I want to upgrade my laptop with an ssd and have to clone the hard drive.
the question now is whether I keep the Windows license
I kept this with Partition Wizard
Yes. That remains.
You should keep the license, as the license validity is usually Oriented to the mainboard. So far I haven't had any problems with cloning.
"Worse" is rather that I often had problems with Windows and various programs after cloning… Why I still don't know. So I got used to the fact that I always set up Windows from scratch.
By the way… There are licenses on ebay at very very low prices. Just look ma on ebay.
I did it without any problems.