Windows 10: Windows 10 Pro - hardware change

I had to buy a new motherboard and the processor as the old one was not working. Can I boot the new computer from the old drive with Windows 10 Pro purchased from Microsoft online? Will windows remember all my settings? Will it allow me to access EFS encrypted files?

Thank you

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Activating Windows 10 Pro After a Hardware Upgrade!

I followed all the steps to linking my Windows 10 Pro to my Microsoft account so that I could upgrade my hardware, reinstall Windows 10 Pro, and activate it, but it's not working. I'm signed into my Microsoft account. I tried the activation troubleshooter,
selecing that I recently changed hardware, etc. Nothing is working. I can see my old computer under my Microsoft account, as well as my new one (with better hardware). I changed the motherboard, ram, and CPU. Any suggestions would be wonderful.

 

Windows 10 pro won't activate after a hardware change.

Hi legs0fsteel,

You might want to check these suggested steps in Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/20530/...

Please let me know if this helped you solve your current issue.

Thanks and regards,

 

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

credit to Lifehacker.