Windows 10: I have a windows 10 retail license on my old laptop. How can I use this license on my new...

I have a windows 10 retail license on my old laptop. How can I use this license on my new computer?

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Windows 10 upgrade license

Hello guys,

I have 1 license of WIndows 8.1 FPP/retail license. I want to upgrade to WIndows 10, but I one thing is unclear to me.
If I upgrade, will WIndows 10 license be retail or it will "turn" into some sort of OEM license?

I ask this because I upgrade my PC, you know, more memory, replace HDD, and I intend to upgrade the MB and CPU to Kaby Lake platform sometime in the future, (and of course sell the replaced hardware)
This thing is not clearly mentioned anywhere.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 upgrade license

The interesting question is that: the upgrade takes place before 29 of July. If I upgrade the PC (change the MB), and I transfer the Win 8.1 license to this new PC (cause 8.1 is retail FPP), will I be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free? Or a upgrade license must be bought?

 

use owned retail pro license on device with oem home license

I try to transfer my windows 10 PRO RETAIL license to new laptop with no luck.

the problem:

I have old laptop with activated windows 10 PRO (digital license) - when checking lsmgr it claims that is RETAIL license and I have now new laptop which comes with windows 11 HOME OEM license.

I dont want use HOME version, I need activate new laptop with my PRO RETAIL digital license, so I try to replace OEM license to my PRO RETAIL license.

So on new laptop I've installed clean windows 11 PRO version, used log in with MS Account and try to activate windows but with no luck. Troubleshooter claims that I try activate PRO version with HOME license - it looks like it see only HOME OEM product key instead of my digital RETAIL PRO license.

I know that there cant be two devices with the same one license, so I've tried to remove license from my OLD laptop using slmgr /upk , slmgr /cpky and slmgr /rearm now slmgr show that there is no Product Key on that device. Then I've logged to MS Account in browser and in section DEVICES I removed my OLD device, but windows is still activated and of course my new laptop won't activate.

So, please advice me - should I install on new laptop windows 11 HOME version first - it probably will activate HOME license and then try to upgrade to PRO using somehow my digital RETAIL license? Or on laptop with OEM license I cannot use my RETAIL PRO license? I pay specially for transferable license in the past to be able to transfer PRO RETAIL license for future devices.