Change of Motherboard: Do i need to reinstall W10?

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   Hi,
I just a bought a Z170 Exteme4 to replace my Z170M Pro4s and get more features.

I know that you generally have to reinstall the whole system when you change motherboards, but is it the case this time ?

Both cards are from the same brand and use the same chipset.

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Claf1109 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2015 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote Claf1109 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Change of Motherboard: Do i need to reinstall W10? Posted: 15 Mar 2016 at 3:51pm
	Hi, I just a bought a Z170 Exteme4 to replace my Z170M Pro4s and get more features. I know that you generally have to reinstall the whole system when you change motherboards, but is it the case this time ? Both cards are from the same brand and use the same chipset.

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 22943	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2016 at 3:55pm
	As a matter of course I would reinstall. You said it yourself, more features. If the OS boots ,you have no stability issues and you don't want to have to reinstall everything then it will work however.


Claf1109 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 Dec 2015 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote Claf1109 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Mar 2016 at 4:16pm
	Yeah i guess. I just thought that since all the drivers seem to be exactly the same (lan, audio, chipset, ...) it would transition flawlessly. But i'll try to boot it before reinstalling everything, and prey that it still works. It's a real pain in the A** to reinstall W10 when it was upgraded from W7 and the key has been converted.