Windows 10: MS account and keys

Discus and support MS account and keys in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; If I have Windows activated via my MS account, what will show if I use this command slmgr.vbs /dlv? submitted by /u/Vadim6996 [link] [comments]... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Vadim6996, Mar 5, 2021.

  1. MS account and keys


    If I have Windows activated via my MS account, what will show if I use this command slmgr.vbs /dlv?

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    /u/Vadim6996, Mar 5, 2021
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  2. Vesao Win User

    Remove account

    I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
    To delete an account, follow these steps:
    1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
    2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:
     
    Vesao, Mar 5, 2021
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  3. imacken Win User
    Multiple Keys associated with MS Account?

    Thanks again for your time in replying.
    I think we should forget about this discussion, as we seem to be at cross purposes.
    You have taken what I said out of context. I know how the activation has worked over the years - particularly in relation to re-installing and changing hardware, but that was/is not my point.
    My point is that I believed that the rules have changed in Anniversary regarding changing hardware and licensing activation. I was wrongly under the impression that MS had changed the rules to link a key to a MSA account rather than hardware. I was clearly wrong!
    I was saying in my previous post, that I would like to see MS adopt a similar approach as many other developers, i.e. attach the key to the user MSA and allow one install on one key. So, for example, one would de-activate on one device and re-activate the key on a new device linked via the user's MSA and registered key. Inputting a key would relate to a user and not hardware.
    But, that is not important as my opinion has no bearing on MS's activation policy, and I only mentioned it in passing!
    I repeat what I said in my previous post, I am interested in your statement 'I can transfer a license from a device listed on my Microsoft Account'. That seems to suggest what I was thinking in the first place! How is that done exactly? Other posts here suggest that devices can be deleted from the account and it makes no difference.
     
    imacken, Mar 5, 2021
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  4. NavyLCDR Win User

    MS account and keys

    Multiple Keys associated with MS Account?

    Why are you against MS making it easier to activate Windows? I now have more options to activate Windows 10 than any previous OS. With Windows 7 and Windows 8 there was only one way to activate it, that was with a valid product key. Now on all the computers in my house I don't need any product key to activate Windows when re-installing it. Or I can enter a product key. Or I can transfer a license from a device listed on my Microsoft Account.
     
    NavyLCDR, Mar 5, 2021
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