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> Which makes it sound like the version of Windows 10 you received as a free upgrade from Windows 7/8 will not work on any other machine than the one you first
by chrisan 11y ago
> Which makes it sound like the version of Windows 10 you received as a free upgrade from Windows 7/8 will not work on any other machine than the one you first install on.
Any idea what defines a 'machine'? I gradually upgrade my PC. New video card here, new SSD there, sometimes new CPU (and possibly motherboard)
- bakies 11y agoSomewhere else in the thread it was mentioned it used the bios to determine if it had been activated on the computer. So I would think a mobo replacement would mess with the activation
- wtallis 11y agoAnd what about when your machine started with a retail motherboard that doesn't have OEM Windows keys embedded in the firmware? What kind of signature does it use for the initial registration?