Windows 10: I am changing my hard drive need to know if I can activate fresh copy of Windows 10

I am planning to replace the hard drive on my laptop for a new one with a higher capacity. Additionally, I don't currently boot on UEFI and plan on doing when I replace the currently hard drive. What I want to know is do I have to buy a new license or can activate that copy using my Microsoft Account?

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Replacing old hard drive, need way to copy Windows installation across

Hey Guys,
What would be the best way of copying/imaging the entire contents of an old system drive over to a replacement hard disk for the same machine? I need to copy the Windows installations and all other data to the new drive, and then format the old drive to use as a backup.

Any suggestions? *Smile

 

How to format hard drive and still keep windows 10?

Hi all,

I have a laptop that came with windows 7. I just recently updated to windows 10 with the OTA update.

I would like to clean out my hard drive but still want to keep a genuine windows 10 (like I have installed a fresh copy of windows 10). How can I do it?

Thank you

 

Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Here's a good step by step guide on doing a fresh install.

How to clean install Windows 10 from a USB drive - Software - Feature - HEXUS.net