Hello people I have recently changed my CPU, Motherboard and RAMs so I was planning on reinstalling windows on my PC. Last time I installed Windows was probably or so 10 years ago and I can’t remember for the life of me how I activated it.

Any recommendations on activating the new install? Or is it too much trouble nowadays and should I just buy a key?

  • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    It isn’t mandatory? Can I detach my account from an install that is already registered, or would they just make the association anyways with the hardware specs?

    • boonhet@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      It’s not mandatory, but they keep making it harder every update.

      I’m not sure your registration would remain once you detach the account from your install, but I do think you can still detach it.

    • Holzkohlen@feddit.deEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      You unplug ethernet during the install to get the “limited setup”, which just means without a microsoft account.