Windows 10: Tranfer Windows 10 licence from dead PC to new

Hi,


My PC recently stopped working. I am in the process of building a new PC and would like to move whatever Windows licencing I had on the old PC if possible.


I have no idea what class of licence I had. It started as Windows 7 some years ago and I did the complimentary upgrade to Windows 10 when that happened.


I am wondering if there is a way to recover my windows key from Microsoft or do I have to dig around for my old Win 7 disk?


Let me know.


Thanks and regards,


Ernest

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

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