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I would like to optimize my laptop (Dell XPS 9530) for high performance programs (DJ'ing) by having a very clean Windows 8.1 installation with only relevant software and (sound) drivers installed.

Can I install, next to my current cluttered Win 8.1 installation, a new copy of Windows 8.1 using the same OEM registration key (from the bottom of my laptop)? Won't windows complain that the key has already been used?

Thanks in advance!

Related: This post reassures that installation won't give troubles, but doesn't go into the CD key problem.

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It should not give you any problems. It may be that it says the key has already been activated once, and you may need to call Microsoft to reactivate the key, but if you just tell them you reinstalled your windows, for example because you got a virus, they will activate it for you.

The idea is that a key is not being activated say... 10 times in a short window, or a large amount of times overall. So one single activation should not matter.

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