Upgrading motherboard and cpu /ram. Will I need a new Windows 10 key?

Jimbo

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So essentially that's my question. I'm going to replace my old Intel based pc to a And ryzen 3600 with msi tomahawk max, plus ram. Will my current Windows 10 not activate. And how can I tell my current Windows 10 key.
 
When you power up a new system Microsoft gather information about the system and see if it matches known systems. If it does then it activates automatically. If you bought your copy of Win 10 then it's remarkably tolerant, in that you can change a lot and Microsoft will still activate your copy of Windows. But if you go too far, change too much, or you didn't buy your copy of Win 10 ( you upgraded for free ) then you might find it will not activate. At that point you need to enter the key, which may be a problem if you never had one. There is a utility I believe that is called the Key Finder Utility. I have no idea whether it will find a key on a product that is not activated. You may, I am afraid, find you just have to buy a new key. Microsoft has no sympathy at all for people who lose their keys.
 
Thank you for the help guys. I did buy the OS a long time ago. I upgraded my the 8.1 too windows 10 when they were offering it for £15 I believe. Ive since done fresh installs using downloaded images of win 10 and been fine. Im gonna try find out what my current key is though.
 
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