Do I need new Windows 10 when buying new Motherboard & CPU?

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pulver721

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So I just bought a new CPU, Mobo, and RAM to keep up with my GTX 970. [ AMD Ryzen 5 1600, MSI B350 Gaming PRO, Ballistix Sport LT8GB(2x4) DDR4 2400 ]. My HDD had Windows 7 pre-installed and then I updated to Windows 10. I had planned on just keeping this HDD.

My question is this: Am I going to have to buy a new copy of Windows 10 with this new CPU & Mobo? Or will my existing version on my current HDD work?
 
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Dark Lord of Tech
If it's a license you purchase for your first build here's some info.

Setup a Microsoft Account and link your current PC to it , then backup whatever you want to save and perform a clean install on your new setup and activate it with your Microsoft account from within windows. Skip the key entry during setup and activate it from within windows with the registered Microsoft Account.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/
Create a USB installer here ^
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ROoOkPWIM"][/video]
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP4sAhmH_Oo"][/video]
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Dark Lord of Tech

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If it's a license you purchase for your first build here's some info.

Setup a Microsoft Account and link your current PC to it , then backup whatever you want to save and perform a clean install on your new setup and activate it with your Microsoft account from within windows. Skip the key entry during setup and activate it from within windows with the registered Microsoft Account.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/
Create a USB installer here ^
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ROoOkPWIM"][/video]
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP4sAhmH_Oo"][/video]
 
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USAFRet

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You updated form Win 7 to 10?
Probably no problem.

Read and do this before changing any hardware:
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

That covers the licensing.
You may still need to do a full reinstall of the OS.
 
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pulver721

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I'll have to give this a try when i get back home from deployment. Thank you!
 
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