Windows 10: Installing Windows 10 on a second computer

Discus and support Installing Windows 10 on a second computer in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I bought Windows 10 and downloaded to my laptop, now I want to download to a desktop computer in my home. What's the easiest way to do that?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by CherylBarton1, Jan 27, 2020.

  1. CHERYLBARTON1
    CherylBarton1 Win User

    Installing Windows 10 on a second computer


    I bought Windows 10 and downloaded to my laptop, now I want to download to a desktop computer in my home. What's the easiest way to do that?

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    CherylBarton1, Jan 27, 2020
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    exodusprime1337 Win User

    windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
    exodusprime1337, Jan 27, 2020
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    Delta6326 Win User
    Delta6326, Jan 27, 2020
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  4. CK011885
    CK011885 Win User

    Installing Windows 10 on a second computer

    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, Jan 27, 2020
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