Windows 10: Will my activation key will be removed if I change my HDD to SSD? my activation key was...

Hello, I was thinking of changing my HDD drive local disk C into SSD and I was planning to remove it and I want to ask how can I install the windows after removing and inserting the new SSD drive. Will my activation key be removed if I replace the local disk C into new SSD because my activation key says that it is activated by an organization? And how can I make the new SSD into my new boot drive?I'm sorry for my wrong grammars or spelling because I'm not really fluent in english. So thank you for the ones who will answer these and have a nice day!!

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oem activation key

If it is a UEFI Bios you shouldn't have to enter the key at all. If it is you will have to enter your key again and run activation. Even if you do swap boards the key will work.

 

Moving an activated key from hdd to ssd

Hi JuicyMelon you can reinstall Windows 10 at any time, a new drive is not a major hardware change, you will not need a Product key, activation will be automatic and it will not cost you anything !

Due to a bug in the Windows 10 installation routine, which may cause the boot sector to end up on the wrong drive, you should temporarily disconnect the HDD when you are installing Windows 10 on the SSD . . .

Since you previously had Windows 10 installed and activated on that PC during the installation process skip the steps which ask for a product key and select the option 'I am Reinstalling Windows 10 on this PC', and activation will not be an issue, your PC will
have a digital entitlement stored on the Microsoft Activation Servers

Make sure you install the same Edition of Windows 10 (Home, Pro . . . etc.) you previously had installed to avoid Activation issues

 

Activation Key Storage Utility

Key-Z : A Secure Activation Key and Password Storage Utility

Key-Z allows you to store activation keys and passwords in a secure (encrypted)
file. Key-Z also allows you to make cryptographic hashes for strings or files.

Menu Options
File

• Open : Opens a saved Key-Z file. After you select the file you will be prompted
  for your username and PIN number.
• Save : Save the Key-Z file to the last saved location. You will be prompted for a username and PIN number before the file is saved.
• Save As : Select where you would like to save the Key-Z file. You will be prompted for a username and PIN number before the file is saved.
• Close : Close the current Key-Z file and clear all data from the application.
• Print Preview : Preview print output prior to printing.
• Print : Print keys and passwords directly to the default printer.
• Exit : Exit the application

Options

• Set Backup Folder : Allows you to select a location to back-up the Key-Z file
  in addition to where you normally save it.

Help

• Content : Provides a link to this page.
• About : Application information.

Keys Tab
This allows you to enter, modify or delete activation keys.





Filter Groups Dropdown : This allows you to select which group of keys are
displayed in the Keys DataGridView.
Group Dropdown : This allows you to select which group you would like to associate
with an activation key.
Application TextBox : The name of the application for which the key is used.
Keys TextBoxes : This is where you enter the activation key segments. If you
enter a dash "-", your will be taken to the next TextBox automatically. If you
paste a dash seperated key (ie. 1234-1234-1234) into the first TextBox the
program will automatically separate it into segments.
Comments TextBox : For any comments about the key.
Commit Button : This will add the key to the keys DataGridView after performing
some data integrity checks.

Password Tabs
This allows you to create, enter, modify or delete passwords.





Filter Groups Dropdown : This allows you to select which group of passwords are
displayed in the Keys DataGridView.
Group Dropdown : This allows you to select which group you would like to
associate with a password.
Description TextBox : A description saying for what the password is used.
Alphabetic Character Options:
Numeric Character Options:
Special Character Options:
Length:
Must Start With:
Must End With:
The above drop downs are used to set parameters when generating a password.
Generate Password Button : Create a random password based upon the password
option settings.
Commit : This will add the password to the passwords DataGridView after
performing some data integrity checks.

Cryptographic Hashes Tab
This allows you to generate and verify cryptographic hashes created from strings
of files.




Hash Type Dropdown : This allows you to select the type of hash you would like to
generate.
Filename : This allows you to enter a filename (path) to used to create the
cryptographic hash. Check the "string" CheckBox if you want the hash generated
from the text in the TextBox instead of reading the contents of the file.
Generate Hash Button : This generates the hash from the above input. You can
cancel the hash generation using the Stop Button. A spinning icon shows that the
process is running, and when it is complete it will display the hash in the
TextBox below it and also report the time that it took to hash the input.
You can copy and paste a hash string in the second TextBox and it will be
compared to the first to verify the hashes match.

Application Buttons
Save : This will save the key and password information to an encrypted file. You
will be prompted for a file location and name, and also for a username and PIN
number. If you forget your username and/or PIN number there is no way of
recovering the data in the encrypted file.
Exit : This will exit the application.

Additional Information
Adding a group : To add a new group to either keys of passwords simply commit
either using any available group and edit the group name in the DataGridView.
When the Key-Z file is opened it automatically adds the needed groups to the
dropdowns.
Removing a group : Simply remove any keys or passwords for that group and save
the file. When it is re-loaded the group will no longer be available. If you
remove all of the groups, the default set of groups will be re-added when the
file is loaded.

The DataGridViews will be sorted alphabetically (ascending) by group whenever you open a file,
save, print preview or print.

This information is obsolete, please get the latest build you can find at the end of the thread