I’m about to build a new PC where I’ll go from an Intel based rig to AMD.
Anything special I should know of before I start to dissemble my current rig? Will use the same case, PSU, disks etc. Meaning once I’ve started, I won’t have access to my old system anymore. At least not without putting everything back which I for obvious reasons would like to avoid.
What I’m thinking of include:
suppose it’s a good thing to uninstall MSFS on my current PC to “unbind” the license so it can be used for my new system?
what about all my settings, are all those linked to my account and meaning they will automatically be restored or are there any files etc I should make a backup of?
anything else?
My question is about MSFS 2020. I have MSFS 2024 installed as well but haven’t started using it to a degree where I care about losing anything in there when it comes to setup and config.
If Steam, no need to uninstall anything as you can have it installed on as many PCs as you like but you can only run it on one at a time. Also with Steam, you can easily back up your config, log book and controller profiles and restore them on your new system. If you want to know where they are I can tell you tomorrow when I am on my MSFS 2020 PC.
Thanks but by now, I already uninstalled MSFS2020 but did backup my custom camera views and for the controllers, those should be restored automatically via my profile as I understand it. If not, no big deal to do it again and I also grabbed a lot of screenshots of how I have axes sensitivity etc.
Will OP be trying to use his existing drives as they are, with Windows and all other software intact? [ETA: I see you uninstalled FS2020 already.] Or will he be formatting the drives(s) and reinstalling everything (including Windows) from scratch? I did the latter with my C: drive when I upgraded from from AM4 to AM5, keeping my D: drive and its FS2020 installation intact, installing FS2024 to the same D: drive.
Formatting my C: drive and installing a clean copy of Windows made hardware driver installation easy. It’s possible to migrate a system drive to a new computer, but that can sometimes be tricky.
Personally, I recommend following these steps to install a debloated version of Windows. but that’s a personal decision.
I also created a local account, not a Microsoft login account. It was easy, and it was easy to login to MS-Store and Xbox Game App with my existing Microsoft account.
Definitely do a complete fresh install of Windows if you are moving to a different CPU brand.
One other thing - as well as creating a USB to install the new O/S, I would use a second one and visit the support page of your motherboard manufacturer, where you can download the latest bios and drivers for the chipset and network / wifi and anything else available.
Few things are more frustrating than building a brilliant new PC and then finding it won’t connect, even with an ethernet cable plugged in the back!
Before reinstalling your system, please make sure to deactivate the licenses of the following applications (including but not limited to): Spadnext, Revo Uninstaller, WinX Media Trans and others. This will ensure that you can reactivate them on your new system setup.
