Windows 10: Microsoft lowers app installs from 81 to 10 devices with Windows 10

I hope so too, if its installs it sounds a bad deal to me, in the new app store is there anyway to see what devices an app is installed on, so if its 10 devices you can remove one to free it for another

Trying to find more articles on this to clarify if it means 10 devices or 10 installs

 

Hi there

I'm sure there is some way they can tell if the app is installed on a different device -- SKY GO for example recognizes the fact when you open the app on a different computer --in fact SKY GO is actually hosed up in that if you say totally re-install Windows on the SAME computer and then launch SKY GO it thinks it's a NEW device !!!!.

If you can actually get hold of the MSI / EXE install file then it won't matter unless the app has to be activated - then presumably the number of activations will be held on the servers.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Not used Sky Go but I have BlinkBox with a 5 device limit

If you open it on a 6th device, it lists all the registered devices and asks which one you want to remove so the current can have it

 

It's Modern Apps purchased from the Windows Store. You can't install/use any one App on more than 10 devices at any one time with the same Microsoft account. You can install as many Apps on a device as you want.

 

The App is tied to your Microsoft Account. What devices you log into with that Account is also monitored. It's not hard for them to know what devise's you've installed that App on, and how many instances are in use.

 

That won't hurt me anyway...

*Smile

 

Me neither, I only have 4 PC's, no phones or tablets etc. I only use two of those 4 PC's daily. One is my wife's laptop and she has her own account. Some of the Apps I use likely don't count anyway. I'm thinking a lot if not all of the Microsoft preinstalled Apps are exempt anyway. Stuff like the Weather App. And all the ones you can't uninstall anyway.

 

Ok. I see your point. Last I knew the average American family had 2.5 kids. Trouble is that there are some of us that had more. One of my brothers and I had six each whereas my other ten siblings had the 2.5 average, maybe a little more > One with none, one with one, four with two, three with three, and a brother and his wife whom had quads. Yes, a large family of twelve!

Two factors that I feel doesn't make this subject/fact such a big deal that the author makes it out to be.

1) Mobile devices, especially phones would have to have different MS accounts to gain personal data, yes? I realize they can be run under the same account, but highly unlikely. Maybe a tower PC with different PC accounts, but it's getting to be where families don't even have one. They're buying personal mobile devices these days. That's including lappies or convertibles.

2) We're not talking programs such as Office suite or a CAD program at hundreds or thousands of dollars here. They're nickel and dime apps. (That's not meant to degrade the quality of the apps.)

 

Those are good points you make also, Alpha.

And most likely family members won't have the same apps as a matter of taste/likeabilty. Perhaps Netflix or some other streaming TV or radio entertainment apps is all.

 

Actually I just found out if you are an Windows Insider it may not be that hard to reach the 10 Device limit. As I Upgraded or Clean Installed each new build a new device name was added to the list of Devices associated with the M$ Account in use.

I now have 6 devices listed in use, some devices are related to Win 10 Insider Preview and some devices may also be related to my using the same M$ Account for Windows 8 machines.





To check the current device name in use for the newest build go to System > Settings > About (If you have not renamed the PC)

After verifying the name of the PC currently in use some of the other devices can be removed if they are from older builds.

 

@ IownAmoneyPit

One of the first things I do after an install is change the name. Now I'm not sure which is the legit one. *Sad

 

Devices with apps and games you downloaded from the Store
Remove a device if you're trying to install an app or a game on a Windows 10 device and you've reached your device limit.

You can also reach this setting from the MS store, User Icon > Settings

 

Hi there

One thing I noticed -the product ID is different on my two ACTIVATED build 10240 PRO Windows systems. I cloned my laptop to a Desktop - via Acronis universal restore -- and after some Windows updating some drivers after re-boot I noticed BOTH systems were ACTIVATED - although the desktop had a different product ID ..

Go Figure ???

Both Still activated after some updates (Windows defender).

Cheers
jimbo

 

@HippsieGypsie I just changed the device name in Systems > Settings but it seems to have no effect when viewing the Device name in my Microsoft Account Home page although it may be a day or so before the changes show up.

As a precaution I used the Snipping Tool to note the original device name in System > Settings before renaming it.

 

I ended up just deleting them all. When returning to the desktop there's a prompt to correct. Easy as pie. *Smile