Transferring old Hard Drive to new build?

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QuantumDecrypt

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I am upgrading my computer to the new Ryzen platform, which includes reinstalling my OS. I currently have 2 drives a 256GB SSD (OS) and a 1Tb Data Drive. When I reinstall my Operating System, 1. Will windows 10 activate once I put in my Microsoft Account. And 2. will I need to do anything special for windows to recognize my 1Tb drive since i wont be wiping it. And I guess 3. will my 1Tb Drive cause any problems since it isn't getting wiped?
 
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For the OS:
Assuming you have correctly linked your current license to aa Microsoft account, it should allow activation with the new hardware.
Procedures here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change...
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For the OS:
Assuming you have correctly linked your current license to aa Microsoft account, it should allow activation with the new hardware.
Procedures here:
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

For the 1TB HDD:
You probably should not have to do anything special
What is on this drive? Any applications on this drive will not be recognized with the new OS.
 
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Depends on what hardware you're changing. Microsoft uses a "mystery mix" of your computer's components to judge whether it is still basically the same computer. If you get thumbs up, it will automatically activate; thumbs down, you may have to make the phone call to Microsoft. In either case, you should be good to go.
 
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QuantumDecrypt

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All of My user Files will be on it like Music, Documents, photos etc. Along with my larger steam games, and save files from other games. Right now i have the Os recognizing the user files as being on the Hdd, that is the only thing that would really cause an issue i can think of. And Yes My Microsoft account is linked to my current license.
 
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