Re-installing windows 10 on a device already registered in my account?

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  1. kojack

    kojack Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have a failed hard drive and I am going to use the USB installer to re install windows 10 pro onto this device. Will it just activated again?
     
    kojack, Aug 8, 2020
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    Ed. Yang Notebook Evangelist

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    Re-installation, be it back to the previous version of Windows Home or Upgrade to Windows Pro, the most crucial part is the license number on the bottom of ur device, for re0registration purpose.
    However, should ur license number label at the bottom of ur device had lost or damaged, u can still install as unregistered device, but there will be a "watermark" pops up after some periods of usage, with some features disabled... what i know so far, got to do with wall paper.
     
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    Ed. Yang Notebook Evangelist

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    Here's a shorter version of explanation...

    ...with some details left not mentioned, that explained by Linus 2yrs ago
     
    Ed. Yang, Aug 8, 2020
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    Should activate automatically once you connect to the web. Don’t punch in your license key during re-install. Skip it and continue the Windows install.
     
    Papusan, Aug 9, 2020
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    Isn't the Windows key stored in BIOS for preinstalled devices?
     
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    It reinstalled and activated without issue, it was a machine I built from parts and installed windows 10
     
    kojack, Aug 9, 2020
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    It works perfectly, but more attention should be paid to how to install Windows 10 safely.
     
    Asnowballs, Nov 11, 2020
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