Windows 10 and drivers when updating components.

Ed Vest · Mar 10, 2017

So i basically bought a whole new PC, ram, motherboard processor, gpu, etc. I have an SSD and an HDD that i bought a few months ago and was running w10 on my older PC, my question is: when i plug the ssd with windows will it work with the new PC? will w10 automatically detect the new hardware? also, will my licence still be validated?

CountMike · Mar 10, 2017

It just might work, try with wired internet connection if possible. If it works at least enough, you can change drivers later on.
If you have latest W10 version "Activation assistant" may help you re-activte windows.
Those are many "Ifs" so get ready with new installation USB stick, might even be able to make it run "In place upgrade/repair" with some luck.

SkyNetRising · Mar 10, 2017

Ed Vest :

It may work and may not work. It depends on compatibility level of systems.They need to be in same boot mode (UEFI or legacy), same sata controller mode (IDE,RAID,AHCI). Even if it works, you most likely will encounter performance problems because of incompatible drivers present in the system.

Ed Vest :

Yes it will, but you may need to manually install drivers.

Ed Vest :

Nope, license will deactivate on new system. You'll need to use activation troubleshooter to transfer license from old to new PC.

USAFRet · Mar 10, 2017

Licensing. Read and do this first:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html

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