Transfering keys?

[KooKooMan117]

I'm building a new setup (New everything, nothing old, but HDD) and I'd like to know if there are any ways of transferring my copy of windows 10 over to the new machine. I'm selling the old computer in parts so the key can be deactivated if need be. If I use the HDD that its currently installed on and just move the HDD over to the new PC is there a way to keep windows activated? 

 

I bought an OEM key off of kinguin. And the whole setup is different as im going from AMD-CPU, Nvidia-GPU, To an Intel-CPU, AMD-GPU, so the motherboard would be switched, which i think would deactivate the key.

[Litargirio]

Use ProduKey to extract the product key from your current windows installation.

 

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

[KooKooMan117]

Just now, Litargirio said:

Use ProduKey to extract the product key from your current windows installation.

 

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

 

If i put the product key into the new machine would it activate? 

[Litargirio]

8 minutes ago, KooKooMan117 said:

If i put the product key into the new machine would it activate? 

Only one way to find out!

 

Sorry, I didn't initially read the OP. It looks like you do alredy have the key, correct?

 

If so, moving the HDD over to a new machine would indeed deactivate the key, but you'll be able to reactivate it by reentering it.

Edited November 14, 2016 by Litargirio

[xephoneration]

4 minutes ago, KooKooMan117 said:

If i put the product key into the new machine would it activate? 

OEM keys do not transfer, though if you manage to convince some microsoft rep. you can re use it. also according to microsoft getting a new motherboard warrants a new key code so yea. There are workarounds to it and you will have to google it because there are many, to which I will say it is a hit or miss in that respect. 

[KooKooMan117]

Just now, Litargirio said:

Only one way to find out!

 

Sorry, I didn't initially read the OP. It looks like you do alredy have the key, correct?

 

If so, moving the HDD over to a new machine would indeed deactivate the key, but you'll be able to reactivate it by reentering it.

 

Alright Thanks! 

[Apollo Refugio]

Just now, xephoneration said:

OEM keys do not transfer, though if you manage to convince some microsoft rep. you can re use it. Though according to microsoft getting a new motherboard warrants a new key code so yea. There are workarounds to it and you will have to google it because there are many, to which I will say it is a hit or miss in that respect. 

so since i have an OEM key for my PC, and lets say my mobo decides to fry to hell, i would have to get a new mobo and a NEW key? \

 

lets say i did get a new mobo and key, now how about the harddrive? how do i do that part?

[xephoneration]

Just now, Apollo Refugio said:

so since i have an OEM key for my PC, and lets say my mobo decides to fry to hell, i would have to get a new mobo and a NEW key? \

 

lets say i did get a new mobo and key, now how about the harddrive? how do i do that part?

like I said convince the microsoft rep.

[xephoneration]

2 minutes ago, Litargirio said:

Only one way to find out!

 

Sorry, I didn't initially read the OP. It looks like you do alredy have the key, correct?

 

If so, moving the HDD over to a new machine would indeed deactivate the key, but you'll be able to reactivate it by reentering it.

 

2 minutes ago, KooKooMan117 said:

Alright Thanks! 

and no it wont work like that

[Apollo Refugio]

Just now, xephoneration said:

like I said convince the microsoft rep.

but lets say i don't want to go through the hassle, like for it to be very quick, what would happen to the HDD

[KooKooMan117]

1 minute ago, xephoneration said:

 

and no it wont work like that

 

once i got the new pc built if i plugged in the old HDD how would i go about activating the key? 

[Litargirio]

1 minute ago, xephoneration said:

and no it wont work like that

Crap I didn't read that it was OEM keys.

 

Why do I never read the OP thoroughly.

[xephoneration]

2 minutes ago, Apollo Refugio said:

but lets say i don't want to go through the hassle, like for it to be very quick, what would happen to the HDD

nothing really you will end up with a watermark and that is it really. 

 

1 minute ago, KooKooMan117 said:

once i got the new pc built if i plugged in the old HDD how would i go about activating the key? 

honestly look up how to transfer window's key to a new system, like I said there are many ways to go about it and many of those ways do not work. 

[Apollo Refugio]

Just now, xephoneration said:

nothing really you will end up with a watermark and that is it really. 

 

honestly look up how to transfer window's key to a new system, like I said there are many ways to go about it and many of those ways do not work. 

fuck, i'd just get new storage solution then. too confusing

[RadiatingLight]

12 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

OEM keys do not transfer, though if you manage to convince some microsoft rep. you can re use it. also according to microsoft getting a new motherboard warrants a new key code so yea. There are workarounds to it and you will have to google it because there are many, to which I will say it is a hit or miss in that respect. 

 

12 minutes ago, KooKooMan117 said:

Alright Thanks! 

 

Well I replaced my motherboard, and it prompted me to either get a new key, or deauthorize my old motherboard. I think that deauthorizing the old motherboard is something OP can do, and he wouldn't need to do anything else

[Apollo Refugio]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

 

 

Well I replaced my motherboard, and it prompted me to either get a new key, or deauthorize my old motherboard. I think that deauthorizing the old motherboard is something OP can do, and he wouldn't need to do anything else

sorry, but when you say "OP" do you mean original poster?

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, Apollo Refugio said:

sorry, but when you say "OP" do you mean original poster?

yep

[Apollo Refugio]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

yep

tank lysm

[xephoneration]

4 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

 

 

Well I replaced my motherboard, and it prompted me to either get a new key, or deauthorize my old motherboard. I think that deauthorizing the old motherboard is something OP can do, and he wouldn't need to do anything else

ah depends on which key it was for. It is kinda weird when I went through this I had a 8.1 key but upgraded free to 10, though It would not allow me to deauthorize it at all. its really a hit or a miss with this kinda thing. personally I would just deal with the watermark, and get a key later. 

 

 

EDIT: Also if you have bought the physical windows OS and not the OEM it will let you do that. 

[KooKooMan117]

1 minute ago, xephoneration said:

ah depends on which key it was for. It is kinda weird when I went through this I had a 8.1 key but upgraded free to 10, though It would not allow me to deauthorize it at all. its really a hit or a miss with this kinda thing. personally I would just deal with the watermark, and get a key later. 

 

I bought the key OEM off of kinguin for around $20 and have used it since then. When i upgrade. i need to talk to a rep about Deauthorizing the old motherboard and authorizing the new one? correct? 

[xephoneration]

Just now, KooKooMan117 said:

I bought the key OEM off of kinguin for around $20 and have used it since then. When i upgrade. i need to talk to a rep about Deauthorizing the old motherboard and authorizing the new one? correct? 

yep! just pray you have a good rep who is understanding. Really play the my motherboard fried card! and I really dont have the money. 

[KooKooMan117]

2 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

yep! just pray you have a good rep who is understanding. Really play the my motherboard fried card! and I really dont have the money. 

Do i say that i bought the OEM key? or would i just say that the Card fried the MB causing me to get a new graphics card and a new MB which caused that problem?