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#305837 7-Jun-2023 14:46

I have a Intel 6700K and a motherboard that does not meet requirement to run win 11.

So if I bought a new Mobo and a New CPU (i think that means also new RAM)

Can i plug in my SSD with Win 10 installed and have it running and activated without issues?

I could get a new SSD and reinstall everything but I don't want to do that, would just rather stay with the old system

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#3086095 7-Jun-2023 14:53

If you change your motherboard, you're going to need to reactivate Windows.

Reactivating Windows after a hardware change - Microsoft Support

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#3086106 7-Jun-2023 15:39

you might get lucky but you might not. Plan on having to pay for a new license.

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#3089264 13-Jun-2023 08:53

Batman:

So if I bought a new Mobo and a New CPU (i think that means also new RAM)

Can i plug in my SSD with Win 10 installed and have it running and activated without issues?

I could get a new SSD and reinstall everything but I don't want to do that, would just rather stay with the old system

If you get a new mobo & CPU, I'd do a fresh install of Win10. The chances are, your old install will work ok, but you might get some weird bugs with old drivers hanging around.

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#3089268 13-Jun-2023 08:58

Yeah, with a mobo replacement, highly advise a fresh install. Will run a lot better and enures its installed correct drivers for any/all newer chipsets etc.

I've used my Windows 10 license on multiple systems now (one at a time as I upgraded etc) with no issues.

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