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for any company PC I am not sure if I can still install Windows 10 on it and upgrade it from Windows 7? i knew the free upgrade period was ended but I am not sure for company laptop with Win7 license, any offical link from MS say company license is an exception ?
for any company PC I am not sure if I can still install Windows 10 on it and upgrade it from Windows 7? i knew the free upgrade period was ended but I am not sure for company laptop with Win7 license, any offical link from MS say company license is an exception ?
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thanks for the clarification.
> With OEM versions, and the free update I'm not sure whether you can move it to another PC.
I guess for hardware of the same vendor, free update should be technically possible though theoretically it should not be allowed legally, as for OEM versions the software and hardware are basically considered never apart from each other.
> in the EU and Switzerland where I live you are allowed to move OEM OS's to other hardware
really, first time to know OEM licenses of MS could have so significant differences in EU and Switzerland.
> With OEM versions, and the free update I'm not sure whether you can move it to another PC.
I guess for hardware of the same vendor, free update should be technically possible though theoretically it should not be allowed legally, as for OEM versions the software and hardware are basically considered never apart from each other.
> in the EU and Switzerland where I live you are allowed to move OEM OS's to other hardware
really, first time to know OEM licenses of MS could have so significant differences in EU and Switzerland.
Even hardware of the same vendor shouldn't work, as there is a digital signature for each license which is registered on m$ servers. A different mainboard, even if it is from the same OEM, would make that signature different.
M$ lost a law case in Germany a couple of years back, and so now OEM restrictions can't be enforced in those countries now.
M$ lost a law case in Germany a couple of years back, and so now OEM restrictions can't be enforced in those countries now.
Same hardware different machine will have at minimum 2 changes
MAC Address, Disk Signature, Bios Serial #. 3 changes in the hardware you have to re-activate.
You are at the whim of Microsoft Support
MAC Address, Disk Signature, Bios Serial #. 3 changes in the hardware you have to re-activate.
You are at the whim of Microsoft Support
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"If it was upgraded and successfully activated, you can reinstall Windows 10 anytime and it will reactivate once the system has an Internet connection."
yes. 100 sure. so for me it is not working until I buy a new laptop !
CompProbSolv,
"I'd suggest checking out this link:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade?tduid=(14c348e893a91089cb2980533c6ee123)(256380)(2459594)(TnL5HPStwNw-0FBZfNm6YPFXNhiu3o52rA)()
If you are using Assistive Technologies you may still be able to do the upgrade. It is not clear how long this will last."
but what is Assistive Technologies ?
yes. 100 sure. so for me it is not working until I buy a new laptop !
CompProbSolv,
"I'd suggest checking out this link:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade?tduid=(14c348e893a91089cb2980533c6ee123)(256380)(2459594)(TnL5HPStwNw-0FBZfNm6YPFXNhiu3o52rA)()
If you are using Assistive Technologies you may still be able to do the upgrade. It is not clear how long this will last."
but what is Assistive Technologies ?
"yes. 100 sure. so for me it is not working until I buy a new laptop !"
I'm not sure what you want to tell us with that. If you buy a new laptop, it will have Windows 10 on it anyway.
Assistive technologies are things like the narrator who speaks out actions you do on the PC (for example for those who don't have good vision), or the magnifier, or on-screen keyboard, or speech recognition. But as I mentioned earlier, in order for you to get the OS activated, you need to call the m$ helpdesk, and then the staff there will decide whether you really can get the system registered and activated for free.
I'm not sure what you want to tell us with that. If you buy a new laptop, it will have Windows 10 on it anyway.
Assistive technologies are things like the narrator who speaks out actions you do on the PC (for example for those who don't have good vision), or the magnifier, or on-screen keyboard, or speech recognition. But as I mentioned earlier, in order for you to get the OS activated, you need to call the m$ helpdesk, and then the staff there will decide whether you really can get the system registered and activated for free.
> MAC Address, Disk Signature, Bios Serial #.
also CPUID? though i am not sure if MS grabs any processor ID for software activation...
also CPUID? though i am not sure if MS grabs any processor ID for software activation...
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rindi,
"I'm not sure what you want to tell us with that. If you buy a new laptop, it will have Windows 10 on it anyway."
relax , this mean, when finally I have no choice.then I don't worry about that anymore and I will just clone the existing one and then run the upgrade to keep all my stuff.
Bing:
"also CPUID? though i am not sure if MS grabs any processor ID for software activation..."
why this ? it check this as well?
"I'm not sure what you want to tell us with that. If you buy a new laptop, it will have Windows 10 on it anyway."
relax , this mean, when finally I have no choice.then I don't worry about that anymore and I will just clone the existing one and then run the upgrade to keep all my stuff.
Bing:
"also CPUID? though i am not sure if MS grabs any processor ID for software activation..."
why this ? it check this as well?
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tks all.
i am not sure if Microsoft grabs CPUID for Windows activation.
i just mean CPUID could be one more thing to make a computer unique, in addition to MAC address of NIC, serial numbers of disk and motherboard etc.
i just mean CPUID could be one more thing to make a computer unique, in addition to MAC address of NIC, serial numbers of disk and motherboard etc.
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ok, this post is closed.'
conclusion is I can't install Win10. tks for you all help.
please keep helping me.
conclusion is I can't install Win10. tks for you all help.
please keep helping me.
Retail versions of the OS can still be moved from one PC to another, provided you remove it from the old PC.
With OEM versions, and the free update I'm not sure whether you can move it to another PC. I heard that it was possible, if your device is setup with an m$ account and registered with your OneDrive. What I heard is you can then move your digital entitlement to another PC. But exactly how and whether that really is true I don't know. It may also be dependent on where you live, as in the EU and Switzerland where I live you are allowed to move OEM OS's to other hardware, so it might only work in those countries.