CPU/Mobo Reinstall OS after motherboard change?

Slayer88

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Hey all, I moved from an MSI x570 to an Aorus x570 board, also an upgrade from 5600x to a 5800x, Considering I had Dragon Center installed, do you guys think I should do a fresh install of Windows 10?

I'm seeing erratic boot times, hence the question..

TIA
 

Mr.J

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You should, considering how much of a clusterf*** Windows becomes over time even without hardware changes.
 

Slayer88

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Mr.J said:
You should, considering how much of a clusterf*** Windows becomes over time even without hardware changes.
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Hahaha..true.. but, I had done the install in April. Was a fresh 20H2 image.
 

Titokhan

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SunnyBoi said:
good excuse to change over to 21H1
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This.

However, @Slayer88 could also perform a sysprep generalize to remove all hardware related data (including drivers) from the existing installation to streamline the process. Since NT 6.x, the Windows HAL is smart enough to handle major hardware change on the fly.
 

Slayer88

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SunnyBoi said:
good excuse to change over to 21H1
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Thanks man. Will look into this. Hate backing up savegames, else would have done this is a jiffy.

Any worthy reasons to move to 21H1 ?
Titokhan said:
This.

However, @Slayer88 could also perform a sysprep generalize to remove all hardware related data (including drivers) from the existing installation to streamline the process. Since NT 6.x, the Windows HAL is smart enough to handle major hardware change on the fly.
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Hey, same question to you as above.

And yes, Unlike in the WinXP age, where Windows would simply not boot after HW changes, gotta love that !
 

Titokhan

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@Slayer88

Being a regular user of a consumer SKU of Windows, you seriously have no choice other than sticking with the Microsoft's update scheme. As a result, always opt for the latest release.

Re. backing up saved games, you could use something like this.
 

Sammoka

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In all honesty yes, you'll have lots of driver changes and installation for specific drivers for the new motherboard.
 

kartikoli

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Agree with everyone for installing fresh windows, I am in same boat and need to transfer my program files and OS onto 2 SSD's I've bought, so fresh install is the best option rather than moving image and other stuffs.
Agree about Save games/installed softwares installation time, but for me its the time that it takes to customize everything as per your preference