Feb 11 2016, 11:07 AM
QUOTE(soultaker @ Feb 11 2016, 01:21 AM)
The free Windows 10 license is valid for one time activation only and tied-up to your old mobo and it's not transferable. You need to buy new license if you want to use Win 10 on your new mobo. Meanwhile for retail key, you can use it twice only on different machine. E.g. your current pc installed with Win 8, later you upgrade your proc, mobo, etc and you are allowed to activate again using the retail key. in future, you want to upgrade new spec again, you will not allowed to use the same key again. MS only allowed it to be activated 2 times on different machine.
Buying retail key means you can activate unlimited times on same machine. you can format/reinstall OS as many time as you like, activation will be successful. but not on multiple machine, even you only change mobo not whole new PC.
A bit incorrect on the retail version issue.Buying retail key means you can activate unlimited times on same machine. you can format/reinstall OS as many time as you like, activation will be successful. but not on multiple machine, even you only change mobo not whole new PC.
OEM, one also can activate multiple time.
One will not have problem to activate OEM version when doing reformatting, when the machine hardware is not changed.
Retail version,
You can move the OS around, as long as it is not installed in more than 1 machine.
You buy a retail version installed in Machine A.
Machine A broken, you can transfer the OS to new Machine B.
While for OEM, it cannot. The OS is tied to specific Machine A, cannot install on other Machine.
If buy a new Machine B, you need to buy another new OS.
I would say, the free Win 10 is really a messy situation especially when need to deal with fresh install, key and activation issues.
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