Sorry, if this is spam or something. I have seen similar threads to this and I couldn't get a clear answer. Anyways, I am maybe planning on upgrading my motherboard during the summer along with my CPU and RAM. The problem is when I built my PC I used an OEM license for Windows, knowing I won't have some Microsoft support and stuff like that. Although I did not know that Windows OEM keys are tied to the motherboard and can't be transferred. I heard having it linked to your Microsoft account would allow you to transfer it to a new PC (or upgraded PC in my case.) I have a digital license linked to my account, will this work? If not, is there a way to get the OEM key off my Motherboard?
If anyone has any experience transferring OEM versions of Windows, please answer if this is possible or not so I can know if I need to plan on buying a new license, which will probably be a big investment since I think those $20 keys are sketchy.
Honestly, I bet OEMs have to repair and replace tons of motherboards, so if Microsoft makes it impossible to transfer than that's just dumb.
If anyone has any experience transferring OEM versions of Windows, please answer if this is possible or not so I can know if I need to plan on buying a new license, which will probably be a big investment since I think those $20 keys are sketchy.
Honestly, I bet OEMs have to repair and replace tons of motherboards, so if Microsoft makes it impossible to transfer than that's just dumb.