Windows 10: Building a new pc need to know how I'm going to reactivate windows 10 on the new ssd

Discus and support Building a new pc need to know how I'm going to reactivate windows 10 on the new ssd in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I believe that my current hdd has corrupt files, as when I try to reset my pc, I get a message saying not all of my personal files were removed. I'm... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by ConveyedBog8884, Apr 9, 2021.

  1. Building a new pc need to know how I'm going to reactivate windows 10 on the new ssd


    I believe that my current hdd has corrupt files, as when I try to reset my pc, I get a message saying not all of my personal files were removed. I'm pretty sure I know how to fix it, but I've already reset my computer and I'm too lazy to do it again, and just in case I mess it up even more, I thought it best to just use my new ssd and activate via digital license. I do not know how digital license works though, it says that it is linked to my account so I think that's a good sign, but I'm unsure if when I'm setting up windows it will ask me to sign in via my microsoft account or product key. I do not know the product key, so I think signing in with my microsoft account will be easier.

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    ConveyedBog8884, Apr 9, 2021
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  2. CK011885 Win User

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
    CK011885, Apr 9, 2021
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  3. r.h.p Win User
    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    What's your intended PC specs ??
     
    r.h.p, Apr 9, 2021
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  4. KyleAuga Win User

    Building a new pc need to know how I'm going to reactivate windows 10 on the new ssd

    Moving SSDs to New PC Build Windows 10

    I have two SSDs, one of which holds my windows 10 OS. I bought all new parts (except GPU) so I am moving my SSDs and GPU into the new case with new mobo, ram, cpu, etc. Someone on these forums mentioned around March of 2016 that Windows 10 is much more
    adaptive than previous windows when moving to a new PC and that I can virtually plug and play the SSD into the new build and just reactive and do some clean up for the drivers. Will I really just be able to plug the SSD into the new PC? I completely expect
    to uninstall as many drivers as possible before I shift it all and also anticipate having to update or fix some bugs, re-enter the activation code, etc. But, for the most part, I can get it going again just by plugging it in? Would love if windows has gotten
    to a level that we can easily do this!

    Thank you for your reply and time!
     
    KyleAuga, Apr 9, 2021
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