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Old July 22nd 19, 02:03 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Peter Jason
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?
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Old July 22nd 19, 03:32 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

On 22/07/2019 02:03, Peter Jason wrote:
My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?


Has the new machine got any Windows? Has it got Windows 7 pro or Home.
You can upgrade to Windows 10 if the new machine came with pro or home.
Of course, Win 7 pro == gets Win 10 pro and home == gets Win 10 home.
I believe pro versions are always retail versions so they are
transferable to new machines but I haven't tried it in practice as we
only buy pro versions even from DELL. DELL business machines comes with
pro licenses and they are never OEM licenses.

However, you could remove the HD from the old machine and put it in the
new machine and make sure it gets activated automatically. after that
you can wipe the disk and reinstall Windows 10 on it and you'll get pro
version on it automatically. This is only the case if the new machine
still shows as activated after changing the drives.

You can just try it and as they say "Nothing ventured, Nothing gained"
or something like that!!.

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Old July 22nd 19, 03:39 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:03:52 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?


The article at https://tinyurl.com/18r may be useful for you.
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Old July 22nd 19, 03:45 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Peter Jason
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 03:32:49 +0100, ? Good Guy ?
wrote:

On 22/07/2019 02:03, Peter Jason wrote:
My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?


Has the new machine got any Windows? Has it got Windows 7 pro or Home.


The new machine has no drive at all. It's a new Intel barebones NUC
that will hold an SSD & an "M.2 drive".

You can upgrade to Windows 10 if the new machine came with pro or home.
Of course, Win 7 pro == gets Win 10 pro and home == gets Win 10 home.
I believe pro versions are always retail versions so they are
transferable to new machines but I haven't tried it in practice as we
only buy pro versions even from DELL. DELL business machines comes with
pro licenses and they are never OEM licenses.

However, you could remove the HD from the old machine and put it in the
new machine and make sure it gets activated automatically. after that
you can wipe the disk and reinstall Windows 10 on it and you'll get pro
version on it automatically. This is only the case if the new machine
still shows as activated after changing the drives.


I'll try just transferring the SSD from the old machine into the new
NUC one. Do I have to consult MSoft to cancel the old licence & then
issue a new one??

The old defunct machine is headed for the nearest dumpster.


You can just try it and as they say "Nothing ventured, Nothing gained"
or something like that!!.

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Old July 22nd 19, 03:46 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

Peter Jason wrote:
My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?


Odds are, that isn't going to work, but you can always try it.

1) Like GG says, move the disk over.
Either the System control panel will says it (windows 10 Pro)
is activated, or it is not activated.

2) Let's assume (1) fails.

Using the interface for Activation in the Win10 settings wheel,
enter the *Windows 7* key.

If the Windows 7 was a Retail Boxed software, then you
would have "rights to move it". Once you start using it on
the new machine, you can't use it on the old machine. While
the EULA may suggest you can bounce the **** out of it, if
you do that too many times, the key will likely get flagged.
If you move the license about once a year, it'll probably
behave itself.

If on the other hand, that is Dell Windows 7 or HP Windows 7,
you don't have rights to move those. Those are Royalty OEM
which stay with their machine. People sometimes abuse the
key on the COA on those, but Microsoft knows where that key
came from...

Since most people buy the cheapest version they can find,
of a Windows OS, there is hardly ever a "rights" working
in their favor.

But, you can always try it. The COA sticker (if you stuck
it on the machine your own self), has the license key if
you need to try Step (2). I know exactly where my COA is - I
have a box with install media in it and the COAs are all in
there (so they won't get scratched up).

Paul
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Old July 22nd 19, 03:47 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:39:32 +1000, Monty wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:03:52 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?


The article at https://tinyurl.com/18r may be useful for you.


It says...
"This site can’t be reached"
Is there some other way to get the info?
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Old July 22nd 19, 03:52 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:39:32 +1000, Monty wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:03:52 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?



The article at https://tinyurl.com/18r may be useful for you.


Sorry about the previous post. My stuff-up !!

The following is the article I was trying bring to your attention.

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/tra...icense-new-pc/

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Old July 22nd 19, 03:53 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

Peter Jason wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:39:32 +1000, Monty wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:03:52 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?

The article at https://tinyurl.com/18r may be useful for you.


It says...
"This site can’t be reached"
Is there some other way to get the info?


A tinyurl link usually has more characters on the end of it.

That one looks a bit too short.

Paul
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Old July 22nd 19, 04:01 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

On 22/07/2019 03:47, Peter Jason wrote:
It says...
"This site can’t be reached"
Is there some other way to get the info?


Ignore that article. It talks about uninstalling the license from the
old machine and reformatting the HD. It's rubbish advise. Ignore it
completely unless you won't to lose your rights.

These articles are written to generate revenues from advertisements.
They are not meant to guide users correctly. The correct advice you get
is from Microsoft Forums.



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Old July 22nd 19, 10:17 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 12:52:59 +1000, Monty wrote:

The following is the article I was trying bring to your attention.

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/tra...icense-new-pc/


The hundred or so comments to that make interesting reading too -
although now my head hurts!
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Old July 22nd 19, 08:54 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

Peter Jason wrote:
....
The old defunct machine is headed for the nearest dumpster.


I hope that is etrash dumpster to be recycle. So, your machine is
totally busted and not fixable?

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Old July 24th 19, 08:40 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:03:52 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?


Can't be done. The licence is machine specific.
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Old July 24th 19, 04:02 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Transferring W10pro licence from retired computer.

On Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:40:27 +1000, Lucifer
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:03:52 +1000, Peter Jason wrote:

My old defunct machine still has Win10pro installed.

I want to use a new machine instead, recently purchased.

Can the licence from the defunct old machine be transferred to the new
machine, and what's the best way to do it.

The old defunct machine was once Windows7 but was upgraded to
Win10pro, and then "refreshed" with a new iso downloaded Windows10pro.

Where is the licence? Can it be done & how?


Can't be done. The licence is machine specific.




What you say is true if it's an OEM license. It's false if it's a
retail license,
 




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