Windows 10: How to ensure that Digital License is legal?

Discus and support How to ensure that Digital License is legal? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi.Yesterday I've upgraded Windows 8 to Windows 10 using Windows10Upgrade9252 and now my OS has the digital license. It's key different from the one I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by AlexZymnov, Jun 25, 2021.

  1. How to ensure that Digital License is legal?


    Hi.Yesterday I've upgraded Windows 8 to Windows 10 using Windows10Upgrade9252 and now my OS has the digital license. It's key different from the one I have on the box. So where can I get the document to ensure my Windows is licensed?

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    AlexZymnov, Jun 25, 2021
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  2. NavyLCDR Win User

    Legal Digital License.

    Way back in July, 2015 when Windows 10 first went RTM, it seemed like some people who were on the insider builds of Windows 10 ended up getting permanent digital licenses for Windows 10 even though they had no previously qualifying OS to base it on. I suspect that might be where the license for Windows 10 Pro came from in this situation. But without having a specific upgrade path to Windows 10 Pro from a known license source such as Windows 7 or 8 Pro or Ultimate it's more difficult to determine what is wrong.

    If you install Windows 10 Home, you will get a known good and permanent license that can be tracked back to the Windows 8 Product Key in the computer's bios/UEFI. Then you will be able to upgrade that Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro just by changing the product key to the generic Windows 10 Pro product key you have now. If Microsoft activates it, well at least they say you have a license for Windows 10 Pro. This would fix any corruption in the license files that Superfly is suspecting. If Microsoft will not activate the Windows 10 Pro - then you can re-install Windows 10 Home and know you should have the digital license for that stored on Microsoft activation servers. Installing an activating a Windows 10 Home now is your safety net.
     
    NavyLCDR, Jun 25, 2021
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  3. Andre Da Costa, Jun 25, 2021
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  4. Superfly Win User

    How to ensure that Digital License is legal?

    Legal Digital License.

    Windows reports two activation versions which can be confusing - but in a nut-shell slmgr /dlv uses your new mantra, whereas there are other components now that determine digital activation (like ClipSVC etc)
     
    Superfly, Jun 25, 2021
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