Upgrading PC hardware have questions
i need to replace my mother board, I want to keep my SSD drive and all my installed programs. What is the procedure to back up and install new hardware then get everything running on the new hardware. I hope I won't have to reinstall any software, thanks in advance.


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Thank you for all the good info, I think I will bite the bullet and do a clean install.
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Good deal. I think you'll be happier in the long run.
If possible, take a backup image of the new system "as is" befofre you ever launch the OS - that gives you the ability to restore to factory, no matter what, at any point in time with that backup.
Then, as you configure the new system to your liking (setup your profile, settings, install apps, etc), you can take backups along the way as points in time - just in case.
When you finally have your system built with yoru data migrated, just the way you like it, take another backup and that can be your return to scratch restore point for that system moving forward.
Personally, I take a full backup before any major change and after as well (for instance, just before a Win 10 major release "upgrade" and just after as well if all went well so i don't have to do it again if things are good to go at that point).
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