Transfer my retail 11 with digital activated Microsoft online account to a different laptop


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My old laptop broke and I bought another laptop that has win 10 pro already on it. Is the Dell Lattitude 5580 win 10 pro an oem or retail when coming from Dell?

Anyhow I want to transfer my NVME drive into the replacement laptop.
I do want to just drop it in and go without formatting-reinstalling everything.
It is coming from an Asus laptop
Is there a link to a procedure, etc...
Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb

Found the above . I dont plan to start fresh, as in reinstall etc. Can you still get to this activation page? Reset the PC sounds destructive

How to Transfer a Digital Windows License to a New PC​

If your Windows license is "digital," which means that it's tied to your Microsoft account, entering the product key into a new PC will not work. The new computer won't activate. Instead, you must follow the steps below.

Note: We previously recommended that you remove the old PC from your Microsoft account before transferring your license and this worked for us in tests. However, we heard from some readers that they were unable to activate their new computers after this or to get the old PC back on license. So don't try to deactivate your old PC, at least until you have successfully activated the new one.

1. Reset Windows or completely erase the drive on your old PC. See our tutorial on how to reset Windows 10 or 11. If you don't do either of these things, the computer will still be seen as registered with Microsoft and could prevent you from being able to activate the same key on the new PC.

2. Install Windows 10 or 11 on the new PC, without entering a product code during the install process. When prompted, you just click "I don't have a key." During the install process, make sure you log in with the same Microsoft account you have on your old PC.

3. Launch the Activation Settings menu. You can get there by searching for "activation" in the search box.

4. Click the Troubleshoot button.

5. Click "I changed hardware on this device recently." Do this, even if you are using a completely new PC.

A window with a list of PCs you have signed into appears. If the current PC is not listed, make sure you are logged into it with the same Microsoft account as your old PC. If this still does not work, it's possible that the version you are on is not compatible with your digital license.

6. Locate the name of the new PC and click on it

7. Check "This is the device I'm using right now" and click Activate.

Your new PC should now be activated. If you log into the old PC again (or have it running while you do this), you could have issues if it tries to reactivate itself.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
Looks like it wont be a problem, I have done this before, I just wanted to review it
So there.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
What I will likely do first, is log into the replacement latitude with my ms account, then upgrade it to 11 pro.
Then do the swap of the drive.
The replacement laptop has an m.2 ssd which is not as good as an m.2 NVME drive, which is another reason to swap the thing, plus otherwise that NVME drive will go to waste unused.

Will get it done by sometimg next week.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb
Replacement Latitude is this here, I assume it is not NVME, don't know until I look at it.
i7-7820HQ@2.9GHZ that's dumb it thinks it is an email address!

Dell Latitude 5580 15.6" 16GB RAM, 256GB M2, Windows 10 Pro

And I paid $140

Broken ASUS is a Q525uar touch screen

ASUS Q525UA 2-in-1-15.6" FHD Touch - i7-8550U - 16GB - 3TB HDD- 256gb NVME - Black Aluminum

and likely will never work again as the cost to repair is not worth doing. The screen broke, the battery died, the speakers burned out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    some kind of old ASUS MB
    CPU
    old AMD B95
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    8gb
    Hard Drives
    ssd WD 500 gb

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