Windows 10: PC Motherboard and CPU upgrade. My motherboard isn't recognising windows on my SSD as a...

I tried to upgrade my motherboard and CPU. It was able to turn on but it didn't recognize my SSD as a boot option. I tried downloading windows on a USB from another computer and install another copy of windows using my windows license key but it said it couldn't because there is already a copy of windows.




Is there a way to transfer my windows license key to the new motherboard? if so will it recognize my files and documents on my SSD.


Thank you for the help

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Windows 10 and upgrading motherboard

Hi,



Thank you for bringing up your query on Microsoft Community.



The only hardware changes that can negatively impact activation status once you upgrade to free version are the changes to the:

• CPU
• TPM
• Motherboard replacement

The following changes are examples of hardware changes that will NOT impact the activation status:

• HDD/SSD
• Video card
• Adding extra memory

Let us follow the steps suggested by Andre Da Costa (replied
on July 26, 2015) in the following thread:



Will Upgrading Motherboard After Upgrading To Windows 10 Make Me Lose My Windows License?

Will Upgrading Motherboard After Upgrading To Windows 10 Make Me Lose My Windows License?



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