Will I need new copy of Windows 10?

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Im getting a new build and the only thing that won’t be new is the HDD, as it’s from an old PC but has windows 10 on it. Question is - will I need to rebuy windows and activate it or is it just as simple as plugging in the HDD and then booting it up to the windows password screen?
 
I can't imagine Windows Activation will be happy with your new setup, when you connect to the internet.
From my experience, you will have to contact MS (phone) and ask for the license to be transferred over to your new setup.
Which they did for me, when I bought a new MoBo etc. I did a clean install though.
 
First off I would do a clean install to stop any conflicts of drivers from your previous build interfering with each other.

what version of W10 is it? OEM is tied to the mobo its first installed on and retail can be moved around.

As Marz said you can always try and contact MS once windows is up and running on the new system and they maybe able to help, people have had success of activations working if you use your MS account as this can store your Windows key etc
 
First off I would do a clean install to stop any conflicts of drivers from your previous build interfering with each other.

what version of W10 is it? OEM is tied to the mobo its first installed on and retail can be moved around.

As Marz said you can always try and contact MS once windows is up and running on the new system and they maybe able to help, people have had success of activations working if you use your MS account as this can store your Windows key etc
Pardon my ignorance but is a clean install just using a new HDD? Also I think it’s a retail version because I bought windows 7 from online years ago and then updated it free to 10.
 
Chnage the licence on the current PC to the MS account and when you re-install, instead of using a product key, you use your MS account.
 
Chnage the licence on the current PC to the MS account and when you re-install, instead of using a product key, you use your MS account.
Is this a new authentication method for Windows now? Haven't had to do a new install for a while and when Win 10 first came out there was a lot of confusion about the lack of retail and upgrading.
 
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