Should I reinstall all products?

mjamp

Planning to upgrade my PC including new motherboard, new cpu, new RAM slots. So My SSD's will stay the same. Should I uninstall them and then install again? Also, will my account recognize my pc as new one, or as upgraded old one?

chk071

For the sake of an issue free system, I would do a new install.

Yes, it is some work, but, it's much less work and hassle than having to troubleshoot potential issues.

mykejb

If you're planning to just drop in the new motherboard and other hardware without updating Windows then things should just work. If you're starting from scratch with a new Windows installation (e.g. W11) then you'll have to reinstall things again. I don't think most NI software has a concept of new/upgraded PCs, unless you're using partner software like iZotope or Plugin Alliance. If you're using those you might need to uninstall them first.

chk071

For the sake of an issue free system, I would do a new install.

Yes, it is some work, but, it's much less work and hassle than having to troubleshoot potential issues.

mjamp

but does it mean, that it will be understood as my second pc?

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/35439/should-i-reinstall-all-products

From what I can see then what you are in the process of doing is to upgrade your Windows 10 PC to new hardware that will support Windows 11. Depending on the exact situation then the N.I: software might the least of your worries. If you, as most people are doing these days, are using an OEM version of Windows then if you significantly change your hardware then you will need a new Windows license. Even if you are using a 'Retail' version of Windows that will allow for switch of hardware then you will need to make certain that you are logged into Windows using your on-line Microsoft account and that you have confirmed that the device/PC you are presently using are tied to your Microsoft account. Only then should you upgrade your hardware and OS if you want to keep using your retail version of Windows that way you can successfully use the 'I changed my hardware' in activation troubleshooting later and then actually get your Windows activated. (if you carry over the old OS install to new hardware then you want to make sure that the old OS is activated on the new hardware before that you attempt an upgrade of the OS) Generally with respect to switching from Win 10 on old hardware to Win 11 on new it can be more or less problematic depending on the exact situation but in all cases then my advice is to take a full drive image based backup using software such as e.g. Paragon Backup & Recovery Community Edition and then carry that to the new PC and then attempt using that as basis for an upgrade , unless of course that you want to start all over with a fresh clean slate. Using backups and carry them to a new hardware platform targeted for Windows 11 use can be somewhat difficult unless that the old PC were using both UEFI BIOS and a GPT partition system drive when taking backup so that this is reflected in the backup and can be transferred to the new drive as well using the backup software. (Please notice that your backup boot software version must be new enough and made to support UEFI boot if target hardware platform is using UEFI BIOS. The Paragon software version referred to does support UEFI) Anyway then the beauty of using backups are that you can reload on both old and new platform as much as you want and you can just delete all partitions on new target drive if you run into problems and then start from fresh. Depending on your exact situation and experience level then can be a lot easier and faster to just install the new OS from fresh on new PC with the conditions described above in mind !

As for your N.I. question then as far as I know then there is no user accessible list over computers that you have your license activated on. Meaning that if you e.g. over time have activated and used your N.I. software on three computers and now wants to add activation on a fourth then as far as I know then there is no place that you can see the list of computers that your software has been activated on or deactivate the computers for that matter. Also , as far as I can see then there is no deactivation function in Native Access . So all in all my advice is that you handle it pragmatically and that you need not worry as long as you are using your software within license terms (install on up to three computers but use only regularly on one). If you later get any problem activating , which I doubt if using software within license terms then simply approach N.I. and have them help you get it sorted.

With respect to e.g. the software from brands like e.g. iZotope , Arturia and IK Multimedia using their own installer that actually do allow for deactivation or in some cases even will need deactivation to not wear down license activation number then use the deactivation function prior to switching platform.

For some software that uses e.g. iLOK then it can be to your advantage to use the iLOK USB stick and to have your licenses tied to the USB stick rather than to the computer then you can just put the iLOK USB stick into the new PC (at the moment then e.g. Thomann.de sells at least the iLOK USB A stick at reduced price compared to official site).

mjamp

no, I’m already using windows 11 pro

mykejb

Ah ok - your profile says Windows 10, hence the upgrade comments. W11 is pretty safe to switch motherboards, so you can almost certainly just change the motherboard/RAM etc and things will work.

Reinstalling everything is an option, but I'd suggest just trying with your currently installed system for a start.

And make sure you have backups :)

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/175272#Comment_175272

Well then , quote :

Planning to upgrade my PC including new motherboard, new cpu, new RAM slots.

maybe you ought to be more specific , especially when starting your listing with the word 'including' and when listing Windows 10 as your OS at your profile page (thank you at Mykejb).

Never the less then my previous comment above is just as relevant and more or less equally valid .

mjamp

sorry, forgot about profile info. Corrected..