If I change my MOBO will I have to reinstall my OS and other software?

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Well, if this was any version of Windows we were talking about except for 10, I would say yes. But they have never given away a version of Windows before. There are also rumors about them possibly wanting to charge us by subscription for Windows, so something like a monthly or annual feel to keep using it, and I have absolutely no interest in that. As far as I am concerned, I could run Windows 8.1 for the next 5 years and still be happy.

So I do not know if there is going to be any reason to buy anything except the OEM version. Or if the rules stay they same for the none OEM versions. We should know within a month though. Maybe sooner.

If you need to buy Windows 10 in the next week, make a decision on your own on if saving $20 is...
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If you have an OEM version of Windows, you will probably have to buy a new copy as well. OEM versions of Windows are not transferable to a new computer, and when making the change from AMD to Intel, the "My motherboard died" line won't work.
 
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The $99 version of Windows.

It was intended to be used by companies that build computers. But the public can buy it. But the license for that version says it is non-transferable. And the registration key is locked to the motherboard.

If you look at the WIndows key, if in the second group of digits, it says OEM, it is the OEM version.
 
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Windows 10 has not quite hit the shelf yet.

Windows 10 Home OEM $99
Windows 10 Home $119
Windows 10 Pro $199

We have not yet seen the license verbiage on Windows 10. its going to take an army of lawyers to decipher it. So hopefully, within a relatively short time after Windows 10 goes on sale, we will find out what the rules are.

For some reason, this makes me feel like I am a Congressman, and I am being told to buy it, then I can read what I bought into.
 
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Well, if this was any version of Windows we were talking about except for 10, I would say yes. But they have never given away a version of Windows before. There are also rumors about them possibly wanting to charge us by subscription for Windows, so something like a monthly or annual feel to keep using it, and I have absolutely no interest in that. As far as I am concerned, I could run Windows 8.1 for the next 5 years and still be happy.

So I do not know if there is going to be any reason to buy anything except the OEM version. Or if the rules stay they same for the none OEM versions. We should know within a month though. Maybe sooner.

If you need to buy Windows 10 in the next week, make a decision on your own on if saving $20 is worth possibly needing to buy another copy of Windows when you buy your next motherboard. If saving that $20 is worth it to you, buy the Home OEM version. If it is not worth it, buy the non-OEM version.
 
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