Reinstalling windows 10

[Laxrules56]

I'm planning to change motherboards and need to reinstall windows 10. I don't have the windows 7 CD or the key anymore (I say windows 7 since you can update from 7 to 10 for free). How would I go about to do this?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Tie your Microsoft account to your Windows license first - http://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

Then just download Windows 10 from Microsoft, make a bootable device with a spare USB, and reinstall - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

 

[smorizio]

it ask your a key during the install. click skip and when windows 10 gets onto the internet it pull your reg key back into itself. on the windows usb stick use an 8g stick some 4g sticks are too small for the new windows 10 iso.

 

[USAFRet]

For a new motherboard, read and do this before you change any hardware:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html
This links the Win 10 license to your Microsoft account, rather than to specific hardware.

For the install, the MediaCreation tool to create your own USB or DVD install media.