Windows 10: Licensing Error How to Port Older Windows Licenses to 10

I own two retail copies of the windows pro operating system but for years I have only been able to use one of the licenses and I have never figured out what the problem is. I purchased windows 8 from a big box store very soon after it was released but the update to 8.1 never ported and I eventually just purchased another copy of windows. Recently I tried to install the first retail license and it states that the license is now only good for updating my copy of windows. It was a retail copy of the operating system with key card and two disks, one for 64 bit machines and one for 32 bit machines. The license is telling me that it can only be used to update my existing installation of windows but it installs the whole operating system from one disk as was intended. Anyway, I'm just wondering if it is possible to actually use the license to upgrade like the error suggests? How could I port this to a windows ten upgrade license because at the moment this license thinks it is only for upgrading an OEM system.

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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?

 

License Agreement Confusion Causes Misinformation over Windows 10 Overreach

Over the last weekend there's been quite some misinformation doing the rounds, stating that a license agreement you agreed to before upgrading to Windows 10, allows Microsoft to remotely disable pirated software (eg: games, apps). This may have caused fence-sitters on the Windows 10 upgrade to decide to stay on older platforms, and for some to even revert to their older Windows 7 installations. It turns out, that the situation has been grossly misread.

Microsoft Services EULA is the one which states that Microsoft may "prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices," however, this is not the license that governs your Windows installation. It only pertains to "Microsoft Services" (Windows Store content, Xbox Live, live tiles, etc.) The license governing Windows is the MSLT (Microsoft Software License Terms), and so there won't be a case of Microsoft reaching out to disable pirated software from running on Windows.

Source: Windows Central