Bundle upgrade & Windows

KNiVES · 10 Jun 2016 at 23:43

I'm considering purchasing one of the bundles off the store to replace my aging 2500k and its slow memory. However, as the motherboard is being replaced, does that mean I cannot use my existing Windows 10 on the system anymore? I have heard before that Windows refuse to validate on systems that has a different motherboard to before.

KNiVES · 11 Jun 2016 at 10:01

RJC said:
What was your history in terms of updates for this machine, did you go straight to Win 10 from 7 and do you know if your license was OEM or Retail?

With this machine I was on Windows 7 OEM license for several years, then I used the free upgrade to Windows 10 last year. A couple of months ago I bought a new SSD and an OEM version of Windows 10 off the store and did a completely fresh reformat & install with it.

Windows 7 OEM > Windows 10 upgrade on existing license > new Windows 10 OEM license

KNiVES · 11 Jun 2016 at 13:55

RJC said:
OEM is tied to the board it was originally installed / activated on, so you will need a new license.

Thanks for clearing that up. When the time comes to buy a bundle I will get another W10 OEM also

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