Windows 10: Moving windows license and office license to new harddrive in current oem PC. Can this be done?

Moving windows license and office license to new harddrive in current oem PC. Can this be done? All hardware remains as per OEM other than new harddrive to replace broken one.

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Reactivate the OEM license on the new harddrive

Hello,

My harddrive (which has the Win10 Pro OEM license pre-installed) died and I replace it myself with the new one. Now I reinstall Win10 and everything work fines so far, Windows tell me that my PC is activated, but more on that later.

When I (re)installed Windows on my new harddrive, I chose the Win10 "Home" in the installation page (I clicked, I don't have a key when the installation prompt me a key, then I chose Windows 10 Home). Now if I go to Activation in the Settings it shows that
my PC is Win Home and is activated using digital license. I did not enter my product key yet since I re-install Windows.

The question is, how do I correct this and make Windows realize that the OEM that's was on here is the Pro license. (I do have the DVD package and the product key but I can't find COA sticker on my machine case).

Thiwat

Thanks

 

Question about OEM licenses

For an OEM license Windows, do I have to get a new Windows license everytime I upgrade the mobo? I read that it was tied to the BIOS. Thanks.

 

Question about OEM licenses

Quoted from Microsoft Web site:Licensing FAQ

"Q. Can a PC with an OEM Windows operating system have its motherboard upgraded and keep the same license? What if it was replaced because it was defective?"

"A. Generally, an end user can upgrade or replace all of the hardware components on a computer—except the motherboard—and still retain the license for the original Microsoft OEM operating system software. If the motherboard is upgraded or replaced for reasons other than a defect, then a new computer has been created. Microsoft OEM operating system software cannot be transferred to the new computer, and the license of new operating system software is required. If the motherboard is replaced because it is defective, you do not need to acquire a new operating system license for the PC as long as the replacement motherboard is the same make/model or the same manufacturer's replacement/equivalent, as defined by the manufacturer's warranty.

The reason for this licensing rule primarily relates to the End User Software License Terms and the support of the software covered by that End User Software License Terms. The End User Software License Terms is a set of usage rights granted to the end user by the PC manufacturer and relates only to rights for that software as installed on that particular PC. The system builder is required to support the software on the original PC. Understanding that end users, over time, upgrade their PCs with different components, Microsoft needed to have one base component "left standing" that would still define the original PC. Since the motherboard contains the CPU and is the "heart and soul" of the PC, when the motherboard is replaced (for reasons other than defect) a new PC is essentially created. The original system builder did not manufacture this new PC, and therefore cannot be expected to support it."