Repercussions of Replacing a Motherboard

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Lately, I have been considering replacing my ASrock h81m-hds with a new motherboard with an LGA 1151 chipset (to upgrade to an i7 6700k). These are the only upgrades I plan on having, except for possibly ram, so I do not want to construct an entirely new computer. If I replace my current motherboard, will I have to purchase another copy of Windows 10? Thanks!
 
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Normally I would tell you yes you need a new copy. I mean one thing you can't get around is re-installing Windows, that you must do.

Retail boxed Windows you can always install to a new system.

Normally OEM Windows 10 especially the upgrade, ties its key to your hardware, meaning you need a new copy. However many of our users have had success re-installing to new hardware. At this point with no definitive answer, I'd say try it. Best case, it works, worst case you need to buy a new Win 10 copy.

Supposedly the Win 10 Anniversary update makes a change to the licensing which attaches the key to your Microsoft account. If thats the case then it will make the copy portable between machines and give us a definitive answer to this...
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Normally I would tell you yes you need a new copy. I mean one thing you can't get around is re-installing Windows, that you must do.

Retail boxed Windows you can always install to a new system.

Normally OEM Windows 10 especially the upgrade, ties its key to your hardware, meaning you need a new copy. However many of our users have had success re-installing to new hardware. At this point with no definitive answer, I'd say try it. Best case, it works, worst case you need to buy a new Win 10 copy.

Supposedly the Win 10 Anniversary update makes a change to the licensing which attaches the key to your Microsoft account. If thats the case then it will make the copy portable between machines and give us a definitive answer to this question.
 
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