Replacing Motherboard, Will i need to buy windows again?

jimmycooper16 · Aug 16, 2015

To make things short, my motherboard died. I couldn't uninstall windows from that PC, I still have my windows 8.1 key and disk, will I be able to re use it when I swap my motherboard?

USAFRet · Aug 16, 2015

Buy new? Probably not.
Full reinstall? Probably.

HEXiT · Aug 16, 2015

it depends you will probably have to ring microsoft and it will be up to there good will if they allow you to reactivate windows.
i managed this back when i had xp and it was an oem version. i just said i had a dead motherboard and i upgraded it. the guy on the other end said ok and gave me a new activation code... just be polite say please and thank you and you should be good.

Diganta Das · Aug 16, 2015

No you don't have to buy one. just ring microsoft, they will help you.

geofelt · Aug 16, 2015

If your replacement motherboard is the same, there should be no problem at all.

If the new motherboard is different, you may have a problem with activation if your 8.1 windows was oem.
You are likely then to need to do a phone activation and assure MS that this is a replacement and that this copy of windows is used nowhere else.

jimmycooper16 · Aug 16, 2015

geofelt :

My motherboard that died was a GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-990FXA-UD3-990FXA-UD3-SKT-AM3-Motherboard/dp/B00545BZOG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439752334&sr=8-1&keywords=990fxa-ud3

The new one arriving tomorrow is a Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008RPYAS8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

jimmycooper16 · Aug 16, 2015

HEXiT :

Just got in touch. They said I should be able to re use my windows 8 pro key. It was upgraded to 10 before it failed on me. No idea if it will actually activate, I will try it anyway ig

shure · Aug 16, 2015

I recently (last month) changed from an Asus M4A77T/USB3 motherboard to a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P. I had no issues with reactivation after reinstalling Windows

sora · Aug 17, 2015

jimmycooper16 :

If it is OEM locked you probably won't be able to use it. If it isn't an OEM locked key/version of Windows you should be fine.

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