My Windows 10 Pro PC upgrade to Windows 11 Pro License Issues?

Hello all

I have a PC with Windows 10 Pro on it that has an up-to-date but old install of Windows 10 Pro.

My hardware is compatible with Windows 11 according to the Microsoft tool.

I have three problems:

I want Windows 11 Pro

I need a bigger hard drive

I have a new processor I want to install (change from Ryzen 3600 to 5900x, same motherboard)

My problem is that I don't want to lose my Windows product key.

So my plan is in this order:

1. Put in the new CPU (hope this does not break my Windows license)
2. Install Windows 11 as an upgrade
3. Do all updates
4. Remove old hard drive
5. Put in new hard drive
6. Install Windows 11 fresh
7. Hope existing product key works without me having to buy a new one

My questions are:

• Will my plan work?
• Will my plan work better if I do it in a different order?
• Should I do a completely different plan?

I am asking the question because I once updated the bios on a motherboard, and it disabled the license for my Windows (which I no longer had a record of).

Microsoft said it was because I had a "hardware change," which I simply said you do not know the difference between hardware and software, as a BIOS update is not a hardware change. All the hardware, chips, capacitors, resistors, etc. soldered on to a motherboard were exactly the same!

Thanks for reading