12-04-2018, 02:14 PM
1st I have not yet purchased from you. But I am going to once I have the new motherboard installed. I am about to change the motherboard which means that the original OEM license will not be there. The original license was for Windows 7 Home. I purchased a Windows 7 Pro and later on I upgraded to Windows 10 Pro. The license for Windows 10 Pro I got it because I had Windows 7 Pro licensed. Now I am changing motherboard and using the same licensed installation of Windows 10 Pro that I have in the HD. But since the motherboard will be a different one, the licenses will not match. I don't even know if the new motherboard I am installing has a license in it from the previous owner since this is a refurbished motherboard.
So, the question was: if I buy a Windows 10 Pro license from you, will it get installed in the BIOS even though the Windows in the Hard Disk has a different license ? I guess perhaps I will have to change it in Windows and from there it will get installed in the BIOS. But I will not be using your ISO file because I already have Windows 10 Pro installed in the HD, only Windows will not take it as activated because it will not be in the new BIOS.
So, the question was: if I buy a Windows 10 Pro license from you, will it get installed in the BIOS even though the Windows in the Hard Disk has a different license ? I guess perhaps I will have to change it in Windows and from there it will get installed in the BIOS. But I will not be using your ISO file because I already have Windows 10 Pro installed in the HD, only Windows will not take it as activated because it will not be in the new BIOS.
(12-03-2018 01:00 PM)henry8693 Wrote: [ -> ](12-03-2018 12:11 PM)Ricardito Wrote: [ -> ]Hi. Question: Is it necessary to reinstall Windows 10 from your ISO file?
I have changed my motherboard and Windows license is not being recognized because it's not in the BIOS. I have restored Windows 10 Pro from an image file of the whole Hard Drive. Problem is it's not licensed now. Can I just use the license I purchase from you to license Windows 10 Pro and will the new license be kept in the new BIOS?
Thank you.
You said: I have restored Windows 10 Pro from an image file of the whole Hard Drive.
Not very sure about your real situation but I assumed you are not using the ISO we recommended.
Can I just use the license I purchase from you to license Windows 10 Pro and will the new license be kept in the new BIOS?
Yes you can get one license key from me and get it activated, BUT the new license will be kept in the BIOS because
1) The key is a digital key, at most can be linked by Microsoft account only
2) License key stored/kept in the BIOS only applicable for OEM machine. If your OEM machine comes with Windows 10 Home and you upgraded to Windows 10 Pro on your own, the Windows 10 Home license will still be kept in the BIOS.
Thank you
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