Activating Windows On Upgraded PC

Jhact

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I got a new motherboard a while ago and when Windows asked me to activate it, I simply closed out of it every time. Well, it's gotten to me so I wanna finally activate it. I have some Windows keys, but I don't want to lose all of my stuff.

Does activating Windows delete all of my stuff? If it does, is there a way I can do it so I keep my data?

P.S. I just upgraded to Windows 8.1 today. Not sure if that helps, but just in case it does.
 

Jhact

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Nice! Alright, thanks!

EDIT: Since I just upgraded to 8.1, my Windows 8 keys I had around don't work...I suppose I'll just go back to my old ways until I get a 8.1 key.