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Topic subjectRebuild of Existing Box---What Are the Chances That I Can Use Existing Copy of Win10?
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564450, Rebuild of Existing Box---What Are the Chances That I Can Use Existing Copy of Win10?
Posted by Sid, Fri Aug-11-17 11:53 PM
My wife's eight-year-old HP desktop has seen its share of piecemeal upgrades, but, I have now embarked on a major remake which includes:

New Mobo
New CPU
New Boot Drive (SSD)
New Power Supply

I've purchased an OEM version of Windows 10 Home, but, would like to simply clone the old system onto the new drive. My obvious question is, can I get the old copy activated? Another caveat is that the existing copy of Win10 was a free download from "back when".

Much obliged for any guidance you wish to share.