Windows 10: Windows 10 activated two copies of windows 10 pro on two different ssd's

So I wanted to install a random copy of windows 10 on my secondary ssd to test out a particular app that im not sure is trustworthy or not, and to my surprise, it automatically activated the second copy. Everything I read before doing this said that you had to have a second license in order to run a second copy on another ssd alongside your main ssd or copy of windows. So what happened here? I was under the impression it would be left unactivated, but would still be usable. With it essentially being a sandbox windows that is actually useful in some way. I could not even install my gpu's graphics driver in the actual windows sandbox environment.

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Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

Hi!

I signed up in the windows insider program and got windows 10 free - the windows 10 insider preview updated to windows 10 pro.
Today i got another SSD and did a raid 0 on my system forcing me to do a clean install of windows but now it wont activate anymore.
Signing in with my microsoft account that was linked to the insider program didnt help.
Maybe i got this problem since i quit the insider program for several days and signed up again after i found out that my win 10 wont activate anymore.
Any ideas how to fix it?

Lauri

 

Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

I bought Windows 7 Pro OEM key from G2Play.net for 12€ to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro - worked like a charm but be advised if you buy a OEM key you can not download the Win 7 iso from microsoft and have to get it elsewhere.

 

Windows 10 Activation (Insider)

How long did you wait for activation?
When I re-installed with a fresh install... it took a few hours to sync and activate.
However, it did, finally, activate.