I bought my laptop that comes pre-install Windows 10 Home Single Language (activated).
However I wish to reinstall the my current Windows onto a upgraded SSD drive.
And I don't wish to lose my activation after reinstall.
Therefore I don't want to download any ISO file comes from outside sources
I wish I can create my own ISO from my current installed Windows OS.
Is there anyway I can do this?
Can I use the Backup and Restore (Windows7) comes from Control Panel to create this?
Will it lose my activation?
Can it reinstall onto different drive? (I remembered I did once before with a USB flash drive that only run UEFI menu to restore my Windows but without option to install onto different drive)
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elliotching
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If your computer has UEFI BIOS then your licence key is installed on your BIOS, you only need to download the original Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Also many manufacturers allow download their OEM ISO from their support pages (i.e. Dell)
If you download and install the same ISO version that came pre-installed on your computer it will automatically reactivate with Microsoft, I have done it several times when i have to replace dead hard drives or reformat computers
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