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paul151

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#303003 9-Jan-2023 20:07
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We're running a retail copy of Windows 10 Home that has been activated by a key we entered in that came with the install software when the machine was setup. It's a home built system

 

We now want to move the SSD containing Windows and it's installed software etc. to a new PC containing all new hardware but no SSD.

 

Based on some reading I've done it seems I must deactivate the Windows license on the SSD before I remove it from the old PC and pop it into the new PC?

 

Once the new PC is started up I need to re-enter the key we used to activate it again.

 

Is this correct or can I just move the SSD from one box to another and after some time Windows should sort itself out?

 

If I do need to do the steps to deactivate and reactivate that I think I need to do, is this advise OK to follow

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/transfer-windows-license-to-new-pc

 

or

 

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-transfer-windows-10-license-new-computer-or-hard-drive

 

The first link worries me as there's a screenshot towards the end of the instructions that makes it looks like you can't reuse the same key.

 

Thanks!





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paul151

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  #3020795 13-Jan-2023 11:33
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Just to close the loop on this, yes the swap over of the Windows 10 Home SSD from one PC to another worked OK.

 

But to get the hardware to boot required a change in the motherboard settings to allow legacy boot of the SSD else the new PC could not see it as a bootable drive.

 

Thanks again for the feedback / support for my initial question.

 

 





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