Windows 10: Macrium Reflex

Ok I have my system backed up with Macrium,no here is the problem. Geating ready to upgrade computer with new Motherboard,CPU, SSD Drives,will my backup work on all this new stuff? Will Activation be a problem?

Thanks Z

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Lost all data (pictures, music, word docs, excel docs) after Windows 10 upgrade

Save the folders to the cloud. OneDrive should also be saving them. You should also be making at least weekly backups of your system. I use Acronis True Image Home 2016. Others also recommend Macrium Reflex (free).

 

Replacing Hard drive - Windows 10 (upgraded) Product Key

Once upgraded the Windows 10 licensing is in the firmware. There is no Windows 10 product key unless you buy a retail copy of Windows 10. Your Windows 8 product key is of no consequence.

You can clean install Windows 10 without a product key and it will remain activated. If you see a request for a product key during installation simply ignore and click on DO LATER or SKIP. It will activate the first time it gets on the internet. You can
also clone without disturbing the activation.

My recommendation is to use Macrium Reflex (free) to clone. Acronis has bad reports when an SSD is involved. The Acronis tool ships with Crucial SSDs and users say it doesn't work right. Macrium is highly regarded for this. A kit is inexpensive and worth
the $25.

 

It won't activate with the backed-up files... but new digital activation still works (i.e using a valid Win 7/8 key or genuine ticket method) - the deadline has ended but it's still open for new digital entitlements.

 

Thank You So to be correct all I need to do before the upgrade is to create a new digital key from current system?

 

For major hardware changes like this, provided your current system is activated you can link the Digital Licence to your Microsoft account.

 

Current System is activated on a local account, this is how new computer will run too.

 

Yup... use the activation migration tool with an MSA to register the digital entitlement then do the H/W change.