changoing pc without buying new windows

[byronas100]

hi im almost ready to buy my parts for a new pc. my courrent pc has windows 10 and i want to use the same hard drive and windows in my new pc. i know  i cant just take the hard drive and put it in the new build and expect windows to work perfectly. Should i clear my hard drive and then put it in the new system and if i do that will i be able to use my windows 10 key and expect it to let me use that key again?

[hconverse02]

It is suggested to reinstall windows on a new computer.  Though, on a windows computer, you can go through command prompt to get the activation code to use on another computer.  Google, reddit or microsoft is your friend for that.

[OsuMasterz]

Well if the HDD has windows 10 already on it and you want to reuse it, Window's auto-detection system for new hardware like the motherboard is pretty good at "Setting up new devices" but if that fails, make sure your key/license is attached to a Microsoft account so that if it fails, you can reactivate it on your new hardware after you're done setting up windows.

[ProjectBox153]

1 minute ago, OsuMasterz said:

Well if the HDD has windows 10 already on it and you want to reuse it, Window's auto-detection system for new hardware like the motherboard is pretty good at "Setting up new devices" but if that fails, make sure your key/license is attached to a Microsoft account so that if it fails, you can reactivate it on your new hardware after you're done setting up windows.

It's still highly recommended to reinstall Windows due to other driver conflicts and stuff. 

[OsuMasterz]

6 hours ago, Jamiec1130 said:

It's still highly recommended to reinstall Windows due to other driver conflicts and stuff. 

For the best possible experience sure, but it depends on how much time you have because reinstalling programs on a mass quantity can take a while, not to mention the files you need to remember to backup.