Windows 10: Will the oem key disappear after I changed the windows license?

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  1. Will the oem key disappear after I changed the windows license?


    My Lenovo laptop is Windows 11 Home China version. I want to change the display language recently. However, It’s single-language Windows, I can’t change the language. And I want to change the license but I affraid that if I do something wrong then I will lose the oem key. Will the oem key lose if I changed the license?

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    Jackson Lam, Mar 2, 2024
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  2. Question On OEM Windows clean install......

    "Flavors" of Windows licenses

    Windows can be a little "odd" about license keys. There are at least 4 categories:
    • Retail
    • OEM
    • Volume (electronic download)
    • Corporate (no key needed)
    For guaranteed success, the license key and media should be in the same category. If you have retail media, you may not be able to install it using an OEM or Volume license key, even though the key is valid for that version of Windows. *Wtf :wtf: Apparently, this is part of Microsoft's anti-piracy scheme (i.e., all customers are guilty until proven innocent).
     
    Static~Charge, Mar 2, 2024
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  3. Sasqui Win User
    Question On OEM Windows clean install......

    Yea, I got that part, was just wondering if the OEM disk/key part was broken down into further catergories, like vendor specific - DELL, HP, etc. ?

    What about service packs? I have a retail XP SP1 disk. I recall seeing a way to make a new disk with all the latest SP's. Sorry, rambling off topic here...
     
    Sasqui, Mar 2, 2024
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  4. EviLZeD Win User

    Will the oem key disappear after I changed the windows license?

    activate windows 7 oem key

    Ive installed windows 7 using retail disk but with an oem key it worked fine you can always change the key from right clicking my computer-properties then selecting change product key
     
    EviLZeD, Mar 2, 2024
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