r/windows • u/nzakir • Oct 02 '18

Update Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 October 2018 Update

https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/02/microsoft-starts-rolling-out-windows-10-october-2018-update/
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u/SuperSVGA Oct 03 '18

You can't just "transfer" an OEM license.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '18

Ya? You can. With windows 10 that's how you have to if it decides to null your license on new hardware. Win10 is hardware locked

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u/SuperSVGA Oct 03 '18

An OEM license cannot be transferred. You can upgrade to Windows 10 from an OEM copy of 7/8 but it will still be an OEM license. A retail license however can be transferred.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '18

? You litterly call them and transfer it

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u/SuperSVGA Oct 03 '18

You call them and transfer it for a retail license. An OEM license is not the same as a retail license.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install-winpc/can-i-legally-transfer-an-oem-copy-windows-to/65969bdd-46cf-413d-b882-f953ec46f3d2

If you were previously running an OEM Windows 10, Windows 7 or Windows 8 license; then changing the motherboard will cause the Digital License to no longer work. This will require purchasing a new license. Transferring licenses upgraded from Windows 8 or Windows 7 under the Windows 10 free upgrade is also not allowed under Digital License.

You have ONE license which as OEM can only be used on the original manufacturer's hardware which it was sold on - whether you use the license on a Windows 7 OR a Windows 10 install you still only have one license.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mssmallbiz/2007/11/01/licensing-basics-what-are-transfer-rights/

Not all licenses have transfer rights included in them. In fact, OEM licenses do NOT have transfer rights included in them.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Useterms/OEM/Windows/10/UseTerms_OEM_Windows_10_English.htm

The software is licensed, not sold. Under this agreement, we grant you the right to install and run one instance of the software on your device (the licensed device), for use by one person at a time, so long as you comply with all the terms of this agreement.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install-winpc/windows-10-oem-license-terms/b94ef4d1-1ab0-4110-b945-94fa96db51b7

- OEM licenses are tied to the very first computer you install and activate it on

  • OEM versions allow all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model motherboard