Windows 10: How to unlink my Windows license from my Microsoft account and link to a different account?

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  1. How to unlink my Windows license from my Microsoft account and link to a different account?


    Im buying a new pc and I want to give my cousin my current pc that has a digital windows licence on it that is linked to my MS account. How do I unlink my account so that he can connect his own account to that license and I will be able to link mine to a new license on a new pc?

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    itamarabramovich, Nov 20, 2023
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  2. How do I manage the link between a Windows 10 license and a Microsoft account?

    In at least two help pages, Microsoft explains that a Windows 10 license can be linked to a Microsoft account, allowing it to be easily moved between computers:


    According to this documentation, this is the case when the Windows activation settings display the following message:

    Apparently, this is a new feature that was introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

    I would like to know if there is any way to manage this link between the digital license and the Microsoft account. Specifically, I would like to:

    • See which Microsoft account the license is linked to. I have two users set up on this computer and they are linked to different Microsoft accounts. After checking the activation settings, I realized that the license on that computer was automatically bound to some Microsoft account at some point, but it's not telling me which account it has been bound to. (Is it possible that it is linked to both accounts at the same time?)
    • Unlink the license from a Microsoft account, and possibly re-link it to a different account. This would be useful if I want to give away or sell my computer, for example.
     
    Etienne Dechamps, Nov 20, 2023
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  3. guniu Win User
    Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License


    Hey, I have a question.
    Do you think the digital license is saved on my MSA after i changed back to my local account?

    What I mean by that:
    I Added MSA to my Windows 10 and it said in Activation tab "Windows is activated with a digital license linked to your Microsoft account", and my PC was in device list of my MSA.
    But I don't like the fact that I have to type in password every time I boot up. It's my private PC, I don't need password, I never had. So I switched back to my Local account. But now it's back to "Windows is activated with a digital license" only, and the PC is also gone from the device list on my MSA account.
    Do you think it actually unlinked the license, or maybe because I logged in once, it saved anyway, and I will be good with activating in the future on a changed machine?
     
    guniu, Nov 20, 2023
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  4. How to unlink my Windows license from my Microsoft account and link to a different account?

    Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License  


    This is what i get on step 2


    How to unlink my Windows license from my Microsoft account and link to a different account? 95765d1485970538t-link-microsoft-account-windows-10-digital-license-1.jpg
     
    MCardona81, Nov 20, 2023
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