Windows 10 and upgrading motherboard

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So I am on the verge of upgrading motherboard, cpu and ram on my current system (see sig)

It is currently running windows 10 which was upgraded from windows 7 retail

Am I going to run into problems re-activating windows?

Will I have to buy a copy of windows 10?

How would this work, would I install windows 7 then re-upgrade?

Or would I straight install windows 10 from a windows 10 download on a bootable usb?
(I actually did this after I had upgraded and activated to get a fresh install of 10, followed a guide online)

Sorry for all the questions, don't want to get it wrong!

Thanks
 
Until the big November update, you would have needed to install Windows 7 on your new PC, then upgrade to Windows 10 for MS to recognise the installation. After that, you can then do the fresh install of Windows 10 if desired, as you did previously.

One of the changes in the big November update was that you can now activate Windows 10 using a Windows 7 or Windows 8 key. So, run the Media Creation Tool to download the latest ISO or USB installer, and this will be the 1511 update which should allow you to do a fresh install of Windows 10 and activate it using your existing Windows 7 key. If it doesn't work (haven't tried it myself, but it's supposed to work) then you can always resort to the Windows 7 install and update process.

Good luck. :)
 
Thanks for the detailed reply stu!

Will give it a go when I have decided on my hardware for the new build.
 
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