I have a hard drive that im going to use for my build

acer2dn

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I have windows installed on it, If i build a new pc and use the same drive, will i need to install windows 10 again or no
 

Dugimodo

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It may work as is but will need reactivating depending on the license type. But it's always better to start over with a new machine, you are asking for trouble otherwise.

So I would say yes, you should reinstall windows.
Having said that I have successfully swapped in a working copy of windows to a different machine, booted up and changed the key and activated without issue. I just can't guarantee that will be your experience.
 

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