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  1. OlyDiver Win User

    I bought a genuine sealed Windows 10 Pro copy as a retail box, and it appears to be an OEM...


    Hello all,I recently bought a genuine sealed Windows 10 Pro copy as a retail box from a French Internet retailer, and it appears to be an OEM version. How could I spot the difference ?After having opened the sealed package, I checked the product key on various software utilities as ShowKeyPlus or KeyFinder from Magical Jelly Bean and I found that the box I thought was a retail box was in fact an OEM box.It seems that resellers have either purple boxes or blue boxes, but does it make a difference ?How can I spot if the box is retail or OEM without opening the box ? Is the SKU on the box

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    OlyDiver, May 17, 2021
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  2. D KSharma Win User

    Window 10 Pro 64-bit genuine or not and license retail or OEM.

    please help i have check our installed window retail or oem and window genioun or not please help i have check our installed window retail or oem and window genioun or not

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    Original subject/title: WINDOW10 PRO 64 BIT genuine OR NOT AND LICENSE RETAIL OR OEM
     
    D KSharma, May 17, 2021
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  3. warup89 Win User
    Windows 7 not genuine problem

    It seems like that's an OEM windows copy, it will do that the every time you reinstall the OS. If you have the key, next time you see the "not genuine windows copy" click it and choose to activate by phone, everything else is pretty straight forward as it explains step-by-step. If it doesn't work, then its highly likely that you got a Pirate copy.
     
    warup89, May 17, 2021
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  4. rtwjunkie Win User

    I bought a genuine sealed Windows 10 Pro copy as a retail box, and it appears to be an OEM...

    my windows 10 oem didn't come with a product key

    Dude, go to Newegg right now and read the questions and answers tab on Windows 10 OEM. The OEM copies that are listed there DO in fact, come on an optical disc. The flash drive ONLY comes on Retail copies.
     
    rtwjunkie, May 17, 2021
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