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If I change my motherboard am I gonna lose my OS?
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The name of the title says it all I ordered a new motherboard yesterday should be here tomorrow but am I gonna lose my windows 10?
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If it is an oem key then yes
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GT40 wrote If it is an oem key then yes



I don't know what an OEM key is I got windows 10 for free but I'm going from a gigabyte h81m motherboard to a gigabyte z97x board.
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GT40 wrote If it is an oem key then yes



I don't know what an OEM key is I got windows 10 for free but I'm going from a gigabyte h81m motherboard to a gigabyte z97x board.


You can run it unoffically if it doesn't transfer over or you could get windows 10 pro for 30 off kinguin

But oem keys lock to the mobo
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GT40 wrote
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GT40 wrote If it is an oem key then yes



I don't know what an OEM key is I got windows 10 for free but I'm going from a gigabyte h81m motherboard to a gigabyte z97x board.


You can run it unoffically if it doesn't transfer over or you could get windows 10 pro for 30 off kinguin

But oem keys lock to the mobo


Pretty sure windows 10 still has a free download for it to put it on a USB so I'll just do that.
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You can use the preview program if it happens it just has a watermark in the corner but if its OEM key its bound to the Mobo so you will have to buy a New OS
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Vial wrote You can use the preview program if it happens it just has a watermark in the corner but if its OEM key its bound to the Mobo so you will have to buy a New OS



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cant i just download this onto a usb drive and do it that way?
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kill3rsnail97 wrote
Vial wrote You can use the preview program if it happens it just has a watermark in the corner but if its OEM key its bound to the Mobo so you will have to buy a New OS



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cant i just download this onto a usb drive and do it that way?
Yep
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Vial wrote
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Vial wrote You can use the preview program if it happens it just has a watermark in the corner but if its OEM key its bound to the Mobo so you will have to buy a New OS



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cant i just download this onto a usb drive and do it that way?
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OK so when I put the Mobo in it'll boot into BIOS choose the USB and do the windows set up from there? Sorry I've never done this I got my PC from best buy 4 years ago and am trying to upgrade it now.
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impartial wrote
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Vial wrote
kill3rsnail97 wrote
Vial wrote You can use the preview program if it happens it just has a watermark in the corner but if its OEM key its bound to the Mobo so you will have to buy a New OS



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cant i just download this onto a usb drive and do it that way?
Yep



OK so when I put the Mobo in it'll boot into BIOS choose the USB and do the windows set up from there? Sorry I've never done this I got my PC from best buy 4 years ago and am trying to upgrade it now.


Yes or, It will automatically start up on the usb.



Am I going to have to always have that USB plugged into my computer tho or can I take it out?
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