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I recently built myself a semi-decent computer, ive been using it for a while now too. Ive been wanting to activate windows to get all the features but im not to sure about something. Ive been using my computer for a few months now, its accumulated the usual things like games and other media and is in full use with no issues to report. When i finally come around to activating windows, will i have to do a clean install for the activation to work or can i just activate it from within the settings. I was told by a good friend of mine who works with computers that i may have to "start again" as he put it and reinstall windows for everything to go well. I will also be getting my activation key off of kinguin, is there anyone who has had issues with keys off of kinguin, short or long term. If anyone has a better site to get keys from let me know (UK by the way). I understand that i dont HAVE to activate windows and i have been using it without activating for a while, i just want to rid my desktop of the watermark and unlock all of the features and settings.

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You don't have to reinstall Windows to activate it.

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1 minute ago, Jamiec1130 said:

You don't have to reinstall Windows to activate it.

That was a really short and sweet answer to an over complicated question XD. Appreciate it though

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It is relatively simple, because you have 2 main options.

Keeping the same hard drive:

Simply put your old hard drive in and dependent on your windows, you may have to reactivate, but it won't cost you anything, as the licence attaches to the motherboard and with a simple call, they can sort it out for you, or with their live chats on the website

Not keeping the same HDD:

You will almost certainly have to buy it again and I really wouldn't trust any 3rd party licences, no matter how "reliable" they are.

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You don't have to buy Windows again if you replace a hard drive or even a motherboard. Windows 10 should be tied to your Microsoft account. If you have any issues, call Microsoft and they'll usually activate for you. If for some reason you can't, the cheap keys are legitimate as far as validation for activation is concerned and work just fine. 

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Yeah, so make sure in settings (Not control panel, actual settings) make sure that you sign into your Microsoft Account and link it

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