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Windows 10 on new ssd

EG!
By EG!
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Alright bought a 120gb ssd to put in my secondary laptop which currently had a 1tb hdd slow harddrive. 

There's only 1 slot for a 2.5" storage device so I kinda want to pull the hdd out and put the ssd in.

But is there a way to get my windows key of the hdd as I'm not planning on buying a new windows 10 key.

I found alot of different ways to do so but I need some advise on what's the best way I don't need my data from my hdd so all I care for is my windows 10 key.

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CPU: i5-6600K Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P CPU Cooler: Thermalright True Spirit 120M Black/white RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB DDR4 2400Mhz GPU: Gigabyte 1070 HDDs: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM  SSD: Samsung EVO 850 500GB PSU: Coolermaster 550W 80+ Gold Case: NZXT S340 (White) with a white led strip ;)

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CPU: i7 7700HQ RAM: 16 GB DDR4 2400Mhz GPU: GTX1060 Max-q HDD: 1TB 5400 RPM  SSD: NVMe 512GB SCREEN: 4k IPS 15.6"

Macbook pro 2018

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Windows 10 licence  is tied to the motherboard. As soon as you install windows it will activate instantly. 

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Just now, Konrad_K said:

Windows 10 is tied to the motherboard. As soon as you install the system it will activate instantly. 

So I litteraly don't have to do anything but switch the drives?

Desktop

CPU: i5-6600K Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P CPU Cooler: Thermalright True Spirit 120M Black/white RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB DDR4 2400Mhz GPU: Gigabyte 1070 HDDs: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM  SSD: Samsung EVO 850 500GB PSU: Coolermaster 550W 80+ Gold Case: NZXT S340 (White) with a white led strip ;)

Laptops

Dell 7577

CPU: i7 7700HQ RAM: 16 GB DDR4 2400Mhz GPU: GTX1060 Max-q HDD: 1TB 5400 RPM  SSD: NVMe 512GB SCREEN: 4k IPS 15.6"

Macbook pro 2018

CPU: i7 RAM: 16 GB DDR4 2400Mhz GPU: Radeon Pro 555X 4GB Storage: 256GB SCREEN: 15"

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Just now, EG! said:

So I litteraly don't have to do anything but switch the drives?

Yeah. And install windows on the new drive. Skip the part where it asks for the key. 

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quick note to point out this only works if you are logged into a microsoft account as the windows key is not stored anywhere on the motherboard.

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