Windows 10: Windows 10 EULA

My present computer which has Windows 10 purchased from the Windows shop.

I want to replace my motherboard and i5 processor for a faster i7.

My question is can I install the Windows 10 that I had onm my i5 computer or will I need to purchase a new Windows 10 to remain legal?

Walter

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Windows 7 retail pack upgrades to Windows 10

We need to read the Windows 10 EULA can know that for certain.

the Windows 10 EULA will not be available until launch.

 

EULA windows 10

I'm afraid there is not much that can be done. You can upgrade to Windows 10 Pro $99 and that will let you block updates and feature updates for up to a year.

 

Legally you need a new licence, as original licence was oem.

However, Windows 10 from 1607 onwards do now have a facility to link the digital licence to MS account if you are logging in with an MS account. This was introduced to enable reactivation in event of failure to do so after a hardware change.

This permits digital licences to be transferred from one device to another a limited number of times, even if original was oem.

This facility was introduced after the EULA was written, and it has not been updated, MS certainly did not specify any specific restrictions when they brought out the transfer facility.

So in the end, it is really a matter of your personal moral conscience. I neither encourage or discourage you as to what to do.

 

Thank you for your advice, I think I would rather purchase a new copy so I am sure I am legal.

Walter

 

How do you know he purchased an OEM Windows? Windows purchased from Microsoft via the Store App in Windows 10 would not be OEM, it would be retail.

@WalterW,

If you purchased your Windows 10 directly from Microsoft, then I would suggest that you use the method Microsoft has provided for transferring the license to the new computer:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530

 

Yeah - I think I misinterpreted first sentence - he use Shop rather then Store.

In which case, it is fully transferable. I hope he is still reading messages . I will PM him to get an alert.