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Boot Drive on Win 11 died, will I need a new key
Posted by: prof
Date: October 11, 2024 04:29PM
A friend's PC had it's hard drive with WIndows 11 installed on it die. Will they need to purchase a new Win 11 key to reinstall on a new replacement HD?? Or will the installer recognize that this machine previously had Win 11 activated on it and not require a new key?



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Re: Boot Drive on Win 11 died, will I need a new key
Posted by: ADent
Date: October 11, 2024 09:56PM
It is supposed to stash the key somewhere, BIOS I think. So no, you should not need to enter the key.
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Re: Boot Drive on Win 11 died, will I need a new key
Posted by: PeterW
Date: October 12, 2024 05:45AM
If the PC came with Windows, the key should be printed on a sticker on the bottom of the PC or at least it has been on every computer I have had in the past twenty years.
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