Windows 10: Will my new Hard drive keep the OEM license in my old laptop?

Discus and support Will my new Hard drive keep the OEM license in my old laptop? in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I currently have a Lenovo Legion Y530, and have replaced the hard drive once before, due to busting the old one Gamer rage. I'm currently using a 250GB... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by TheosDracos, Mar 21, 2021.

  1. Will my new Hard drive keep the OEM license in my old laptop?


    I currently have a Lenovo Legion Y530, and have replaced the hard drive once before, due to busting the old one Gamer rage. I'm currently using a 250GB hard drive and have a 4TB one on the way. I talked with the Live help earlier, and the person said the license wouldn't work on the new hard drive due to it being an OEM license, but on a thread I just saw, it said the OEM license was tied to the motherboard, not the hard drive. So, which is it? Will the License carry over to the new hard drive when I install windows on it, or will I have to use an un-activated version of Windows 10 until I buy a license?

    :)
     
    TheosDracos, Mar 21, 2021
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  2. Windows 10 OEM License transfer form old Laptop to new pc

    I have an old laptop which comes with OEM Windows 7 Home Basic ,which I upgraded to windows 10 home. The thing is that the laptop is almost dead but the hard disk is working fine, actually i can use that laptop by connecting it to external display. I recently
    bought a new PC and I am wondering if i could transfer the license of that laptop to my new PC. Is it possible, if YES then how? .if NO i am thinking of connecting that hard drive to my new PC and consult the MICROSOFT SUPPORT. Will it work?
     
    PiyushGoel3020, Mar 21, 2021
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  3. GlynParry Win User
    Old Hard drive to new hard drive

    I now have my old hard drive converted to an external drive and am wondering what is the best way to move files from the old to the new. I was thinking of booting the old drive and saving the files I want to the cloud and then downloading them to my new
    computer. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
     
    GlynParry, Mar 21, 2021
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  4. Will my new Hard drive keep the OEM license in my old laptop?

    Need help on how to install OEM Win7 onto a new hard drive but in the same OEM PC

    I have an HP desktop with OEM windows 7, all updates are installed, and I have the license key. It is an HP Pavilion Elite Intel core i7 with 8 GB memory.

    I have given up on fixing the issues and decided to reset it back to its factory install and there is an HP application on the PC that says it will do this. Yes I realize I will also need to re-install the updates and everything else after.

    What I want to do differently is to also replace the old hard drive (still working) with the new 1TB SSHD that I already own

    Should I:

    1) reset the existing hard drive back to win 7 factory install first and then clone it to the new hard drive and install the new hard drive or

    2) somehow install the OEM Win7 on the new hard drive and then install the new hard drives --- not sure how I should do this??

    3) or some other suggestion

    In any scenario, I want to end up with the new SSHD in the PC with a clean re-install (factory) of the original Win7 and the old HD removed, or perhaps I may keep the old HD installed as a second for data only.
     
    benjiminyoung, Mar 21, 2021
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