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I have bought a windows 10 pro license for my laptop that I no longer need and wanted to transfer to my desktop. I wouldn't like to buy a new license for my desktop since I won't use laptop anymore....
is this doable under microsoft license?
I tried to search this for quite a while but couldn't figure out. I sent e-mail to microsoft support but got some stupid generic help talking about subject that I didn't even asked...
please help
Did you purchase retail or OEM? – LvxOne – 2016-08-30T22:33:28.960
1Retail license, Yes, OEM, No. – Moab – 2016-08-30T22:34:57.033
it came with the computer and I upgraded it to pro – RollRoll – 2016-08-30T22:35:05.157
1That is OEM then, so No. – Moab – 2016-08-30T22:35:36.150
" I sent e-mail to microsoft support but got some stupid generic help talking about subject that I didn't even ask" So classic! – Moab – 2016-08-30T22:46:58.520
2To everyone marking this as duplicate, it's not. That other question is about upgrading the underlying license, not a pro upgrade. Indeed, in that other question, an answer is offered that DOES try to address this point:
"For a upgrade license, my understanding is that, if it is installed over an existing OEM install, you can't transfer the 'full' license to another computer - only the 'upgrade' part. However this shouldn't be a problem if the 'underlying' OS was a full retail copy to begin with."
But all other comments there and here misconstrue this key point of the question here. – charlie arehart – 2018-02-22T13:30:51.183