Activation after CPU and mobo upgrade


  1. rzn6jw
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    Activation after CPU and mobo upgrade


    I'm updating my wife's Home PC to a new CPU and mobo (old had only 4G DDR2 memory and was slower than molasses).

    This PC was originally Win 7 Home and I used the free upgrade facility to go to Win 10 Home. This PC is listed as one of my devices under my account at Microsoft.com.

    Am I going to have any problem activating the PC after the hardware upgrade, or is it as simple as updating and signing on the my Microsoft account?

    Thanks.
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  3. NavyLCDR
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    Reactivating Windows 10 after a hardware change
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  4. rzn6jw
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    Win 10 Pro 64bit v 21H1 build 19043.1166
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    Got it. Thanks.
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