Windows 10
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it's looking more like the free upgrade can't be transferable regardless of what license you upgrade from, theres a lot on answers.microsoft.com saying about it also here http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/how-windows-10-will-handle-clean-installs .
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And also a few people in the comments confirming this isn't the case with Retail licenses.
Gabe has also confirmed this himself. Changing Retail to OEM would require a change to the agreement, and the W10 update doesn't have this in it.
Presumably everyone has seen this:
http://www.maximumpc.com/how-to-get-windows-10-for-free/
So is it looking like that key won't be transferable? i.e if I stick it on a VM now I won't be able to install it on my machine natively?
http://www.maximumpc.com/how-to-get-windows-10-for-free/
So is it looking like that key won't be transferable? i.e if I stick it on a VM now I won't be able to install it on my machine natively?
u may have to click i agree to a agreement when installing, i don't know
but
from what i've read it wouldn't be retail to oem because the "upgrade" to win10 won't carry your license over as such, u can still go back to your previous OS and your license will still be the same
it's not a true upgrade
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mm not liking that reading
so you'd loose your nice Retail Windows 8 Pro licence for a non transferable Windows 10 licence ?
if you don't loose your retail Windows 8 Pro licence - does that mean you can still transfer it at later date - then what happens to the Windows 10 licence ?
they don't seem to be making any of this clear
so you'd loose your nice Retail Windows 8 Pro licence for a non transferable Windows 10 licence ?
if you don't loose your retail Windows 8 Pro licence - does that mean you can still transfer it at later date - then what happens to the Windows 10 licence ?
they don't seem to be making any of this clear
from what i've read, say you upgraded to free win 10 then u changed your MB you can either go back to win8 retail or buy a full license of win10, but if it's still within the year you may be able to upgrade again for free
Gabriel has already tweeted ages ago it's not transferable, they aren't going to give a retail key out totally free.
Hmm, MS are up to something then as they are no upgrade SKUs I'm aware of at this time.
If you purchased a Windows 8 upgrade and installed it (for example) over a Windows 7 retail license it didn't effectively time out the upgrade after 12 months. You can move the qualifying product to a new PC, then re-installed the Win 8 upgrade at any time.
If you purchased a Windows 8 upgrade and installed it (for example) over a Windows 7 retail license it didn't effectively time out the upgrade after 12 months. You can move the qualifying product to a new PC, then re-installed the Win 8 upgrade at any time.
Or far more likely just swap w10 to the new machine.
thats what i've been reading.
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but tbh as i said before i couldn't care less if it turns out this way, i will just buy a full retail license of win10 so no i'm not panicking and never was. i'm just sharing information what i've seen/read. if some people don't understand that then that's not my problem. some people (no names) was wrong in saying windows 10 won't launch/release in july as it takes 3 months once RTM and when i said i think it will be released in july i got a load of **** off some people. what else are they wrong about!!!
people forget MS can do/change anything at any time, even if we don't agree or like it.
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Except for the terms of your licence agreement, without you agreeing to it.
If there is a clause in the Windows 10 terms that means your Retail licence gets turned into an OEM one and tied to that motherboard, it will take precisely 0.324 seconds from launch before the entire internet spots it and goes mental.
The 29th July is a Wednesday. I can guarantee that every single upgrade/reinstall/OEM/retail/clean install/reset PC/hardware swap combination possible will have been done, redone and tested again before I even get home from work and turn my PC on. Its impossible for Microsoft to 'sneak in' anything, the internet is far too full of people like.... well you... for them to be able too.
as i said from what i've read your retail license won't turn in to oem because the "upgrade" to win10 won't carry your license over as such, it carry's over your hardware id, u can still go back to your previous OS and your license will still be retail.
it's not a true upgrade..
but we'll see on the 29th July
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What I find unreal is how all these years passed, this is still a mess from Microsoft when you compare it to Apple's simple licence. As well as obtaining the OS.
Anyone sitting with the insider preview build 10130 who can tell me how to change the god awful white color theme of windows explorer? everything is white themed to the point my eyes are starting to melt.. I prefered the old white and blue theme.
Try settings/personalisation/colours or settings/personalisation/themes