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  1. How can i change my motherboard cpu and add ram without windows not recognizing the...


    I'm going to be upgrading the motherboard cpu and adding ram to my computer and I know windows is going to recognize that the hardware has changed and refuse to boot. Is there any way to prepare the os drive or something to allow it to boot on different hardware?

    :)
     
    BlueSandbox, Apr 24, 2020
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  2. I want to change my motherboard, cpu and ram.

    Can i change my motherboard,cpu and ram without re-installing windows or loosing the license.

    Currently i have Intel CPU and i want to change it to Ryzen cpu.
     
    Gorelov Bogdan, Apr 24, 2020
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  3. erpster4 Win User
    Changed Motherboard CPU and Ram windows is now not activated

    OP could try a phone activation of Win10 as a last resort since he changed the motherboard, processor & RAM, which is pretty close to doing an "overhaul" of an computer

    what were the original (old) motherboard, original CPU and old RAM chips before this problem occured?
    and what kind of new board, new CPU & new RAM sticks did OP use before trying to reactivate Win10?

    I know replacing an old motherboard with a new board that uses a different chipset & RAM chips (lets say old board uses AMD CPU with DDR3 RAM sticks and new board uses Intel CPU but using DDR4 RAM sticks) is pretty much a very substantial change that will require re-activation.
     
    erpster4, Apr 24, 2020
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  4. How can i change my motherboard cpu and add ram without windows not recognizing the...

    Storage Spaces - How to upgrade motherboard/CPU/RAM

    I want to upgrade my 6 year old Motherboard/CPU/RAM/etc but I have 32TB (4 separate 8TB mechanical drives) setup in full backup in a Storage Space using Windows 10. How do make sure I don't lose all my data when I upgrade the Motherboard/CPU/etc? These
    are precious family videos, pictures etc. Can I just unplug the 4 different 8TB mechanical drives, then do the upgrade of the Motherboard/CPU/etc, then plug the 4 different 8TB mechanical drives back in? Is Windows 10 setup to recognize the pre-existing
    storage space? PLEASE HELP! My system is getting so slow b/c of the old components!!!!!

    Thank you!
     
    MarcWaggles, Apr 24, 2020
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