Windows activation status has never been connected to the HDD. Thought the disk drive may change, I expect that none of the other fingerprinted hardware will change.
Additionally, and specifically optionally, is the ability to link your entitlement to your Microsoft Account. The only difference between a traditional Windows license and a digital entitlement is that you no longer have to enter the license key when you install Windows 10 if you have a digital entitlement.
How does a Windows 10 'digital license' activate the OS? 3 Digital License Key if you bought a digital copy from a Microsoft website. If you upgraded to Windows 10 for free from an activated copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you should have a digital license instead of a product key. If you do find the key, create an installation media with the key and use that to install Windows 11/10. Windows 11 and Windows 10: In most cases, Windows 11 and Windows 10 activates automatically using a digital license and doesn’t require you to enter a product key. Windows 10 has just made that process more transparent and with the most recent build made the process of transferring eligible retail licenses to another machine even easier.Ī digital license (called a digital entitlement in Windows 10, Version 1511) is a method of activation in Windows 10 that doesn't require you to enter a product key. A product key is a 25-character code thats used to activate Windows and helps verify that Windows hasnt been used on more PCs than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow.
Yes Windows has always been activated based off a hardware fingerprint though. Does MS 'fingerprint' hardware information during the free upgrade / activation and store it, so that the next re-install queries MS for the fingerprint and activates Windows 10?
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