[SOLVED] Clean Install Windows 10

[mihai.gioaba]

Hey guys,

I've got a pc with Windows 10 on it. The OS was installed a year ago by someone and the license expired after six months. This is not a problem because I got a key for the same version of Windows (Windows 10 Pro) and I'm planning to perform a clean install.
My OS is currently on an HDD, but I'm planning to reinstall it on the new SSD I've just bought. I've got a Microsoft account on which my pc is listed as a device and I also have a Windows local account on this device.
Is there anything I should do regarding these accounts before I proceed with the clean installation of windows?

 

[SkyNetRising]

So ..

you had windows 10 installed (unactivated),​

then you installed windows 10 pro (activated) on HDD,​

now you want reinstall windows 10 pro on SSD​

(all of that on same pc).​

​

Am I understanding this correctly?

Anyway - if you had windows 10 pro installed (activated), you can reinstall it on same pc as many times as you want.

Also - if you wanted to avoid reinstallation, you could just clone hdd to ssd (if SSD is large enough).

 

[mihai.gioaba]

Sorry about that.
It was a brand new HDD on which someone installed Windows 10 Pro. The license was active for six months after that it expired.
Recently I bought a new SSD and a Windows 10 Pro key and I'm planning to do a clean Windows install on the SSD. I'm planning to use the HDD for personal files storage (same pc).
I was just afraid there will be issues with the Microsoft accounts if I do this.
I know about the cloning thing, I just wanted to start everything fresh.
Thanks for your quick answer!

 

[onespeedbiker]

Generally Windows 10 activations don't expire. This is a bug that has haunted some Windows 10 activations. Check this out https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...0/2fa47963-c193-4e43-bdc0-e2cbab42328d?page=5 and https://howtofixwindows.com/windows-license-will-expire-soon/