Windows 10: Revert from win 11 MAK license back to OEM license.

Hi,Recently I bought legion 5, which came with win 11 home single language version, and later my friend gave me MAK license of win 11 pro. I did activate the MAK license, but when I asked around the internet, I found that it is illegal to own MAK license if it is not provided by the company.Can I revert back to OEM license of win 11 home after I applied the MAK license? I am afraid that the MAK license overwrote the OEM license in the BIOS.

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MAK license?

I just bought a new mini PC that came with Windows 10 Pro. I found out that it has a MAK license, not OEM or retail. This isn't right, is it? Shouldn't a new computer that I buy that comes with Windows 10 Pro preinstalled have either an OEM or Retail
license, not MAK? This is a computer for my home.

This is what it shows when running slmgr -dli...





I blocked out the Partial Product Key.

Thanks for your help.

 

How to move Win 7 license over to a new rig?

AFAIK, OEM licenses will have a Product ID that usually contain "OEM" within it - it can be found under Control Panel > System > Windows Activation (usually).

Layton

 

Question about OEM licenses

For an OEM license Windows, do I have to get a new Windows license everytime I upgrade the mobo? I read that it was tied to the BIOS. Thanks.