On 3/31/22 17:36, Utopian Galt wrote:

Will that force me to buy a new windows licence?

Depends. Generally replacing a motherboard may cause a recent
registration to fail. I haven't had much issue though... You can create Windows 10 or 11 USB installer from Microsoft, install fresh and use a
CD Key from Windows 7 or newer. If you aren't using Pro, and have a
desire to use virtualization, You may want to look at the under $20 keys
from a gray market reseller... I've used a couple, and didn't have issues.

I would try your old key first though...

For ecample: (url wrapped, not an endorsement) https://cjs-cdkeys.com/products/Windows-10-Professional-CD-Key-%28Digital-Download%29.html


Windows 11 Media creation: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11
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Utopian Galt wrote to Tracker1 <=-

Will that force me to buy a new windows licence?

There used to be a telephone activation option you could use when you failed the validation and needed to activate after the upgrade threshold had been passed.


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