Windows 10 is insanely good about swapping hardware now. Just today I imaged a drive from an old Second Generation core i3 to an 11th gen i5 without issue, it downloaded drivers for the motherboard and was ready to go.
As was said, some programs you may need to go through the process of reapplying licenses, but it depends on the app. On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 7:06 PM Steve Tomporowski <[email protected]> wrote: > To be honest, I haven't turned on the old machine since it transferred. > I believe most of the programs won't allow use on two computers. > > On 11/17/2021 7:04 PM, Bino Gopal wrote: > > So are you still using all the programs/apps on both machines at the > same time, and I'm curious-is that technically allowed...? Or are you > "supposed" to get a new license for each install on a new machine? Or does > it depend on the software...? That's the things I'm mainly wondering... > > > > BINO > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hardware <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Steve Tomporowski > > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 3:57 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [H] Licensing and new computer upgrade/transfer questions... > > > > Just a week or so ago, I transfered (image via Macrium) my C drive from > an i7-8700 to a 5800X. Win 10 had no problems with activation, acted as if > nothing changed. Office 2016, however, screamed that the hardware had > changed and it needed to be activated/new key. Some of my other programs > whined about activating on a new computer, specifically Presonus Studio One > and Waves plugins. Both were easy fixes online. > > > > On 11/17/2021 6:40 PM, Bino Gopal wrote: > >> Hey guys, picked up a new LG Gram laptop at Costco for $850...couldn't > pass it up at that price given the specs and screen size of 17" (floor > model, hence discounted a bunch from the $1250 normal price). > >> > >> In any case what I'm wondering is about licensing and transferring over > programs and stuff. I've got a bunch of software installed on my old MSI > gaming laptop and do most licenses for most of these things let you have > two or more copies installed on multiple machines at home or would I need > licenses for each instance? > >> > >> And specifically, I'm trying to remember, what's the deal with both > Windows 10/11 and MS Office now? What I mean is the LG came with Win10, > not 11, and I think it's free to upgrade to 11, but would you guys > recommend doing that now before I get it all set up and install stuff, or > to wait some time as I heard that 11 was missing some stuff? > >> > >> And as far as Office goes, I'm pretty sure I just bought a license for > Office Pro Plus 2019 so I could have Outlook (all I mainly use it for > actually). Is that something where I'd be able to get another copy > installed on the new laptop and running simultaneously or would I need to > get another license? > >> > >> And I guess, is there theoretically an easy way to replicate my > desktop/files/programs from one machine to another? I mean nowadays, at > least with iPhones you can just restore from an iCloud backup and I have to > admit it's pretty nice for things to be that easy... Is there anything > like that in the Windows world? > >> > >> Thanks for any advice/tips guys! Cheers! > >> > >> BINO > >> > >> >
