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Solved Upgrading Motherboard And CPU Without Reinstalling Windows

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I’ve been in need of a motherboard and CPU upgrade for some time now, but one of the things that’s kept me from actually doing it (Aside from money, of course) is the fact that I realize it’s usually a good idea to reinstall Windows when doing major hardware upgrades, especially those involving the motherboard. I’ve built quite a few computers from scratch, but this will be one of the first times I’ve replaced a modern motherboard in a working system.

At the moment, I don’t really have the time to go through reinstalling Windows and getting everything back to normal with work and such, so I was just looking for some tips from others to avoid any complications this might bring forth.

I’m assuming uninstalling motherboard and chipset drivers beforehand is a given, but is there anything else I should do before installing the new hardware? I don’t have anything specific chosen at the moment, but I’ll definitely be installing a newer Intel processor on either the 1151 or 1150 socket with either an ASUS or MSI motherboard – my current system specifications can be found in my signature.

A big thanks in advance to everyone!

MSI B75MA-P45 Motherboard
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz
8GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD (Windows 7 Ultimate)
Toshiba 2TB HDD

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  1. This page claims it can be done:
    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial…

    https://kb.paragon-software.com/art…

    As Always, take a backup of your important data before doing anything…

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