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How do I upgrade my motherboard without reinstalling Windows 7?

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Mar 15, 202643911 views
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I'm going to be upgrading my motherboard, CPU and memory very soon. Everything else about the computer is staying the same, but I'll be changing from a core 2 duo CPU to an i5 2600K, plus changing to a totally different motherboard, etc. I don't want to have to reinstall Windows 7 when I do it - wh…

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Windows will almost certainly install drivers for the new hardware automatically with no trouble, making the change easy. You will need to remember that substantial hardware changes will result in Windows deactivating (to prevent someone copying the…

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