Same motherboard Windows reinstall?

[Nocte]

Hello,

 

I am replacing my X370-i Strix motherboard with a second X370-i Strix motherboard.

Since they are exactly the same model, will I have to reinstall Windows 10? Or should everything be smooth? Drivers etc. should all be the same.

[Egg-Roll]

The only thing that might happen is windows 10 might complain about the new board because it will have a different hardware ID. Also as long as the board is the same revision as your old one next to windows being a crybaby everything should work, if it is a different revision (they show it as rev x.x) you might need to update your drivers. Which based on ASUS isn't the case.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3185930/changing-motherboard-windows.html

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

Typical windows, but better than XP.

[userzero]

Slap it in and boot her up. It'll be fine  Might have to reactivate Windows or something stupid but Windows 10 will sort itself out.