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Fankksen
Feb 28, 2025Iron Contributor
Need some help to reinstall Windows 11 on new drive
Hi guys, so I have a 500gb SSD that's nearly full, and I bought an NVMe to replace it. I want to do a clean install, since I have junk files I need to sort through on the old SSD that never made it to my storage HDD.
My concern is this, and I'm probably overthinking it: The OS key I have is for Win10, and I upgraded to Win11 during the free period. Will I have problems using the original Win10 key? Or is there a better way to go about this??
I would just clone the data to the new NVMe and be done with it, but a clean slate sounds divine since I've accumulated a lot of programs I don't even use or remember after 5 years since I built this PC.
Thanks in advance!
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- OrizonbbkIron Contributor
Windows 10 key can be used to activate Windows 11. No problem at all!