Windows 10: licensing and transferring win 8 pro retail key account to totally new system

Discus and support licensing and transferring win 8 pro retail key account to totally new system in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hi, Good day to you. Planning to get a new system. And like to check if i can transfer my win 8 proretail key account to totally new system on win... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by Chang WenTay, Jul 15, 2020.

  1. licensing and transferring win 8 pro retail key account to totally new system


    Hi,

    Good day to you.

    Planning to get a new system. And like to check if i can transfer my win 8 proretail key account to totally new system on win 10 pro.

    My win 8 pro key has been upgraded to win 10 pro which i am using now.Will i be able to transfer it to new system on win 10 as mentioned earlier.

    :)
     
    Chang WenTay, Jul 15, 2020
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  2. davidhk Win User

    Upgrade from Home to Pro by transferring a retail license


    pcuron,
    1. You do NOT have a Win 10 Pro license. You have a retail Win 8 (Pro ?) license which you used to upgrade to Win 10 Pro in your stolen laptop.
    2. Even with a Retail license, the same rule applies ....... one key, one install.
    Your Win 8 Pro retail key is tied up to your stolen laptop. You can NOT use the same key to install in another
    computer.

    That's how I understand it.
    If I am wrong, I am sure someone will correct me.
     
    davidhk, Jul 15, 2020
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  3. Rebakker Win User
    License transfer from OEM/Edu retail to new laptop

    My children (students) are in need of a newer laptop. I want to transfer the complete installation (system backup) of their current laptops to their new ones.

    I bought one laptop (laptop A) with a 'Win 10 RTM Core OEMlicensing and transferring  win 8 pro retail key account  to  totally new system :DM' license (Windows 10 Home).

    I want to transfer the system backup of laptop B ('Win 8.1 RTM Core OEMlicensing and transferring  win 8 pro retail key account  to  totally new system :DM' license which is upgraded to a 'Win 10 RTM Education Retail') to laptop A.

    And I want to transfer the system backup of laptop C ('Win 8 RTM Core OEMlicensing and transferring  win 8 pro retail key account  to  totally new system :DM' license which is also upgraded to a 'Win 10 RTM Education Retail') to laptop B.

    How can I perform the (re)activation or other license concerns with this transfer of the system backup?

    Or if the OEM product keys are tied to the original laptops, how do I change the OEM product key of laptop A after system backup recovery to it's original 'Win 10 RTM Core OEMlicensing and transferring  win 8 pro retail key account  to  totally new system :DM' and keep the 'Win 10 RTM Education Retail' upgrade ?
     
    Rebakker, Jul 15, 2020
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  4. Superfly Win User

    licensing and transferring win 8 pro retail key account to totally new system

    Upgrade from Home to Pro by transferring a retail license


    OEM keys are are tied to the originally activated device - Retail keys can be transferred to another ( the EULA requires it to be uninstalled prior - not possible in this case, obviously) but the activation server does not check that.
    The OP can thus activate a 2nd PC with the original retail key of the same edition.
     
    Superfly, Jul 15, 2020
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