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If I format my hard disk and then re-install the Operating System what happens to my license. I understood that if I remove the OS while connected to the Internet and then format the drive, that when I re-install it the License will be recognized. Is this correct?<br />
The laptop is a Toshiiba Satellite C850d-F11 64 bit running Windows 8.1<br />
Tried to get an answer from Toshiba but their support website is a maze and could not find anyone to ask.
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If I format my hard disk and then re-install the Operating System what happens to my license. I understood that if I remove the OS while connected to the Internet and then format the drive, that when I re-install it the License will be recognized. Is this correct?
The laptop is a Toshiiba Satellite C850d-F11 64 bit running Windows 8.1
Tried to get an answer from Toshiba but their support website is a maze and could not find anyone to ask.

Reinstalling the Operating System and retaining my OS license.

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.

Operating Systems

Installation is the act of making a computer program program ready for execution. Because the process varies programs often come with a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation. Installation may be part of a larger software deployment process. Cross platform installer builders that produce installers for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux include InstallAnywhere, InstallBuilder and Install4J. Installers for Microsoft Windows include Windows Installer, InstallShield, and Wise Installation Studio; free installer-authoring tools include NSIS, IzPack, Clickteam, InnoSetup, InstallSimple and WiX. Mac OS X includes Installer, and also includes a separate software updating application.