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- Thread starter Glaucus
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Yep.
Same as any "expert" from forums or sales-helplines, should be ignored 95% of the time, they are monkeys they haven't got a clue what is actually happening and they should be saying we don't know, but they nearly always make stuff up.
Ms forum is particularly bad, are they actually MS employees. Or more like experts like on giffgaff.
Ms forum is particularly bad, are they actually MS employees. Or more like experts like on giffgaff.
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Only on pre installed systems and it's not the mobo manufacturers but the system manufactures load the serial key into the bios. Then windows just finds the key from the bios and activates. So no issue with clean installs.
More than likely same as it's always been just type in your serial key.
Windows 8 changed licenses
Windows 7 OEM pre installed and windows 7 OEM is tied to mobo.
Windows 8 and 8.1 pre installed OEM is tied to mobo,
Windows 8 and 8.1 OEM purchased is transferable.
They really ***** up calling it OEM and changing the licenses.
Ny windows upgrade you just applied the underlying license.
So you aren't going from win7 > win8 > win 10.
You're simply continuing to use your win 7 license, with what ever t&cs apply.
Yep, upgrades always use the underlying t&cs,
So your win7 is your original key and as that's OEM, technically it's tied to mobo. Although 99% of the time, you'll have no issue phone activating on a different mobo.
My original key is win7 retail, from the cheap release offer so I'm fine.
Those who got win 8 OEM = essentially retail. Minor difference in licenses but nothing worth debating. They are totally transferable.
So your win7 is your original key and as that's OEM, technically it's tied to mobo. Although 99% of the time, you'll have no issue phone activating on a different mobo.
My original key is win7 retail, from the cheap release offer so I'm fine.
Those who got win 8 OEM = essentially retail. Minor difference in licenses but nothing worth debating. They are totally transferable.
Not unless you buy w10
As long as it's upto date it'll be sp1
There will be an update, they've said that in the passed. They just aren't calling it w10. As there's no proper desktop and w10 for mobiles isn't meant for anything above 8"
Although I will assume it will be w10 for mobile in all but name.
But other than saying there will be an update, they haven't said anything else. No times, or what it will contain.
Tbh I'm not bothered, the tegra 4 is getting slow. Will move to cherry trail or skylake tablet, if any ever get released.
If I had the money. An 8" cherry trail for when traveling to check dslr photos on and general media and a ~12" skylake with keyboard.
The skylake reference tablet shown off today at computex looks sweet. Shame I can't find a video of the whole Intel keynote.
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Not at all. It's just been combined with windows 10 for mobile. Phones and sub 8 tablets will still be running what is effectively rt and wp combined
Oh god I just thought, is this going to **** up now TV. With only one change a month.
Think I should email sky and see if they are going to suspend or do something about it.
If it is affected which I think it will be, at least on clean install. It'll take 3 months before getting sky back on all devices. Not so sure about upgrade affecting it.
Think I should email sky and see if they are going to suspend or do something about it.
If it is affected which I think it will be, at least on clean install. It'll take 3 months before getting sky back on all devices. Not so sure about upgrade affecting it.