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this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2023
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This works if you signed in with your Microsoft account, are scrapping the old PC (or at least not using the copy of Windows), and are installing the same version of Windows on the new hardware.
During installation select the option for I have no activation key. Once Windows is installed, open settings and select the activate Windows option. Go through the activation troubleshooter and there's an option to transfer the key from an old installation. Select the correct one based on whatever you called the old installation, and you should be set.
There's lots of good advice in this thread, but there's no point in pirating a copy of Windows when you already own one.