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I'm planning to replace the existing SSD within my Dell Optiplex pc. When I bought it, it came with an SSD that had a windows installation with pro license activated. Now, when I replace this with a new SSD, how do I transfer the license?

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[-] Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 3 points 1 year ago

As far as I know, Windows 10 licenses are on the motherboard/BIOS, so changing the harddrive should just work.

I have heard some talk about the license getting disabled if you switch some hardware in machines as it no longer can identify it as the same machine.

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