In general, I think, yes, as long as you're installing the same edition. Usually the license is somehow stored in the firmware. However, in any case, even with

In general, I think, yes, as long as you're installing the same edition. Usually the license is somehow stored in the firmware. However, in any case, even with a separate, expensive "boxed" license, Windows helpfully provides a convenient way for the firmware to drop additional useful software (aka crap) onto your fresh clean install. As in, it actively checks whether the firmware would like something executed and if so, executes it without prompting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19800807 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19800807