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For your linux partition you'd probably just need to install new drivers. I've popped my boot drive into a bunch of different pcs with no issue.
Your windows partition might be weird, last i heard it assigns the activation to the motherboard serial number or something so you might have to redo the crack or provide your activation code again
Usually, you don't need to bother much with drivers at all outside of Nvidia GPUs and Broadcom modems since the kernel is monolithic and contains most drivers.
On an ATX motherboard, I think it's extremely rare for the ethernet chipset to require an out-of-kernel driver.
No if you haven't forgot your disk encryption password.
For Bitlocker? Good point, OP would probably need that for the new mobo's TPM.
On second thought, try to find out which driver your new network card needs and install it before the switch. As long as you have command line and network (USB drivers for keyboard should not be an issue) you can install whatever is missing
Btw, there are two command line browsers that I know of: links and lynx. Copying commands from phone gets tedious fast
It has a realtek Ethernet port that needs r8169 that I read is already baked into the kernel
Using DHCP?
Windows stores static network configs in the registry, so with the new mobo's NIC(s) if you try to set a static IP, Windows will complain that it already exists. Not a biggie as you'd just have to search the registry... if you're using DHCP no problem.