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Peter Wolinski

How to find your PC's motherboard model on Windows 11

A photograph of a Gigabyte motherboard.

It's important to know how to find your PC's motherboard model on Windows 11, especially if you want to upgrade hardware components or if you're experiencing technical issues.

Your computer's motherboard (A.K.A 'mobo') connects to all of the major hardware components of your PC, linking them together and allowing them to work in tandem. Generally, your motherboard is the part of your PC you will change least frequently. If you're upgrading from older hardware, changing motherboards will often require you to change processor too, as certain processors only fit into certain motherboard sockets and older processors will likely be using a different socket. Likewise, Windows licenses are often linked to the specific motherboard used by the system the first time that license was activated. As such, changing motherboard is generally reserved for totally fresh builds.

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