Posted November 19, 2017 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 19, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 19, 2017 Author 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 19, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 20, 2017 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. ^^^^ That's my post ^^^^ <-- This is me --- That's your scrollbar --> vvvv Who's there? vvvv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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