Win10 CPU Upgrade and Activation

[JackMDS]

Does anyone knows from actual experience whether Win 10 stays activated if only the CPU was Upgraded.

I.e., everything including the Motherboard is the same, only the CPU was upgraded to a faster one.

 

[bruceb]

Haven't tried it, but since everything else is the same, except cpu speed, I would think it would not bat an eye. They say Win 10 is tied to hardware with a hash somehow. I don't see how changing the cpu speed would affect anything.

More info here:

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-10-license-hardware-configuration

 

[nerp]

CPU only? Should be just fine. The motherboard is typically considered the trigger point, but not always.

 

[JackMDS]

I am aware of the "Stories".

That said, I have few computers that are soon up for CPU Upgrade and I do not want to get into Activation conundrum.

I am wondering if there someone around that actually did a CPU only Upgrade and can report Yeah, or Nay.

TIA

Jack

 

[nerp]

I am aware of the "Stories".

That said, I have few computers that are soon up for CPU Upgrade and I do not want to get into Activation conundrum.

I am wondering if there someone around that actually did a CPU only Upgrade and can report Yeah, or Nay.

TIA

Jack

Well, it won't help you for a few months, but I do plan on swapping my i3 out for an i7 in 6-9 months.

 

[JackMDS]

So I decide to test the issue.

Using a Core2Duo computer that ran on E7200 and was upgraded to Win 10 Home.

I got for $19 a Core2Duo Q9300 CPU.

Took out the E7200 and installed the Q9300.

Win 10 home is still Active, and the bonus is a computer that runs 45% faster.

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My guess would be that an Upgrade of Video card only would pass too. But upgrading both CPU and Video card might void the Activation.

More info in this subject would be welcomed.

 

[Elixer]

Keep replacing parts, and tell us when it finally complains about not being activated.

 

[nerp]

Well, I ended up buying the new CPU much sooner.

Not only did a switch to a new processor, from i3 to i7, but pulling out two memory sticks and adding two larger ones did not break activation. So you should be totally fine.

 

[Eug]

So far in Win 10, memory and drives have made no difference for activation for me. I'm told CPU or GPU shouldn't be a problem either, but I haven't tried that. (However, changing the GPU in Win 7 didn't deactivate my licence.)

Changing the motherboard will usually deactivate the install though. Note though you supposedly can get it reactivated by calling MS.