Windows 10: Can this OS be moved to a new build computer?

Discus and support Can this OS be moved to a new build computer? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I want to move the OS (Win 10 pro) from an older computer to a new build. The sys. started as a Win 7 full retail sys. Then was updated Win 8 / 8.1.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by undine, Sep 16, 2016.

  1. undine Win User

    Can this OS be moved to a new build computer?


    I want to move the OS (Win 10 pro) from an older computer to a new build.
    The sys. started as a Win 7 full retail sys. Then was updated Win 8 / 8.1. Then updated to Win 10.
    Can someone say if this can be moved and then activated? Thanks, .

    :)
     
    undine, Sep 16, 2016
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  2. Entegy Win User

    How can a message be moved to a different e-mail account?

    This seems to be a Gmail feature that Windows Phone does not implement due to the use of ActiveSync on Google accounts. On iOS, I can only move mail between Gmail accounts, but not if they are setup via the Exchange trick. There is no way of moving mail
    between accounts.
     
    Entegy, Sep 16, 2016
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  3. How can a message be moved to a different e-mail account?

    Whereas I cannot move messages to an Exchange account, I can move them
    from Exchange accounts to either an IMAP account or Yahoo. This is useful because sometimes I get mail sent to one account that should have gone to (and be filed with) another, and my Exchange account has a very small
    size cap which my employer will not increase, so I continually have to shuttle mail from this account to my larger IMAP account. This works fine in Outlook and on iOS, and also worked on Windows Mobile 6.1, but not Windows Phone 7.5
     
    Dan_Santa_Monica, Sep 16, 2016
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  4. Plankton Win User

    Can this OS be moved to a new build computer?

    It should; if it is truly a truly a retail key. The upgraded OS to 10 should have converted the product key to a 10 key. So, using the MS media creation tool with the ISO on a USB (easiest IMO) and doing a clean install with your current key should work just fine. If not then a phone call to MS to activate it over the phone will work.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/950929
     
    Plankton, Sep 16, 2016
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  5. undine Win User
    Plankton, Thanks for your reply and link. I'll give it a try.
     
    undine, Sep 17, 2016
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  6. BunnyJ New Member
    If you did an upgrade/update from 8.1 to 10 the answer is no. You will need to get a new retail key for the new build. The key that's used in the upgrade is a generic one and is not transferable.
     
    BunnyJ, Sep 17, 2016
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  7. Plankton Win User
    BunnyJ....did MS change that....as it worked for me using 8.1 and windows 10.... on 10, prior to the Anniversary update.
     
    Plankton, Sep 17, 2016
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  8. BunnyJ New Member

    Can this OS be moved to a new build computer?

    It's always been that you can't transfer a upgrade license from one PC to another one. The license is bound to that motherboard and unless the new build makes use of the exact same motherboard the new PC will need a new license. Accoring to the OP it states that 8.1 was updated/upgraded to 10 and it wasn't done with a retail key therefore it can't be transferred.

    I hope that makes sense.

    Jeff
     
    BunnyJ, Apr 5, 2018
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