Upgrading CPU/Mobo with reinstalling windows
- Thread starter Arjun
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nRiTeCh
Level N
It might work or give bsods
But best bet, you have to reinstall fresh copy by formatting to error free exp.
nRiTeCh
Level N
Not necessarily, it may or may not work.
For hassle free exp. its advised to install os.
dexterz
Level G
will be fine. I dropped an SSD that was used in a desktop with 10th gen i3 into my laptop that runs on a Celeron and it booted fine. Same when I changed my desktop from Intel to AMD. clean install is recommended but not necessary.
I do it all the time and never had any issues. In fact, I have a couple of SSDs with everything installed on it as a backup in case any of the systems we work on fails. I just pull out the SSD and put the new one in.
This has been the case only on Windows 10. Older versions do not play well.
As for activation, it depends on whether the hardware has been activated earlier or not. Since we use legit versions on all our systems, I never really got to try it on brand new hardware.
This has been the case only on Windows 10. Older versions do not play well.
As for activation, it depends on whether the hardware has been activated earlier or not. Since we use legit versions on all our systems, I never really got to try it on brand new hardware.
Chronovare
Novice
You can also try booting in safe mode if you get bsod.
chocowaffle
Novice
same thing tried but updating windows made it on BSOD