Windows 10: Digital license and activation Old lap to PC

Discus and support Digital license and activation Old lap to PC in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; Hello all, I have a laptop L1 and a desktop PC1 setup. The problem is that my laptop was wrecked two years back and no more in use. I took out the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by soy Amit, Jul 10, 2020.

  1. soy Amit Win User

    Digital license and activation Old lap to PC


    Hello all,


    I have a laptop L1 and a desktop PC1 setup. The problem is that my laptop was wrecked two years back and no more in use. I took out the harddisk and is in use via an external cable. Now, I want to use the digital license from my old laptop to desktop by reinstalling the windows and activating it.


    Is there a way to do it?


    L1 - win8 to win10 free upgrade digital license, if i understand correctly from the forums

    PC1 - ubuntu setup, want to change to new windows setup by adding the L1 laptop HDD and reactivate digital license.


    Note : I didn't add a microsoft account to L1. =


    Please suggest and help.


    Thanks in advance..!! =

    :)
     
    soy Amit, Jul 10, 2020
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  2. Transfer digital license from old PC to New one.

    You would have to first ensure the Digital License is linked to your Microsoft Account. See instructions how to do that. You can then use the Troubleshooter on the new computer after installing Windows 10 to restore the license.


    Please note, if your license was upgraded from a OEM preinstalled Windows 7 or Windows 7 license, it is not transferable.

    See:

     
    Andre Da Costa, Jul 10, 2020
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  3. Andre Da Costa, Jul 10, 2020
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  4. Junaid_A Win User

    Digital license and activation Old lap to PC

    Where is my digital license?

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    • Are you trying activate Windows on another device? If yes, do you have a product key for that operating system?


    If you’ve the same Microsoft account signed into multiple PCs’, your settings are synced. But, the product keys or the digital licenses are hardware specific. You cannot activate multiple PCs using a single digital license.



    To find out if a digital license is linked to your Microsoft account, do the following on the activated Windows operating system:

    • Open Settings and click on Update & Security.
    • Click on Activation, and on the right pane locate
      Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account.


    For more information on Activation, please refer:
    Activation in Windows 10.



    Regards,
     
    Junaid_A, Jul 10, 2020
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