Windows 10: Licensing Question - Before I Buy

No. The restriction on the license is that it can only be installed and activated on one computer at a time.

No. But you do have to uninstall/remove it from the previous computer first before installing it on the new PC.

 

Thanks for clearing this up for me guys.

I've got one laptop upgraded successfully. However the licensing agreement doesn't work for me so unfortunately for MS I will be hanging on to my money this time around.

 

The license agreement is the same as it always has been. Except in the past in order to have a legally licensed upgrade a user had to actually pay for each one.

 

That may be true but in the past nothing ever actually stopped me from using my keys multiple times.

I'm simply not willing to buy it more than once for me individually, it's insane.

 

If you are going to use two copies of software on two different computers at the same time, why do you think it is insane to actually have to pay for two copies? Or are you just upset that Microsoft has put measures in place to keep people from illegally pirating their software?

 

Insane or not, its the way it works. If you bought 2 laptops brand new, you would be paying for the OS license twice. If you own and drive 2 cars, you need 2 license plates and 2 registrations.

Consider running a different OS on your 2nd computer. It's a great opportunity to learn something new. Maybe paying for Windows a 2nd time would seem more reasonable if you didn't enjoy the free options.