Reactivate Windows 10 License for Same PC If you connected your Windows 10 license with a Microsoft account, you can use the same license even if you have changed the hardware of your PC/Laptop.
All the Windows license are now connected to users Microsoft account and the activation is done through online. When Windows announced free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users, Microsoft implemented a new way of licensing. Because you don't know the serial numbers. But problems will arise after changing your motherboard, after failure or upgrading your motherboard. So the users need not to enter the serial keys manually. The License keys are directly embedded into the motherboard by Computer manufacturers. When it comes to Windows 8 Serial numbers are gone. In Windows 7 Laptop and Computer manufacturing company included OEM Licensing in which you will get Pre installed windows PC/Laptop. Before the Windows 10, Microsoft's licensing was different.