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Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7 OEM; reactivation on a new system
Greetings!
One of my desktops is based on now ancient Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. I'm currently torn between swapping the CPU for used Core 2 Quad (since other components were upgraded during the years and are decent, even by today standards), and buying the brand new motherboard, CPU and RAM, perhaps even GPU; while retaining the present SSD, HDD and other peripherals.
On the system in question, I had Windows 7 OEM (x64) originally installed which I've later upgraded for free to Windows 10. Currently, I'm running the latest version (Creator's Update).
My question is: would it be possible to reactivate Windows 10 on a new system described above given the fact that the original system was OEM version of Windows 7? I'm aware of the fact that OEM license is tied to a motherboard, but I've read somewhere online that with Windows 10 it is possible to link the license with a Microsoft account and to reactivate even the OEM version after the significant hardware change.
Can someone please confirm this so I can easier decide between trying to rejuvenate the old system or basically building the new one?
Thank you kindly for your answer.