>AMD Zen comes out Q4 2016 to start with
>MS stops offering free upgrades to Win 10 in June/Aug
>Free upgraded licenses won't allow you to install a new motherboard/cpu
>all the cucks who fell for the Win 10 meme will be forced back to Win 7/8 or forced to pay for a new Win 10 license
Microsoft planned this perfectly.
>>54589368
you can install new components
>>54589387
From what i've been reading it's not possible to do motherboard upgrades on the free license as it's tied only to the motherboard you upgraded on to start with.
>>54589452
Really? I had a friend who built a pc from scratch, and he's using his original hard drive that was upgraded from 8.1
is it software specific?
>>54589368
Oh they're good.
but... joke is on them, I use linux.
>>54589657
Right now you can change hardware and keep your free Win 10 by entering the Win 7/8/8.1 key.
After the free promotion ends at the end of this summer this is no longer valid, that's the problem.
>>54589701
oh OH
>>54589368
>>Free upgraded licenses won't allow you to install a new motherboard/cpu
this is true of OEM windows
not retail windows
if you bought windows 7/8/8.1 and upgraded to 10, you have retail windows 10
if you bought a laptop and it came with 7/8/8.1 preinstalled, you have OEM
there are tools online that can check the key to verify which you have, if you weren't the original upgrader.
Nah, I changed everything but the hard drive and it still worked
Plus you can just call up support and Pajeet will hook you up with a new code
And what's stopping people from disabling the activation like in every other windows version?
>>54589452
Its possible. I read and article where the author called tech support after changing his cpu and they reactivated his windows.
>>54589943
Fucking this.
Who the fuck pays for Windows?
>>54589701
https://twitter.com/GabeAul/status/630161382042808320
Or just slui 4 and reactivate via phone. So yes, you can totally change your hardware, and still be able to use your "free" license.
>>54589897
>Plus you can just call up support and Pajeet will hook you up with a new code
This.
I've had an OEM Windows from the pre-SP1 XP days, ported over 4 machines and upgraded through win7. every time the key doesn't work automatically, calling pajeet fixes it.
>>54589452
I've been reading up on this and it applies to W7 as well. If you bought an OEM copy of Windows, you're stuck with that motherboard or you're buying a new license.
>>54589965
changed cpu
we talk about motherboard
wut
>>54590033
upgrading motherboard kinda implies upgrading CPU, no?
at least until we have socket-level pin adapters
>>54590086
If your motherboard is the same socket you could use the same CPU
>>54590086
well It does not,I can change my cpu 100times/day does not mean that I changed whole motherboard
nvm we are on same page now
so u say he changed cpu AND motherboard.
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