Windows 10: Win 10 pro installation with retail channel key to be converted to OEM/Digital license and...

I have OEM Win 10 Pro license purchased along with the hardware, but used an image with retail channel product key while deploying Win 10 pro. Is there a way to activate with OEM digital license without reinstalling ?Work arounds done: Tried removing the product keyslmgr.vbs -upk and tried activation but failed.

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Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License  


This is where I am lost.

I activated a retail license on my win 10 pro PC

I then purchased an OEM key, entered it (replacing retail key)

It says activated but NOT digital license.

If I replaced a licensed win 10 with another licensed win 10, why no digital license?


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Activation:"Digital License" form in-use before input of Retail Key...

Ditto to what they said. With Windows 10 OEM and Retail both activate with a Digital License. And both will get the Generic Digital license product code once activated with the digital license. The installed apps etc will depend on whether its Home, Pro etc, not whether its Retail or OEM.
The only real difference is you can't transfer the OEM to another PC. The Retail License can be moved to another device.

If said device already has a DL for the edition you want to use, Home or Pro etc, there is no real advantage to entering your retail key? It won't change anything.

One annoying thing, for me anyway, is if that device has an OEM embedder key for Home, and you want Pro, you have to do a change product key to get Pro. Even if it already has a DL for Pro. Or modify your install media to force a pro install.

 

Windows 10 Home (OEM) to Windows 10 Pro (Retail) license

Hello, first of all i'm sorry if my english is a bit broken.

i have questions regarding those that i mentioned on the title above, not the steps of the installation but the license.

i have a laptop running Windows 10 Home right now (lets say it is machine "A"), and planning to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro using retail product key. On the other hand i have a plan to get a new machine next year (machine "B").

1. What will happen with "A" Win 10 Home OEM license if i upgrade it to Win 10 Pro Retail version? does the OEM license just get straight away overwritten or deleted?

2. I read an article that Retail version of windows can be moved to another machine as long as it is not installed or removed from previous machine. Can i install the Windows 10 Pro version on "B" that previously installed on "A", after deleting it from
"A"?

3. Can i install the Windows 10 Home version back on "A" and get activated using default OEM license?

Your answer is much appreciated, thank you.