Windows 10: Question about transfer a Windows 10 license to a new machine

Hi,

I have a question about the transfer of a license of Windows 10 to a new machine I am referring to retail license, not OEM. Suppose I have ten Windows 10 licenses that I already activated on the same number of computers ten. I want to activate Windows 10 on a new computer without prior deactivation on an old computer, so I put in a product key of one of my previously activated computer. I attached my account Microsoft prior to the transfer to a new computer, so I can use the troubleshooter wizard to activate it.

If I have only license tied to my Microsoft account, it is enough to just run the activation troubleshooter and go on. But what happens if I have attached more than one license to my Microsoft account in my example ten? When I run the troubleshooter I can choose from which computer transfer the license, or I should contact Microsoft support to move my license?

Thanks.

Anyway, I think that the Microsoft account webpage should include a management of Windows 10 product key and licenses as it happens with Office 365.

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Digital License after transfer license to new computer

Uninstalling a product key does not deactivate the license, there is actually no deactivation method. You would still need to contact support to actually invalidate the license on the old machine, so it can reactivate on the new machine.

Transferring the license is a step by step process.

First, you either remove the license from the machine by formatting it.

Install it on the new machine.

Contact chat support, then reactivate.

Where Digital license is handy is when you are still using the machine and reinstall Windows 10 and need to reactivate the license after a significant hardware change, such as a hard disk.

Learn more:

http://www.groovypost.com/howto/transfer-window...

 

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