Windows 10: Installing Windows 10 on a new PC and transferring license from a broken laptop

Discus and support Installing Windows 10 on a new PC and transferring license from a broken laptop in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; My son's Windows 10 laptop is beyond repair so we are about to replace it with a new desktop PC. He's as you can imagine on a budget so of course the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by JackoJaxster, Aug 1, 2021.

  1. Installing Windows 10 on a new PC and transferring license from a broken laptop


    My son's Windows 10 laptop is beyond repair so we are about to replace it with a new desktop PC. He's as you can imagine on a budget so of course the option of buying a PC without a pre-installed operating system will save him a considerable amount of money if he then installs Windows 10 Pro on the new machine himself & can then transfer the Windows 10 Pro digital licence linked to his Microsoft account to activate this for free. I know the usual protocol is to remove the license activation from the old PC before activating on his new PC but of course this isn't really an option with his

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    JackoJaxster, Aug 1, 2021
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  2. CK011885 Win User

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
    CK011885, Aug 1, 2021
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  3. VesyDi Win User
    Transfer Windows 10 license from a broken pc to a new one

    I purchesed windows 10 for my old laptop that recently broke and is unrepairable.

    Its hard drive and video card got damaged.

    I got a new pc and i have the activation key from the windows i bought ,but i cant activate my old windows on the new laptop.

    Is there a way to remove the license from the old broken laptop an transfer it to the new one.
     
    VesyDi, Aug 1, 2021
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  4. r.h.p Win User

    Installing Windows 10 on a new PC and transferring license from a broken laptop

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    What's your intended PC specs ??
     
    r.h.p, Aug 1, 2021
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