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I asked official support channels. If I asked additional questions to clarify pain points and consequences of the given option, their answers are not convincing nor consistent so basically, they or their boss is just creatively guessing. It seems that Microsoft statements and wording manage to successfully confuse their consumer-facing people. I have still no answer how it works for the activation of the upgraded FPP license on another device as per the official statements, which might be wrong, there is no replacement product key involved neither the old one, just the hardware hash.
As you are not allowed nor required to put your old Windows 7 key during the clean installation process, there could not be any product key involved during OEM activation. Sure, the hardware hash only activation will not work for the other device in FPP licences. As Microsoft Account is not and should not be required for the upgrade, how it works for local accounts? I fully understand that not everyone understands Microsoft licensing even on the support line.
So when it was crystal clear they are just guessing as the answers of the same single person were contradicting I have asked to escalate the question but they denied. I have also actively asked for the right place to ask but they responded “there is no such one”. Otherwise I see quite serious non-technical problems. Brand Representative for Microsoft. Can you tell me where you found contradicting Windows 10 licensing info from? I would be interested in reviewing and if it is indeed conflicting info, I will try get it updated.
It says “Once you upgrade, you have Windows 10 for free on that device. If the “free on that device” would be valid for the FPP licenses it means that you either i could not transfer the licence and you lose the transfer rights if it is a replacement license , or ii could “bush out” the number of your licenses by free-upgrading several computers using the same single original FPP license if it is not a replacement license.
Even several support channels suggested me to do the later which is quite surprising. It world be great if you manage to publish some official explanation ideally on the same blog Gabe Aul uses as there is lots, really lots of guessing on the internet due to the wording Microsoft choose, the lack of communication and uneducated support channels producing creative guesses.
Would you double check that I will be able to get my own unique Product Key that way? Just sayin! I am not seeing the same conflicting messaging.. If I understand you two correctly, your message is that upgrading a retail FPP license to Windows 10 via the free upgrade offer retains the transfer rights as I am upgrading from a stand-alone software as per EULA. So I might say “now”, wipe or trash the old machine and move the upgraded Windows 10 license to another machine or even sell the license to someone else.
I might do this anytime, tomorrow, this year, in two years and I or the buyer will still be properly licensed. So that’s the legal part. If you agree with the summary above, we can mark the line and move further and finish the technical part, the activation.
If there would be no activation in Windows we would stop here. Unfortunately, Microsoft chosen to burden some DRM into Windows, so I need to understand and be able to verify the steps needed to activate the upgraded Windows 10 license on a machine which is different than on which I originally performed the upgrade.
Historically, I was given a new key for each version of Windows I upgraded to. This does not seem to be true for Windows 10 or at least it is not communicated such. I have tried to run the script provided by Bryce on two machines with OEM licenses upgraded to Windows 10 and the script reported a same key on both machines.
So I am not confident I will be able to get a key to activate the upgraded Windows 10 on another machine. I understand that the licenses I have run the scripts on are OEM licenses and I am asking about FPP licenses, but trying to upgrade the FPP licenses just to realize I will not be able to move that license anymore is quite risky.
So the question remains. PS: I would be more convinced I am ‘over-thinking the language’ or ‘reading into it a little bit more than needed’ if the support channels I have contacted would read that particular footnote differently than me. I have just talked with Microsoft Activation Line cs-cz and they have a different story. At least, for the first time in the history, the story is locally consistent and almost complete. The Windows 10 free upgrade license does not permanently replace the base license.
I am not fully licensed to Windows 10 as I am not given a product key. The Windows 10 free upgrade just expands my Windows 7 FPP license to allow me to optionally use Windows 10 instead of Windows 7 on devices I manage to go through the free upgrade process.
A missing piece in in this story is how I should know this if I just go through the Get Windows 10 app which just asks me to accept EULA which has different story in it. There is no other text pointing to the story of the Activation Line. Chris, would you please complete your story by providing me how to activate the Windows 10 after moving to another device after the free upgrade offer expires?
If you go through the free upgrade to Windows 10 path, the license stored on the machine is going to be the exact same license for everyone, so pulling the license with the Powershell script won’t really be helpful.
This is definitely the case with OEM installs and personally verified, and I believe this is also the case with the Retail free upgrade, although I haven’t done that on any of my machines yet to personally verify that information. The process still sounds like a pain in the ass and more like a hail mary in how it’s going to be handled by Microsoft when people with Retail licenses need to move the license to a new computer:.
So, I have the right to uninstall them from the old desktop and install them in new one PC. So, I’d like to know if the Windows 10 O. I’ll receive for free will also be FPP, since my current O. I’m asking this because I. Best Regards, Luiz. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Description Reviews 0 Windows 10 offers more safety for your device, with features like Windows Hello and always-enabled free updates.
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