Windows 10: Transfer Windows 10 Home upgrade to Professional licence to new device

Discus and support Transfer Windows 10 Home upgrade to Professional licence to new device in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hello, I upgraded my pre-installed Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Professional on my previous device through Microsoft Store (upgrade connected to my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Alexander Yefimochkin, Apr 20, 2019.

  1. Transfer Windows 10 Home upgrade to Professional licence to new device


    Hello,


    I upgraded my pre-installed Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Professional on my previous device through Microsoft Store (upgrade connected to my Microsoft account, I can see it in "Order History" but no licence key appears). My laptop broke down accidentally and I had to buy a new laptop that came with Windows 10 Home. How do I transfer my Windows 10 Professional Upgrade to my new device since I can't use the old device?


    Thank you

    :)
     
    Alexander Yefimochkin, Apr 20, 2019
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  2. neilpzz Win User

    Transfer Windows 10 Licence from Old/Dead Computer to New Computer

    Depends on the licence you have. How did you get your Windows 10 licence, was it via the free upgrade and was the previous system installed by the manufacturer = OEM.

    OEM licences cannot be transferred, generally but recent posts suggest MS is allowing some transfers.

    Retail boxed licence can be transferred to a new device.

    New motherboard = new device.
     
    neilpzz, Apr 20, 2019
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  3. Holy_Geek Win User
    Licence Rights and transferring from device to device

    As already known in windows 7 that the retail licence can be transferred to any device but the OEM licence is not transferable. So, my question is that,
    is it same for windows 10 also that OEM licence cannot be transferred to other devices or after device upgrades (motherboard change, etc) and also about the retail version of windows 10?
    And
    Please confirm the licencing rights and transferring of licences after free upgrade from windows 10 and also after buying retail windows 10.
     
    Holy_Geek, Apr 20, 2019
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  4. neilpzz Win User

    Transfer Windows 10 Home upgrade to Professional licence to new device

    Windows 10 - transferring licence to new motherboard

    Was Windows 7 pre-installed, if so it is OEM and not transferrable to a new device. As Windows 10 derives its licence status from the old Windows 7 licence then you cannot transfer it to a new device.

    If you bought Windows 7 retail then you should have the licence key and you can use that to transfer Windows 10 to a new device.
     
    neilpzz, Apr 20, 2019
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