Windows Transfer from OLD Laptop to NEW PC

[ItsJayHD]

Hey, I'm planning on extracting the ssd out of my laptop and putting it into my new pc. I'm pretty sure I have windows home edition not the oem license, will I be able to reuse it?

 

[DSzymborski]

Well, how did you originally get Windows on your laptop? If it came with the laptop from the manufacturer, that's not transferrable to a new build like a retail copy or now, a Windows 10 that you upgraded from a builder version.

Second, even if you have a Windows 10 copy that can transfer the license to a new build, you still need to do a fresh install on new hardware.

 

[ItsJayHD]

Hey, I had to buy a Windows home edition. I'm also sure I can transfer it. https://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change Does something like this work after a clean windows install?

 

[DSzymborski]

Hey, I had to buy a Windows home edition. I'm also sure I can transfer it. https://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change Does something like this work after a clean windows install?

if this was a retail copy, then you shouldn't have any issues transferring to a new build. An OEM version of 10, you're likely OK; Microsoft is more willing to allow this after the Anniversary Update, but they keep their policies a bit vague here. If this is 7 or 8, it' s a a little trickier.

 

[USAFRet]

Hey, I'm planning on extracting the ssd out of my laptop and putting it into my new pc. I'm pretty sure I have windows home edition not the oem license, will I be able to reuse it?

1. This will almost certainly require a full reintstall.

2. For the licensing, read and do this:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html

And of course, this leaves your laptop with no OS license.

If it was a preinstalled Win 10 on the laptop, then it is indeed tied to that laptop.

 

[ItsJayHD]

Hey, I had to buy a Windows home edition. I'm also sure I can transfer it. https://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change Does something like this work after a clean windows install?

if this was a retail copy, then you shouldn't have any issues transferring to a new build. An OEM version of 10, you're likely OK; Microsoft is more willing to allow this after the Anniversary Update, but they keep their policies a bit vague here. If this is 7 or 8, it' s a a little trickier.

thanks, I plan on doing a fresh reinstall of the SSD I'm taking from my laptop into my new computer and transfer the windows through my Microsoft account.