Windows 10: Question on creating installation media using an OEM version of Windows 7 later upgraded to 10

To make a long story short, I'm thinking about creating an installation flash drive to install Windows on a new PC because I've read a lot of complaint about retail drives shipping with very old versions of the OS and I don't have fast internet. The problem is that I'm using a free Windows 10 upgrade that I got for an OEM version of Windows 7 - as far as I know, my Windows 10 copy is OEM as well. I have created an install drive before that I used to format a new SSD, and I do not recall ever being prompted to enter a license key as I was surprised everything was seemingly handled automatically.

My concern now is that any installation media created from an OEM version of Windows 10 will automatically attempt to use the original license key, which will be a problem if I attempt to install Windows on a new PC as that OEM key is tied to the motherboard in this one and will not work with any other computer. Can anyone clarify how this works? The installation media creation tool claims it requires a Windows key to function, and I don't know of a way to acquire a generic Windows 10 install ISO without using non-Windows computer to do it. The website just redirects me to the tool when it detects a Windows install.

Am I overthinking this or will it be fine? I don't want to set up a new computer, attempt to install Windows with a drive created from this one, be told the key is invalid with no way of entering a new one or booting into said computer, then being stuck without the new PC working for X number of days until I can get a retail copy shipped to me. If that's the case I'd rather just take my chances with getting an old copy from my retail box and having to download 3 years' worth of updates.

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