[SOLVED] How would I reinstall windows on a new PC?

[danielellmer]

Right, so I'm reusing parts from my current PC, and I'm really just concerned about what I should actually DO when my new parts arrive and I put them all together.

I'm currently using the PC with Windows 10 on it. My PC was custom pre-built however it came with the disc for Windows 8 which is now upgraded to Windows 10. After some googling I ran a command which told me that my copy is a retail version not an OEM version, which is a good sign. I still have the card + the Windows 8 disc. (No product key on there though)

I will be using a completely different motherboard and CPU, but I will be keeping the same Hard Drive, Power Supply and Graphics Card. I talked to Windows Support and they told me to just literally plug the hard drive into the new build (???). But I've also seen other articles saying I need to run commands to unhook the windows licence or format the whole PC.

Since I won't be able to go back to the old PC build to sort out Windows on there, what should I do to keep Windows before I remove my PSU and my GPU for the new build? Can someone give me a step-by-step on this?

 

[wpgwpg]

What I'd do would be to make a new partition to put a fresh copy of Windows 10 on once you install the hard drive in the new partition. You can get the Windows 10 install files using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool you can download from here" https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 .
That way you'll have both the newly installed Win 10 on the new partition, and you can access the old system on the other partition.