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Upgrading cpu to 6600, will I keep windows?

syks

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I'm defo going to upgrade my cpu to the i5 6600 this summer but have a couple of questions, will I keep my windows 10 if I change cpu? I guess quite a few of you have changed cpu with Windows 10 already?

Also will this cpu be good enough to comfortably run a gtx 1070 as I'm going to be upgrading to one as well at some point,.

Thanks
 
You can tie your windows 10 activation to your Microsoft ID. Look under activation in settings and it will say if yours already is.
 
Bonjour said:
You can tie your windows 10 activation to your Microsoft ID. Look under activation in settings and it will say if yours already is.
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thanks for that, when I payed a pc builder to upgrade my mobo and cpu last year I had to pay for him to reinstall windows 10 on my pc, he done it via buying a key online, it says under activation that my windows 10 is activated using orginizations activation service?
 
My win 10 activation is tied to my ID, but it didnt work when i replaced the guts of my pc before Christmas.

I ended up having to open an online chat with an ms techie who reactivated it for me remotely.

They did it no quibles though and it only took 20 minutes.
 
syks said:
thanks for that, when I payed a pc builder to upgrade my mobo and cpu last year I had to pay for him to reinstall windows 10 on my pc, he done it via buying a key online, it says under activation that my windows 10 is activated using orginizations activation service?
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Thats odd. Windows is installed on your hard drive so swapping hardware shouldn't have any effect on windows other then having to install new drivers. The only thing that might happen is windows will require you to reactivate as it ties the activation to your hardware ID (motherboard and cpu change usually trigger this in my experience). All you have to do it put your windows key in again to reactivate. If the key has been used too many times then it will fail and give you a number to call. You call the number and go through an automated process where you tap in your key and confirm that you are only using it on 1 PC and they give you a new activation code. I've had to do this a few times and its never been an issue.

Thats assuming you have a full retail version of windows and not an OEM version at least.
 
thanks for replies, I'm not sure what version he put on there, I just know its windows 10 pro and he bought the key online to install it, he didn't give me the windows key either and not sure how I find out what it is :( I wanted to change the cpu myself this time as never done it before but seems simple enough and it would have saved me money paying someone to do it, looks like I might have to take it back to the guy that done the upgrade for me to do it again :(
 
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