the license?
If you want to lose nothing, you don't want a reinstall, you want a clone. There's dozens of programs that do that, from ones that run inside Windows like Macron Reflect to ones that run off a USB Flash drive like Clonezilla. I tend to prefer Clonezilla, so that would be my recommendation, though some people prefer the in-Windows ones.
You might still lose the license though, since that's usually tied to the motherboard on Windows 10/11 and not to the Windows install itself like Windows 7 did. Volume licenses might be different, but just be prepared to lose the license.
16 minutes ago, Abaris said:Would at this point be just better to purchase a Windows 11 License and keeping everything as is after the HW upgrade and just to W11?
You mean a clean reinstall and just reinstall your programs? Yeah, that would be ideal if you did want to upgrade to Windows 11.
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