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Discus and support Windows 10 Retail says OEM in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I am upgrading my PC with a new motherboard and CPU this weekend. I have Windows 10 on my current machine, which I bought from Best Buy, that has a... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Wesley Howard, Aug 18, 2022.

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    Windows 10 Retail says OEM


    I am upgrading my PC with a new motherboard and CPU this weekend. I have Windows 10 on my current machine, which I bought from Best Buy, that has a small USB stick for installing. Anyway, I planned to reinstall Windows on the "New system" assuming I had a Retail version of windows since I bought it from Best Buy. When I check my system it tells me that my Windows version is an OEMWindows 10 Retail says OEM :DM. I built this PC with all new components in January 2021 and picked up Windows 10 from Best Buy, so it's not a prebuilt with preinstalled Windows. Will I be able to transfer Windows with the new Motherboard a

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