Windows 10: Changing hardware and licensing questions...

Discus and support Changing hardware and licensing questions... in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; So my son has an older PC that is running Win 10 and I am running a newer PC also on Win 10. I intend on upgrading most of my machine (CPU,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by rbarr110, Dec 28, 2016.

  1. RBARR110
    rbarr110 Win User

    Changing hardware and licensing questions...


    So my son has an older PC that is running Win 10 and I am running a newer PC also on Win 10. I intend on upgrading most of my machine (CPU, motherboard, and ram). I want to give him my old hardware, but am curious on how a clean install on both our machines will go based on the significant change in hardware.

    Any ideas on how MS will see these hardware changes and what hoops I may have to go through to get Win 10 reactivated on both machines?

    Thanks

    :)
     
    rbarr110, Dec 28, 2016
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  2. SUMIT DHIMAN2
    Sumit Dhiman2 Win User

    Change of hardware question

    Glad to know this.
     
    Sumit Dhiman2, Dec 28, 2016
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  3. SUMIT DHIMAN2
    Sumit Dhiman2 Win User
    Change of hardware question

    Nope you should not have to.

    In case of a significant hardware change, you may have to activate windows by phone.

    For info on how to activate your PC, see the product activation article.
     
    Sumit Dhiman2, Dec 28, 2016
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    NavyLCDR New Member

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    NavyLCDR, Dec 28, 2016
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