Windows 10: Buying ex-office desktop - licensing problems when it doesn't support Win11

Hi Could I end up with a perfectly good PC rendered useless by Win11 requirements and Win10 being no longer available?My work place are replacing their desktop PCs. The ones they are selling are still very good even at a few years old but don't support Win 11. If I buy one of these what happens with the existing Win10 license put on it by my company? I would assume the work license is no longer valid and the PC will not receive any updates - correct?Am I potentially heading for a big problem where I can't get a win10 license or the Win10 OS because its no longer available.

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Buying ex-office desktop - licensing problems when it doesn't support Win11

Hi

Could I end up with a perfectly good PC rendered useless by Win11 requirements and Win10 being no longer available?

My work place are replacing their desktop PCs. The ones they are selling are still very good even at a few years old but don't support Win 11.

• If I buy one of these what happens with the existing Win10 license put on it by my company?
  
• I would assume the work license is no longer valid and the PC will not receive any updates - correct?
  

Am I potentially heading for a big problem where I can't get a win10 license or the Win10 OS because its no longer available.

 

Windows doesn`t start. Authomatic repair doesn`t work.

Thanks again!!

I`m sorry I had not noticed that the text on the picture was in spanish. It says that windows has replaced some damaged clusters in "name" file and "directory". Then, at the end "an unspecified error occurred (75736e6a726e6c2e 4f6)".

I`ll do it and I`ll be updating this thread when I have the report.

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I ran SeaTools. These are the results:




Does it mean my HDD is useless?

 

Buying ex-office desktop - licensing problems when it doesn't support Win11

Good day JM, thanks for your question. I am glad to be able to provide assistance to you today. The license will stick with the device as most if it has an OEM license as you can also check and confirm this with them and it will not receive critical and important updates in the event that Windows will stay unactivated. You may still have Windows 11 even if the hardware is not fully supported and you can check out the links below for reference.

https://pureinfotech.com/install-windows-11-uns...

https://www.howtogeek.com/759925/how-to-install...

https://www.techadvisor.com/article/744222/down...

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ins...

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