Windows 10: Do I keep my Windows after a motherboard and CPU swap?
Discus and support Do I keep my Windows after a motherboard and CPU swap? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I have a hard drive. It's a 500 gb SSD and I wonder if I keep my Windows if I use it with another motherboard. I'm going to switch to AMD and so I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Neeexxxi, Jun 7, 2020.
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