Upgrading motherboard without reinstalling windows 10?
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- čas přidán 11. 02. 2022
- I've always done fresh OS installs when upgrading motherboards but this time I decided to let Windows 10 try to deal with the hardware change. Windows seem to have no problem upgrading an older x470 motherboard to a new x570. I have no conflicts or flakiness. Running my ram at xmp speed (x470 couldn't do that) and everything works fine.
Kudos to the unsung software engineers at Microsoft who worked God knows how many nights without sleep to develop such a great automated system. Not the heroes we deserved, but the professionals we needed.
It didn't work for me :( 7400 to 14600kf
Awesome! I was working in a computer store many many years ago where Windows XP was the standard OS. Every time when we tried to keep windows after a mainboard swap it was a pain in the a**. I remember there was a tool, which you could run that would deinstall some drivers to make it work, but it was still a 50% chance at best.
Maaannn this video was right on time. 👍🏽Thank you so much. I'm on a mission now to FINALLY upgrade my old ass Asrock A75M-ITX.
Back up everything and give it a try. Good luck!
thanks man, i was afraid to upgrade because of the reinstall hassles. now i can finally upgrade in peace 😇
hey, how did you upgrade go?? did you run into any issues as i want to upgrade as well
@@chaver28 end up reinstalling everything because my ssd was in legacy MBR format. the new motherboard only accept newer GPT format.
Damn dude that's a shame haha I hate having to do a fresh install but I guess it's also safer that way too
@@dheythirteenthanks for sharing. Is there a way to check this on my PC before upgrading?
@@TinoushGTR try right click on your hdd/ssd in explorer, then select properties - volume tab. it should be listed there as partition style. you also should check your new motherboard hdd/sdd format compatibility.
Just my experience with switching out my mobo, cpu, and gpu (from intel to AMD). I didn’t back up any drives or reinstall windows. After bios booted windows from my ssd, I was prompted to the “Windows Settings” tab to activate my previous key of windows. Logged into my account, linked hardware to account, windows is running fine. Did this install last night, roughly 50 minutes start to finish. Hope this helps anyone.
That's awesome! Thanks for letting us know your experience!
@@PIFDIY They key note is to make sure you link your Microsoft account and register your digital Windows key to ensure it can be activated after the hardware swap. Cheers
@@eHebert702 how do you link your Microsoft account and register windows digital key?
@@eHebert702 i second what @bank roll asked... how did you link account and register digital key?
Hey thanks for sharing. I was going to change my Intel 7700K to AMD 5600x and I think I have no hesitation now.
i just wanna say thanks. this video made me realize i should have been seeing my ssd showing up under SATA and i was pulling hairs out trying to figure out why windows wouldn't start :P
Well that's awesome I'm not a tech guy but my kids are getting into all of this cpu and mother board upgrade now im not so worried about changing it now
I hope the cabinet has ventilation. Might be effecting your temps if not
I have memories of doing, maybe not the same, but similar stuff with 98. It's so long ago that I don't recall for sure. I do know I had an IT friend kinda laugh at me and say that what I did shouldn't work. Basically I did what you said you did before, clean out the device manager hand have windows re-find everything.
thank you for this video.
Im thinking of upgrading my old i5-10400F to a i7-13700, for that I need a new motherboard. Your video gives me hope i can pull it off with my windows SSD from the old machine.
How did it go? That's what I'm doing. Mobo and CPU upgrades with Win10 on SSD.
@abad-enoughdude._.3919 mine worked outta the box. Plugged old ssd into new PC. it picked up everything automatically
@@rebkahibasdeys thanks for responding. So you did nothing with software beforehand? Go into bios?
@@abad-enoughdude._.3919 nope.just plugged and played
@@rebkahibasdeysany bios?
Just wanna share my story, my current computer is running windows 10, all of the hardware changed multiple times. About 4 different iterations and the first one was AMD while the subsequent three were and are Intel. The install is an original windows 7 that got upgraded to 8, 8.1 and then 10, all of the hardware changed including the upgrade from hdd, that I still use for vague storage, to then ssd to now nvme. While the machine runs absolutely perfectly, I can't report anything out of the ordinary. I may have done some cleaning of superfluous stuff in the past, probably literally deleted AMD folders in safe mode, but I just can't remember the details.
I don't know how it all works specifically but I'm confident that dormant drivers stay dormant, unused, at worst I'm wasting a few mb here and there.
Let's just say, the last time I did a fresh install on this computer I had to use the "format c:" command which is a bit nostalgic to me.
That's great, lol. If anyone was worried that an upgrade might not work, they just need to look the changes you've made over the years. Back in the day you had to worry about loading obsolete .inf or .dlls or having unnecessary registry entries because it would affect performance. These days we have so much more power and overhead you can't even measure the performance difference.
@@PIFDIY I wish I had catalogued everything in detail, but since I've migrated the entire system onto the ssd, that is now a secondary, back in 2012 everything became so fast it's impossible to find issues, then migrated again to nvme and I mean cmon this thing is reading at 3.5GB/s easily. Speeds that were absolutely impossible back then.
Practically same story for me! I always upgraded my windows version! I've started with DOS and 3.11, then a fresh install of 95, updated to 98 and then to XP! Fresh install of 7, two motherboards swap with different chipset and cpu! Then Windows went mad because i have an OEM license, so a new key was needed! Then I upgraded to 10 and now I'm going to update the motherboard again! For 14 years I've never done a format and I hope I never need one!
@@MyNotSoHumbleOpinion I keep my 3.11 in storage as is, and sadly lost my 98 to a father whose understanding of such machinery was none. Just for an update I'm on 11 now, 7 months later. So far so excellent as usual :D
@@FrankB1110I have older Pentium donors they may still have the win license activated idk though they haven't been touched since win 95 and vista era so I have no way of knowing the passwords these were work and school stations that haven't been wiped
He Great Video, I'm thinking about trying what you did. Thanks
Did u
Great info, thanks man!
It's so wild how smart things are now. I did a full upgrade for my cousin, cpu, ram, mobo everything but the GPU. His stuff was old too, processor/mobo wise an it was a huge jump in hardware but all intel. Didn't remove a damn thing an it freaking booted no problem! It freaks me out kinda lol not going back in an downloading drivers ect. I'm about to do this for a friend tomorrow, but this time he's even upgrading his GPU, you think I should Uninstall his old GPU drivers before moving the drives to new PC then just hop online and download newest drivers for the new GPU? Thanks in advance and congrats on the upgrade!
Hey River, yeah I would uninstall the GPU. Takes 2 seconds in Device Manager and it's one less thing for the installation to have to deal with. Good luck!
@PIF DIY we ended up only unistalling stuff associated to the mobo. Swapped drives into new all new PC an she booted no problem then spent 30 minutes or so updating all her new drivers, but it pretty much did it all on its own! PC tech os so crazy now compared to how it once was!
@@riverwarts9084 Awesome! I'm sure this might not seem too impressive for some people who haven't struggled through the limitations of older OS's but for those of us who've been doing this awhile, it really is a game changer.
@@riverwarts9084 Was it really plug & play? I'm looking to install a new PSU and swap out my CPU, MOBO and GPU as well, I have my Windows 10 OS on my M.2 SSD which I'm going to just plug into the M.2 Slot on the new MOBO when I install it, is there anything else I need to be aware of?
@@neroxfrostbyte7461 pretty man it was. Since he stayed intel for CPU just huge jump from really old to brand new, windows handled everything and started auto updating all his drivers for the new hardware. We only really Uninstalled the basic stuff associated to his old motherboard, but didn't even uninstall graphics drivers. The new GPU just updated that shit on its own soon as it booted to desktop the first time.
So you "don't do" cable management, bung your computer in a cabinet, and then wonder why your motherboard is overheating? All that said, I've literally just used your advice and it's worked. I've gone from an i5 4690k on Z97A, to a 7800X3D on B650, no problems so far at all! That's about as radical a jump as I could imagine, and your theory has held true.
Yes, it also amused me the thing with the heating and cable management. His pc looks like a jungle. I wonder what wild animals live in his case 😅😅
what about mobo-based software? im currently using asus, and switching to gigabyte, will aura spftware will automatically be deleted? cause i sure dont want useless files on my new mobo that isnt suitable
@@sayhowling you’ll need to uninstall the software yourself. The solution is to never have bought ASUS unfortunately. You may very well run into the same issue in the future having bought a Gigabyte board.
I'm moving from an Intel i7 7800 and motherboard to the AMD 7950x and the ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme MoBo. Would I have any issues with not losing any configurations, files, and etc?
I'm thinking i should have got a smaller mobo for a small size case for my build. Would I have to remove cpu drivers also if I am using the same cpu?
I have that same mobo currently your video
I didn't remove drivers for my motherboard swap and it worked perfectly. Certainly worth a try.
Last night I did an upgrade of my 9 years old Intel i7 4770 system to an i5 12400 Alder Lake, ASRock B660. And it just boots like there was nothing. I was like... hahaha. ....whaaat. Done. Grabbed a beer.
Now I have to clone my ssd to the M.2 NVMe . I hope that will give another boost, cause I am in music sampling stuff..etc.
Thanks for your content.
Awesome! What a time saver!
Ha this is pretty much what I'm thinking of doing too and glad it seems like it'll be simple 😊🙏
Same here, music production - so many plugins and settings. I am about to upgrade a 7 year old system. Lets cross fingers.
Any issue with the Windkws License activation and bullshit?
@@fabiotuzzi3724 Yap, I noticed a few day later, that I could not activate Win10 again. So, I bought a new license. A few € / $ sooo... annoying, but ...
I'm planning to do this haven't reinstalled windows since 2013 my windows 10 is v1511 , planning to change motherboard cpu and memory , i hope everything stays as is
Could you try this again switching from AM4 to AM5?
I have a REALLY important question, so im planning on upgrading my motherboard sometime and right now i have a GIGABYTE B460M motherboard right now and im gonna upgrade it with a GIGABYTE Z790 (so i can use higher cpus) if i do that will i KEEP all of my windows c drive files and downloads etc? Especially if i upgraded it with a similar brand motherboard and kept the same ram? Or will i lose all of that?
The answer is "It's worth a try..." Seriously, there's no guarantees but it seems like most of us that have done this type of upgrade or hardware change have had success. When I booted up with my new motherboard/CPU, all of my files were exactly the same as they were pre-upgrade. With all this said, you should backup anything that you can't afford to lose. With everything backed up, give it a try.
I just swapped an intel 4790 system to AMD Ryzen 5 MSI B550 and everything seems good. I used AOMEI back upper and process wasn't too difficult, wish i would have seen this first though. Did you use disc cleanup to remove any of the old drivers? I was thinking of removing the Intel stuff but was afraid it might do more harm than good
Nice upgrade from 4790k! Had one and it was a good solid CPU. No I didn't use disc cleanup. Probably not a bad idea but the old drivers don't interfere with current hardware, they just take up space...
Did you upgrade from Msi to Msi?
Get a NXZT H700 or LIAN LI LANCOOL 2. Those are great for space which allows better cable management and airflow. Having that gpu, you'll want to get more fans as well.
Thanks. I'm going to try that with my NAS.
Hey can u do a tutorial on how to upgrade a motherboard and reinstall windows because I need help so I need how to backup boot it up and everything so please it would really help me
Pls bro
do you think i would need to do fresh install if upgrading mobo and cpu??
Back up all your data and give it a try like I did...
Wow this was easy! currently found your video due to Upgrading my Windows 11 gaming PC from a z370 chipset with an i7-9700k to a z790 chipset with an i5-12600k! safe to say I'm MUCH more optimistic now!
update?
@@lowfade3273 Yea it booted and worked, I got into Windows after having to find a USB Wi-Fi that didn't require drivers to work and then I had to manually install drivers...its seemed fine but under load the PC would be doing all sorts of weird things...the new CPU was hitting clock speeds that were just...strange, I'd get blue screens, freezes, and crashes seemingly out of nowhere.
I even tried to do the install over my data and that only made it worse lol, long and short I fully formatted all my boot drive partitions and did a fresh Windows 11 install and was able to save all my game files and profiles for fans, RGB, etc on a secondary drive and just set it all up from scratch...smooth as butter, got a nice overclock dialed in on everything and outside of my USB's all dropping and re-connecting at once, performance is smooth and fast with a completely fresh install
Yeah, today I'm going to update my old i7 4790k @4.8Ghz to a not so old i5 12600 without format, but I'm not really sure that I can say "upgrade"! 😅
@@MyNotSoHumbleOpinion I hope you have better luck than me lol, make sure you update everything important to anothdr drive... Long and short I didn't get a usable gaming PC until I did a complete format of my boot drive and a 100% clean installation on the new chipset
@@tonybailey89 thanks, I hope so! This is not my first rodeo! My last clean installation of windows is 14 years old! And it was a win7! Now after 2 mobo swaps and 2 windows updates I want to keep the record! I let you and others know!
This is good to know, i'm going to buy the cheapest am5 mobo now and upgrade later if I need to when newer CPUs come out.
Just subscribed, I am attempting to do a fresh build, my old pc is 12 years old, like you i chose the ryzen 9 5900x for the processor, a choice between two motherboards one New msi mag 550 tomahawk and one Used Asus Rog Strix X570 F Gaming Motherboard, the 550 has the 4.0 as well so I might try that one first. The question I have if you see this is, do you remember the coolmaster cm stackers? I have the 830 model it's New, never used it, Now I am wondering if I can even use that pc case with modern motherboards and usb ports etc.. what would you recommend in this scenario? it's a full tower a real beast that can utilize nine fans, I am thinking even that case is to old for modern upgrades. Also I bought a 1tgb ssd stick type M2 and I am trying to figure out should I just keep the operating system on that and have a sata hard drive? and lastly the dreaded windows 10, I have played with it and I do not like it at all, it wants you on the cloud, wants to consistently do upgrades to the system, and all the crap that is on their I am not even interested in and will never use But unfortunately I have to go 10 or 11 or the board/processor will not work, I went with the 3060ti gpu and an 850psu and 2x16gb ram, what a nightmare, mainly having to move up to a windows version that I really do not like.
Not sure why the old case wouldn't work with a standard ATX motherboard. Why not give it a try. Standard ATX and you'll be using the motherboard's I/O plate, it should work fine. I use to keep my OS on a separate SSD and then install everything else on another. Not anymore. I just have a 1TB M2 for OS and installed apps/games and then use another SSD for data storage.
@@PIFDIY Thanks for writing back, yeah I wasn't sure how people are doing their hard drives these days, it's been over ten years last time I put one together so two ssd and that it now, yeah I really didn't know their reliability as I have never had one.
What's the Motherboard you used for the Video again?
I am fixing to go from amd to intel, I will let you know how it works out.
Hey could I ask advice on switching a motherboard in order to change my HWID? I bought the same one I have, just new, and I’m hoping that would switch my hwid
You get banned or something? lol
I'm considering to upgrade from B450 to B550 or X570 and I'm afraid of blue screen during Windows startup. Did you made some preparations before MB replacement?
Nothing other than backing up my data.
I just went from a bricked b450 to a B550, just plugged my ssd and windows works perfectly. Windows 10 ryzen 2600 changed to a ryzen 5800x3d
I'm going from b550 to x570 later today. Wish me luck!
@@ralfiejr34 You got this!
@@ralfiejr34 how did it go?
I'm about to upgrade my msi B450 tomahawk to a MSI x570s edge max wifi. Hoping to not have to reinstall windows. Did you upgrade the BIOS before you did the install? or after?
No, I haven't had to flash BIOS with the x570.
I dont have any extra storage to back it up hopefully this turns out ok😅
*Update after 1 year*
I did run into an issue that would happen randomly. Time would freeze, mouse could move but couldn’t open programs or reset from windows; had to physically reset from tower. Would only happen on a dormant desktop, but rare instance recently happened while playing Dragon’s Dogma 2. Suspect that system is conflicting between old Intel files and new AMD files.
Reinstalled Windows 11, system seems stable for now. Even better frames in games tbh as well.
Ok thanks. Hard to say whether it was related to the upgrade though after an entire year. Any software installation over that year would be a more likely cause of conflicts or issues. Hard to say...
@@PIFDIY I’ve had the problem since the upgrades day 1 and dealt with it for an entire year before repairing.
@@eHebert702 Gotcha
did you do the sysprep shit everyone online talks about? Also since its been a few months have you had any conflicts or issues yet?
Sysprep would be used if you're imaging windows to install on another or multiple machines so no need to do that at all. Just switch out hardware and reboot (after backing up anything you can't afford to lose). No problems since I swapped hardware.
I am currently in the middle of my upgrade. I have the same X470 Gaming Pro Carbon with 16pin cpu power to a MSI Meg X570s Ace Max hope it works for me. I've done this with my brothers computer after his a320 failed we just put in the new mobo a b350 and it worked very casually
How'd it go?
so when i charge my motherboard i have to have a usb with windows os on it
Should I reinstall windows if I'm going to upgrade my A320 motherboard to a B550-F
Also upgrading my processor from a Ryzen 3 1200 to a Ryzen 5 3600
So I’m thinking of upgrading my MB from a Asus b550 plus to a Asus Rog Strix b650 and it’s running windows 11, is this ok to do also?
thanks bro imma go buy tomorrow hopefully I don't have to reinstall windows
Windows AI and automatic repair tool will actually detect new hardware and reinstall basic drivers for the hardware, the only conflict is usually in graphics cards, but that is easily fixed by making sure your graphic card drivers are in the same series, though you may need to rebuilt because windows after hardware change always boots into VGA drivers to make shure there is a windows post the first time.
Thanks
I’m looking to upgrade from a 9600K build to a 5900x.
I was thinking of doing this, but after I get into windows, I’ll just do a clean install from there.
Could that work?
So boot into windows with the new hardware and then reinstall a new copy of windows? Sure you could do that.
@@PIFDIY it worked👍
@@JENNIEfreakinKIM Nice, good job!
Looks like Microsoft finally got the hardware extraction layer (HAL) to work
Sooo if i upgrade to a I3 12100F from a I7 4790 and a z87m d3h to a B660M DS3H mobo and 16 gb ddr4 from ddr3 on a windows 10pro on a sata ssd it should be fine?
@@Demonitized999 didn’t upgrade to this :D got a whole new built so idk
just upgraded my CPU and motherboard. it was a HUGE upgrade from 3rd gen to 12th gen. when I finished the build windows OS wouldn't boot and it just stays in the bios on startup. I'm gonna try reinstalling windows with a thumb stick and hoping that will fix it
Running Windows 10? If so, sad to hear. Make sure the boot drive is displayed in BIOS and is shown in the boot order.
@@PIFDIY yeah I got it fixed. just had to reinstall windows 10
Hey I’m desperate, I had the same situation but when I booted up on my new motherboard it just said other user and I couldn’t get into it, swapped back to my old motherboard and I’m trying to figure out how to get it so my files are there
I need help!!! I just had my ryzen 3 3100, b450m msi MB, Gtx1650 , and change it to same cpu but rog b550 F MB, intel arc a770 gpu, but when i want to play games giving me low fps high 100% cpu usage and low gpu usage and plz need help what should i do? Also i didnt still try to reinstall my windowse from last motherboard
What if you were swapping it with an identical board? That would improve my chances right?
If it's the same generation board, you'll have no problem. Even old versions of Windows were able to do this because essentially there's no change in hardware.
I upgraded asus to msi and ram. Didnt have to reinstall windows 11. Just had to repurchase pro and removed all asus files. No issues whatsoever.
I'm changing from an x570 to a different x570. Can I just transfer all the hardware and just boot up?
Hi Carl, I don't have direct experience but if I had to guess, I would say yes. The fact that I could change chipsets with no issues at all suggests that a similar chipset should be an even easier transition. If you do it, please report back.
Is it possible to upgrade processor without loosing hard drive data ?
I know it’s late and you already have your answer probably - but yes it’s possible. It’s a good idea to back up files just incase something goes wrong though
I'm upgrading my son's current system ( crappy bargain asrock motherboard ) with a ryzen 3 2200 to a b550 with a 5600xt. Any suggestions?
Have you tried installing those upgrades? I will install a new Rysen 5 5600x on a new X570 mobo in 2-3 days and hopefully it will start with no problems like on the video! I will come back with my comments soon.
@@boromir_8428 guess it failed unluckt
@@boromir_8428 how did it go? Im planning to upgrade too.
@@markjasonaquino3673 It's been 10 month since I upgrade. I had to return a defect MSI B550 motherboard and I choose a Asus Rog Strix B550-F instead, wow am I glad it happened because the Asus is much nicer, heavier and better! And it is Rysen ready so you don't have to fool around with the bios ect... Cpu is a 5 5600x pair with 2x8 Crucial ddr4 3200 MHz ram which are compatible with AMD system. Recently I changed my card for a MSI RX6650 XT gaming-X and everything goes smooth and efficient. Power supply is Rog Strix 750 watt also, you can't go wrong with these components! Good luck : )
@@boromir_8428 Hey thank you for the reply, i went with Rog Strix B550 F too with Ryzen 7 5800x and 32gb 3200mhz its coming on wednesday, did u need to install fresh windows or just plug and play? first time upgrading, im a little bit confused lol, im keeping my m.2 and sata though.
Do you know if for windows 11, as the 10, there will be no need to reinstall?
No need since its a updated win like 10 its just a modded ver
I got windows 10 for Christmas last year. Today I installed a new motherboard and kept hard drive and everything else. Tried re-installing my windows and now it says its only temp and I'm going to have to buy another windows!? Is there anyway around this? I shouldn't have to buy another one just because I have a new mother board. Probably have to go with linux. Thanks. Also I'm 70 and not computer literate.
Hi, I think the problem is that your Windows activation was tied to your hardware. For OEM licenses, this has been the case for a long time and a motherboard upgrade would trigger a prompt to purchase a new license and/or deny the original license (the original license was only valid for the original hardware). But in the last 5 years or so you had the option to associate your license activation to your Microsoft account. In this case an motherboard upgrade would have been acceptable to continue using the original activation key.
See if it's not too late to switch the license to your account (you may have to create an account). This link may help. www.windowscentral.com/how-link-your-windows-10-product-key-microsoft-account.
If all else fails, I would make a phone call to Microsoft and explain the situation. They should be able to help.
Did you have no issues with Windows Activation at all, and is it still fine two years later? 🧡
After one of the upgrades, Windows didn't activate. I had to step through the automated process and explain that I had changed hardware. I wasn't challenged and the activation went through without a problem.
@@PIFDIY excellent, thanks 🧡
As we speak I’m at a stand still what I should do.
My b450 tomahawk died 48hrs ago and I bought a b550 strix gaming.
I’m literally swapping all the hardware to the new board now WITHOUT wiping my ssd.
When I hit power I’m not sure what’s gonna happen?
Suggestions???
If I lose windows I could care less. My pc is purely for gaming, internet browsing.
Only think that sucks is I spend hrs n hrs optimally deactivated location traces and tweaking dozens of settings
Are there inefficiencies by not doing a fresh install? Yes. But honestly we're now at a point in modern computing where the hardware is such overkill for 99% of what we do that it just simply doesn't matter. Having extra lines of code in the registry, obsolete .inf files, references to old hardware, etc. just doesn't have the same impact on performance as it used to in the "old days". I would suggest to just try it and if you're unhappy, you can always just do a fresh wipe.
@@PIFDIY seems registry cleaners and programs like it were always snake oil. Is there a program that I could use to purge these old entries?
Yeah but you went from a MSI to another MSI motherboard right? I plan on going from a MSI 390 tomahawk to a Asrock 390 for the SLI options. I sure hope that i will have the same luck.
The board manufacturer really doesn't matter. Chipsets are designed by either AMD or Intel. Built-in chips that provide ethernet functionality, audio, wifi, bluetooth, etc. are common parts that are purchased by all mobo manufacturers. When you replace a motherboard, Windows will expect to see the existing chipset and built-in chips but instead it will see all new chips on the new motherboard. It will have to work through the process of removing unneeded drivers, identifying new hardware, and loading the correct new drivers. If you have a problem, it will be related to this, not switching brands. Good luck!
@@PIFDIY Yes I realized that a little after I made this dumb statement. When I thought about it as everything will be the same, Chipset, Cpu and Memory so I should be good. But backing system up just to make sure. Thank you or confirming that for me. Great post it helps a lot of us out.
@@BANDIT198455 Good idea to backup anything you need which you'd also have to do if you did a fresh install. Good luck and let us know how it goes. There's been lots of successes here.
@@PIFDIY Yes I will. Parts are not here yet but upgrading to an Asrock phantom gaming z390 mb, because i want to sli my 1080 ti because I cannot afford a 3080 or 3080 ti. Benchmarks show two 1080 ti's in SLI mode = almost same performance of the other cards I mentioned. Anyway after I back up my system and change out parts I will let you know what happened.
@@BANDIT198455 Yes OS on M2 is the way to go. I would suggest to only upgrade mobo and cpu first and after Windows boots successfully, change or add video cards (or any other hardware).
I'm gonna try changing from i9 10900kf,asus formula mobo DDR4 rams,3080ti to the new 7800x3d,Asus Rog Strix X670E-F Gaming mobo DDR5 rams and a zotac AMP Extreme airo 4090, WIN11 64bit... finger crossed.
Will windows be fine if I swap from b450 to another b450?
So I have an Intel i7 4770 and I want to change my motherboard to a different mobo that's compatible with my original
Cpu which is listed above , would I be able to just plug everything back in and boot up and everything will be fine?
No guarantees, but you can see that there's been a lot of success here. Why not give it a try?
Could I upgrade from Gigabyte GA-A320M-H motherboard to Gigabyte x470 without reinstalling windows?
Windows 10 is very robust and my guess is that you'll have no problem. Backup any important data and give it a try. Please report back and let us know how it goes.
believed or not i didnt fresh re-install my windows.
i used to have an AMD A-10 7860k and a ASUS Mobo A68HM-K and i upgraded to Ryzen 5 5600g with AORUS MOBO.
i just slapped it in, waited to windows to boot then windows did his thing. it's just update the thing he needed to update.
Plan on upgrading my mother board and cpu from an i5 8400 to an Ryzen 5 5600x but I’m super scared that I’m gonna mess something up so do I uninstall windows on my computer and then replace the parts or do I uninstall windows and reinstall it before replacing the parts?
UPDATE: I replaced my CPU and motherboard and everything went well hand no issues booted up quick and was done.
First off back up anything you don't want to lose. If that's done, there's no reason to be scared and no reason to uninstall Windows. Just shut down the PC like you were going away for the weekend and swap out all the hardware. When you boot up, give it time to find all the new hardware, it might prompt you to reboot a couple times but just let it do its thing. If the worst case scenario happens and it won't boot, just be ready with a bootable USB drive to reinstall Windows. Let us know how it goes.
@@PIFDIY you a real one much appreciated , plan on upgrading by the end of this month or hopefully the next
did it work without uninstall windows? im planning to upgrade my motherboard and cpu this week
I want to do the same but with an Intel system. And win 10 home. Do you think Microsoft will ask to buy a new win license or to re activate the prod ID??
If you have a retail license, you'll have no problem with activation. If it's an OEM license, technically it's tied to the original hardware and new replacement hardware may trigger a requirement to purchase a new license although that hasn't been my experience. Just link you license to your microsoft account before the upgrade. Google for more info.
Where is your Indian accent? How come I can hear your voice and not a typed out text document? lol thank you for the video! Take my thumbs up
lol!
Two questions: Will this work if you switch architectures (Intel -> AMD or vice versa), and will it work with Windows 11 because of the need for both a TPU and Secure Boot?
I am tired of fighting with my current setup and I'd like to upgrade to Alder Lake, but I don't have all of my programs to restore to the new system if I had to do a clean install.
Not sure Larry, but my guess is that it should work. It had no problem removing motherboard chipset drivers that weren't needed and finding the correct ones for the new hardware.
As for the new security stuff, if you're currently on Windows 11, you're using TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. You'll be upgrading to some of the latest hardware available (Alder Lake and late model motherboard) which is all supported so I don't see why Windows 11 would throw an error.
If you do this upgrade, please report back and let us know how it goes. Could be helpful for others to know. Thanks!
I'm literally doing this today. I'll let you know how it goes!
@@PIFDIY Will do.
@@rynesherman9099 How did it go?
@@faultyjudgement5940 I actually decided to go from amd to amd. I went from a b450 to b550 and ryzen 7 2300 to ryzen 7 5800x. Windows 11. Just had to sign back into my Microsoft account and everything fired up first try. Just had to download all the drivers for bluetooth, wifi ect.
Your temp issues probably had more to do with your PC looking like a bird nest + running inside a closed cabinet than any problem with your MB ... but hey, congratz for the upgrade XD
Nope, that's not the heat I'm talking about. I don't bother with cable management and the entire case is closed inside a cabinet so of course there's going to be higher than average heat in and around the case. It's still well within acceptable limits. I'm talking about localized hotspots on the surface of the motherboard, specifically the VRM's/MOSFETS. They were never designed to run 5000 series CPUs and even though MSI tried to release a BIOS that can support it, surface temps on those components were over 100C and there was instability. With the new mobo, I still have a mess of wiring and even less air space in the case, all enclosed in a cabinet with no problems.
Gives me confidence to do it myself, many thanks!
Did you go through the update? How'd it go?
hi,early today i swap my motherboard fm2-a55 e33 with fm2-a68hm p33 v2 because old one lost connection to one of my ram . just replaced it ,checked does this motherboard supports my cpu,gpu,ram.....i just swap it and turn on ,no windows reinstall.having on ssd windows 10 and 1tb of hard drive as 2nd one....now, everything is doing normal...i played games,watched youtube....so on.....its fine......when i checkeddevice manager,he shows old drivers from old keyboards i had,and duplicates of same.....Do i need to delete all drivers 1 by 1 and reinstal them or just leave it be?
Wow, that's awesome! Thanks for letting us know. I would just run it for awhile and check in a week or two. After a few reboots, you may not see those entries in Device Manager. If you have software drivers that you're certain are no longer in use, you could remove them using the title's uninstaller (if provided) or Add/Remove programs (if no uninstaller available).
Thank god I came across this video Monday I’ll be upgrading from i7 9700k to i7 13700k
how did you upgrade go?? did you run into any issues as i want to upgrade as well
@@MrJak505 tmp and secure boot has to be on before you upgrade to different motherboard if you got intel stick with intel but if you got amd stick with amd because you might have issues but also window 10 to windows 11 smart on reinstalling the drivers for you but so far it’s was easy transition upgrade
I’m about to upgrade from 8700k to 13700k. Did it go smoothly for you?
@@x_Heffe_X just did it today
Have been using it for 3h all good just needed some driver updates
My asus motherboard came with it's auto driver updater
@@MrJak505 awesome, thank you for the reply! Hoping I’m as lucky as well.
Or even if there’s a way to move my user files on a drive so I can at least log in
It looks like your computer took you to BIOS, then automatically went to Windows when you closed. Whenever I close my BIOS, it reboots back to BIOS. Not entirely sure where to go from there.
Is your boot drive showing up in BIOS? If it goes right to bios and doesn't try to boot, it's not a windows issue, it's a boot drive issue or MBR issue.
hey will i need to re dowload windows if i get the same motherboard again but new ?
No I wouldn't
do i need to delete my stuff from my old ssd (western digital sn750) and put it in my new mobo and reinstall windows again?
No need to delete anything. Just try to boot with the new motherboard and hopefully Windows will configure itself for the new hardware. Everything should be like it was before. Again, you want to backup everything just in case...
@@PIFDIY what if im using the free windows?
@@coldvoid3197 If it's Windows 10 or 11, you should be good.
What did you use to back up your data?
Shades, use any storage device like a spare internal hard drive, a USB external hard drive, a NAS device or one of the many cloud storage services. I have a home server that I use for backups and storage.
@@PIFDIY do u know any cloud back up services that are free by chance?
just upgraded from an i7 8700 asus prime h310m-e r2.0 to i5 13600kf b660m aorus pro ax ddr4 and after turning it on im surprised it boot. everything's stable all temps are good. really surprised! LOL! im on windows 11 BTW!
Awesome, nice upgrade!
Still running stable and flawless?
@@Spacerboy yes never reinstalled windows since i upgraded.👌👌
@@Spacerboy Yup, no problems. It's my daily driver for gaming and some productivity work.
Okay so I’m upgrading from i5 8600k to a 5900x can I do this the same way without reinstalling windows?
Others have. Give it a try!
This is perfect you have the same build as me, only difference is mine is the S variant. Even the same cpu. GOD MUST HAVE SENT YOU 😂😂😂😂
6:33 lol I’m the same way, you can’t even see the damn lights on my tower it’s not see through. But sheesh that cooler master is a fucking monster man……. I like that I know for a fact my gpu is going to fit lol, and I don’t have to question anything I buy…. Can buy a big boy mother board and know it’s going to fit. It’s lovely. Wish I could say that about other things LOL. If this video helps me……. You will be a champion in my eyes. FOR LIFE MAN FOR LIFE
Awesome! Good luck!
I went for it and....after hours it's all running smooth. However, one *HUGE* word of warning. I use my PC for music production, and it therefore has iLOK licenses. You absolutely *MUST* deactivate them all before doing this. Mine are now entirely screwed, and I have had to request deactivation from iLOK. There is no guarantee that they can fix it and it could take a long time if they do. Probably £300 worth of VST licences now useless 😢 You *MUST* deactivate all licenses first. I learned the *VERY* hard way. Uninstalling iLOK before doing this is not enough.
Do you think i can do this with a hard drive?
You can add a storage drive anytime to any version of windows without a reinstall.
I did the same right now but I get tons of bluescreen problems (from B450 to the same X570 you have) :( I don't even have problems with it earlier before I made a motherboard change (I had to do the without reinstalling thing since I already get BSODS while setting up a fresh OS installation)
I kept getting the KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE BSOD (how come that the RAM just suddenly became faulty when I have used it for work before making the switch of motherboard)
I have a question....will I lose my games if I reinstall Windows??.....can I reinstall them from steam without paying again?
yes
I have just switched from intel to amd and will do nothing to windows as an experiment. i’ll let you know how it goes 😬
Cool, let us know!
@@PIFDIY It worked! Absolutely no issues
@@LewisCodex Wow, that should be encouraging to anyone looking to change platforms.
@@LewisCodex hey man. You think I should be ok going from an intel i7 cpu to an intel 12th gen without windows reinstall?
Thanks in advance!
@@ToMmY-lt7dw it worked for me!
Just be careful when you lift off your CPU cooler if you have an AMD Motherboard..The AM4 socket doesn't clamp lock down the processor like it does on Intel Motherboard..When i removed my CPU cooler it pulled the CPU from its socket..Luckily, It didn't bend any pins on my Ryzen 3600 ..Initially It didn't boot into windows 10, reporting it had a Boot issue on my motherboards error code, so I turned it off and rebooted again, and the second time it worked and jumped into Windows...So yeah, I can confirm you can upgrade to a new Motherboard without having to reinstall Windows 10..Just be sure to run your computer to warm it up to loosen the thermal paste before you remove your CPU cooler.
It is recommended to bench test the cpu prior to uninstalling
I am upgrading my processor(Core 2 Quad) ram and mobo(Zebronics G41) to i3 10105f MSI H510M Mobo, Do I need to reinstall windows or it will boot up normally?
There are no guarantees, but Windows 10 is a very robust OS. Back up everything and give it a try. Good luck!
through the years i have used 7 and 10 i been on 10 for 2 years and its the most stable win i ever used way less crashes and way more features i dont use most but it is faster to and more stable
from my experience using 7 on and off its not a tough it catches virus easier and crashes more often but its way easier to go to the recover menu compared to 10 where its a hassle cause of the going to the extra menus
its been mutiple times i had to reinstall win7 i only had 2 boards using that win so i did reinstall it said i had to cause it was no win
since 10 is a updated ver of 7 i can see why 10 doesnt need to install win its just way more advanced its able to detect a board change and its able to stay stable doing that change and still be able to run it goes back to it being more tougher i would use that word
7 should have been able to do new board installs without a new install since 7 is way more advanced then the 90s ver
My thinking of why 7 and the other wins before it had to be reinstalled is cause win didnt have the features to see that new board to be able to use it without updating drivers
I always been annoyed when I had to do installs cause of having to download everything over
Leson Learned:
-Buy same Brand of MotherB.
-insert everything as It was like before
-Back up first before going Indiana Jones
-and Finally Pray to Robo Jesus that it works.
Actually it's the chipset change that would be a challenge to the OS, not the brand of mobo. Seems like there are plenty of success stories...
@@PIFDIY to be honest I'm not gonna even attempt to do this risk. fresh install is still the 90% guaranteed advice of technicians.
6:20 "I don't care about wiring...." I believe you, 100%......
Mine wont even boot into bios
Ok, that's a hardware issue and you just need to troubleshoot.
First off, clear CMOS (look in your mobo manual to see how to do that). If it still won't boot, check power supply connections and reseat dram. If still no luck, try disconnecting everything until all you have is motherboard, ram, and power supply (if you mobo has built in video). If no built in video, you'll have to have a video card attached so make sure it's seated properly with proper power supply connections. Lastly, check you monitor connection and make sure it's set to the proper input.
If still no luck, and it's AMD platform, it could be a ram compatibility issue. Swap with other modules if you have any laying around. Check your mobo's compatibility list usually printed on their product page on website and make sure that your ram is supported.
This biggest problem is the case. There are sooo many cheap cases with good airflow. You also don't have an exhaust fan at all.
You need a modern PC case. The one you have is really terrible for the powerful computer parts that you have. Bad airflow, no insulated shroud for the PSU, HDD drive bays block the front of the case instead of being in the PSU shroud or behind the motherboard, GPU upside down and creating wind vacuum against the PSU fan, no dedicated exhaust fan, no dedicated compartment for cable management... and many more.
Someone who can afford a 3070 Ti can easily afford a modern full sized ATX case.
I dont have a shroud and have good air i got 4 fans and hardly any dust u need to stop trolling makes u look foolish assuming is bad u need help
@@cmoneytheman That's like saying you drive a car with flat tires and you still arrived at your destination just fine. Dude stop it.
@@angrysocialjusticewarrior no its not and that makes no sense u weird find a dr
@@angrysocialjusticewarrior no its not and that makes no sense u weird find a dr
@@cmoneytheman What from that analogy makes no sense? Both the example about the car and the discussion we are having, emphasize one very important thing. Just because nothing catastrophic happens when you run your system in a bad case (or you run your car on a flat tire), does not mean bad things are not happening while you do it.
very informative vid brother. i'm upgrading my asus prime plus b550 to an asus crosshair x570 and windows reinstall never came across as an issue but I'm glad I watched this video, I'm going to install the new mobo today after work and I'm fretting it lol. Thank you for putting that to rest for me. A new case and a little wire management does help with temps across all components, and having it inside of a cabinet can suffocate your PC as it's not getting efficient fresh air, just a tip!! some airflow inside your case would definitely help cool things down. You've got some awesome components! I'm currently on a 5900x rtx 3060 and 3.5TB m.2 storage (samsung 980 pro as main and 970 as back up) thanks again for this video!!!
Sweet, good luck!
Find a dr
How'd it go?
Currently sitting here trying to go from a Gigabyte Z590 i711700k to an Asus b-760 i5 13600k and I can't get windows to boot 😂😢😢😢
Thx it's actually true, I went from a B450 + Ryzen 5 2600 to a B550 + Ryzen 7 5800x without reinstalling windows.
Not having any problems at all, but I did have to reactivate windows.
See what happens when we go from e8400 core duo to i5 14600k this week. 😂
Curious on how the upgrade went for you? Did Windows 10 recognize new equipment or where there issues?
I have an Intel i7 2600k with Asus motherboard about 10 years old and like many wondering if I can get by without a reinstall of Windows 10 in my case. Current motherboard, CPU does not meet the new security requirement from MS. Thanks with any information you can provide.
Anybody want a 3060 vid is on my page of it working for 270 and I gotta z35 1440p for 300
286 lol, showing your age there ;)