Windows 10: Digital licence query.

with digital licence can ı upgrade to pro ver. ı was using it but ı had to replace pc

:)

 

Revoking Digital Licence -- possible ????

Digital licences are sort of half way between oem and retail. You can transfer them to a new device (regardless of original licence status) but it is not unlimited. They can only be transferred three time (At last within a short period. I have never tested doing it weeks apart). Also, digital licences cannot be transferred between virtual machines and physical machines.

Full Retail keys do not have the above restriction albeit telephone activation may be needed periodically to transfer the licence (just a security check by MS to avoid wholesale piracy).

It is alleged you cannot transfer between laptops and desktops, but I cannot verify that - I have seen conflicting evidence to suggest that is "hit or miss".

I think of digital licences as "Restricted Retail" as opposed to "Full Retail".

 

Digital Licences

Yes you can have more than one Digital Licence attached . . .

The Windows 10 Digital Licence is actually attached to the PC/Laptop to which it is applied.

Attaching to your Account means you own that PC/Laptop, you can attach as many PC's to your account as you wish.

Then, say if you were to sell a PC, you can remove it from your Account

 

Linking digital licences to MS Account.

Yeah - that coiuld be the case, but when I was testing with vms, it only ever showed devices that were in your devices.


I worked out a workaround ie. use a different MS account for each licence - maybe not needed, but I can see same device with different OS now as a result.