I just upgraded my PC by changing out motherboards, RAM, and my processor. I currently use an SSD for my OS and I have an older 1TB HDD that has games stored on it. The HDD used to have windows installed on it prior to an intermediate upgrade that involved getting my new SSD and moving windows to there. I have since lost my copy of windows and had to buy a new copy to perform a clean install on my SSD to get my new hardware to work properly. The problem I face now is that during the transfer period, the older windows account transferred its activation back onto the HDD for some reason. My PC won't access the HDD for the game files I stored there and I believe that has to do with an active version of windows being on there, and it is different to the one I am using now.
I am now wondering if there is a way to erase that active version of windows without the product key, as I have lost it. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
I am now wondering if there is a way to erase that active version of windows without the product key, as I have lost it. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.