Changing Motherboard (Uninstalling drivers and Windows 10).

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lewisshutler

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Hi guys,

Would like to know if I went about changing my motherboard from a Gigabyte b250m Ds3h to a ASUS Maximus VIII ranger what would be the possible issues to arrive? I already know I would have to flash the BIOS on the ASUS to make it compatible with my i7 7700k, I have heard that as for uninstalling drivers and such is not needed with windows 10. Please could anyone confirm this, in addition to any other steps I would have to take when changing these boards.

Another thing, as the PC is newly built and I don't have important files on it, could I do a clean reinstall without needing a new windows 10 licence?

Thanks.
 
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You can move any drive that has Win10 installed on it from one system to another, then just download & install the drivers for the new board. All the devices/hardware from the old system will still be in device manager but will be hidden. You can even unhide them and uninstall them if you feel so inclined.

That said, I'm with nitinvaid, I'd do a fresh install. Eliminates all risk and its never a bad thing to do a fresh install once in a while. You'd be amazed how much better your system can run.

In regards to key: Install belarc advisor and it'll pull your windows key out of your current system so you can jot it down if you don't have your original disk. Note over that there's always a chance that the new system won't activate...
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You can move any drive that has Win10 installed on it from one system to another, then just download & install the drivers for the new board. All the devices/hardware from the old system will still be in device manager but will be hidden. You can even unhide them and uninstall them if you feel so inclined.

That said, I'm with nitinvaid, I'd do a fresh install. Eliminates all risk and its never a bad thing to do a fresh install once in a while. You'd be amazed how much better your system can run.

In regards to key: Install belarc advisor and it'll pull your windows key out of your current system so you can jot it down if you don't have your original disk. Note over that there's always a chance that the new system won't activate on that same key and you'll have to buy a new copy/key to activate. Budget the $80 just in case. Staying within roughly the same platform you might be ok but it is a jump in motherboard AND chipset so it might not.
 
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