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I totally replaced the motherboards and CPUs on two computers. I kept the same drives for each computer. After the changes Windows activated just fine for both computers. Note all version of Windows have local accounts.

Desktop #1
Old setup
MBD: ASUS Prime X370-Pro (AM4)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Drive 1: 2TB XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 NVME SSD (Windows 11 Pro)
Drive 2: 2TB Intel 660p M.2 NVME SSD
New setup:
MBD: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI II (AM4)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Drives: no change

Desktop #2
Old setup

MBD: Gigabyte GA-990FXA v1.0 (AM3)
CPU: AMD FX8350
Drive 1: 1TB Samsung 870 EVO 2.5" SATA SSD (Windows 10 Pro)
Drive 2: 1TB Samsung 870 EVO 2.5" SATA SSD
Drive 3: 1TB Samsung 870 EVO 2.5" SATA SSD (Windows 7 Home)
New setup:
MBD: ASUS Prime X370-Pro (AM4)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
Drives: no change
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2022)
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon 680M GPU (486MB RAM)
    Memory
    Crucial DDR5-4800 (2400MHz) 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB RAM)
    Sound Card
    n/a
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6-inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 300Hz
    Hard Drives
    2 x Samsung 990 Evo Plus (2TB M.2 NVME SSD)
    PSU
    n/a
    Mouse
    Wireless Mouse M510
    Internet Speed
    2000Mbps/300Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II
    Memory
    G.SKILL Flare X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX3060TI-08G-V2-GAMING (RTX 3060-Ti, 8GB RAM)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung S23A300B (23-in LED)
    Screen Resolution
    1080p 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    2TB XPG SX8200 Pro (M2. PCIe SSD) || 2TB Intel 660P (M2. PCIe SSD)
    PSU
    Corsair RM750x (750 watts)
    Case
    Cooler Master MasterCase 5
    Cooling
    Scythe Mugen 6
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (MK540 keyboard/mouse combo)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K520 (MK540 keyboard/mouse combo)
    Internet Speed
    2000 Mbps down / 300 Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes (Premium)
    Other Info
    ASUS Blu-ray Burner BW-16D1HT (SATA) || Western Digital Easystore 20TB USB 3.0 external hard drive used with Acronis True Image 2025 backup software || HP OfficeJet Pro 6975 Printer/Scanner

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