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Upgrading to dual boot (Windows and Linux) / Windows Licensing

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no, the license is linked to your mobo and will reactivate just fine, just skip all activation junk in setup

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Hello guys,

 

I am currently working on plans to upgrade my system to a dual boot and switch to a larger SSD.  My system is currently running Windows 10 on a 120GB SSD.  The plan would involve replacing my main drive with a 500GB SSD making the system dual boot between Windows and Linux.

 

My main concern is about Windows licensing.  Will the licensing give me any grief if I re-install windows on a separate drive?  My license is a Windows 8 OEM license that I upgraded to 10 if that makes any difference.

 

Otherwise, I'm pretty sure I know what needs to be done to complete the upgrade.

 

Thanks!

i5 4670k (can OC to 4.4Ghz) - Hyper 212 evo w/ AC MX2 - XFX Radeon R9 280X - 8GB ADATA XPG V2 DDR3-1600 - MSI Z87 G41 - Corsair CX600M 600W PSU - 1TB HDD - 120GB SSD

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no, the license is linked to your mobo and will reactivate just fine, just skip all activation junk in setup

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Windows 10 Licenses are linked to your Microsoft Account, in additon the the MOBO with OEM licenses. So if you sign in with a Microsoft Account on the current install, it will be there one the new one.

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Thanks for the help :)

i5 4670k (can OC to 4.4Ghz) - Hyper 212 evo w/ AC MX2 - XFX Radeon R9 280X - 8GB ADATA XPG V2 DDR3-1600 - MSI Z87 G41 - Corsair CX600M 600W PSU - 1TB HDD - 120GB SSD

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