Windows 10: Is it possible to disable windows to reuse the key on a new PC?

Hey guys,

My current machine is running Windows 10 Pro. I upgraded from Windows 8.1 Pro, using a windows 8.1 pro key if that matters.

My situation is that I ordered a new computer, and would like to deactivate my current one and use my current key on the new computer.

Is this possible? How would I go about doing this?

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Is it possible to disable the horrible new windows 10 desktop?

Ever since a few updates ago, whenever I start up my laptop it goes to this horrible Windows 8-style scree with tiles and apps instead of my regular desktop. Is there a way to set my laptop to exclusively use the standard desktop? Or am I trapped in this
god-awful hell of useless apps and unintuitive menus? Pressing the windows button does nothing. Pressing on the "Back" icon does nothing. It's seemingly impossible for me to use the regular desktop as this tablet-style screen seems to be the base from which
all my other actions spring. Please help. I just want my computer to be usable again without stupid apps getting in the way.

 

Is it possible to disable the horrible new windows 10 desktop?

It sounds like your machine has gone into Tablet Mode for one reason or another.

Click on Notifications and then on Tablet Mode. That should fix it.

 

There is no explicit deactivation.

You are supposed to remove Windows from the old PC, and install it on the new one.

As you're using the free Windows 10 upgrade, you'd have to install and activate a qualifying OS on the new PC, and then upgrade to 10.

If the activation servers don't like it any time along the way, you'd have to activate by phone.

 

No, I don't think so. New computers were intended to come with (or sold separately) Windows 10. Otherwise you would just transfer licenses indefinitely to different computers and never buy Windows again.

 

It depends on your original Windows License. If it is a retail License then yes. OEM would be no.

Here is a description of what is needed for a new computer system from Microsoft.

Windows system builder licensing for personal use

 

The correct answer is that it depends on which version of Win8.1 Pro you used for the Win10 upgrade.

• If your Win8.1 Pro license is a retail version then you can transfer over to a new machine
• If your Win8.1 Pro license is an oem version then you cannot transfer it to another machine. You would be required to purchase a new Win10 license to use on your new device.

 

If you have ordered a new pc, I assume that it is not built by you, and that it doesn't have any os installed. Only a full retail copy of W7 or 8.1 stands a chance of transferring , and the W10 upgrade would have to be downgraded to the original Windows on the retiring pc first.

 

Yes.

How to transfer Windows 8/8.1 license to new computer. -> link

And then update to Windows 10.