Switching motherboards, but keeping OEM product key question?

[Twelfth]

I'm switching motherboards and my current motherboard has a Windows 8 key baked into the bios (now running Windows 10 with free upgrade). If I grab the key and activate it on the new motherboard, what happens when I sell the old motherboard? Also, I'm running Windows 10, but the key is for Windows 8. What will happen when I re-activate the key?

Thanks!

 

[Barty1884]

The "OEM" vs "Retail" distinction is now more of a grey area than ever.

Windows 10 can/will allow "significant hardware changes" - which, while not specifically stated, has successfully included new builds.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

Ensure it's linked to your MS account - then install on your new setup and use the troubleshooter (or the built-in live chat functionality) to activate.

No guarantees, as MS don't specify what constitutes as a hardware "change" - realistically, you'd be hard pressed to claim a new build = a change.... but it's worth a try.

 

[Twelfth]

The "OEM" vs "Retail" distinction is now more of a grey area than ever.

Windows 10 can/will allow "significant hardware changes" - which, while not specifically stated, has successfully included new builds.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change

Ensure it's linked to your MS account - then install on your new setup and use the troubleshooter (or the built-in live chat functionality) to activate.

No guarantees, as MS don't specify what constitutes as a hardware "change" - realistically, you'd be hard pressed to claim a new build = a change.... but it's worth a try.

Thanks for the help! I'll most likely just purchase a new key, I don't wanna go through the trouble.

 

[Barty1884]

Realistically, you may aswell try. No harm, and you really don't have to anything (other than using the troubleshooter) that you wouldnt have to do anyway.

If you get it activated; awesome.
If you don't, you already have Windows installed etc - and you can buy a key and enter it to activate