Tie Windows 10 License to MSA

[bigdogchris]

Microsoft is introducing a feature that allows you to tie your Windows 10 license to a MSA so you can easily transfer it between computers (limited amount of times).

A feature like this has been talked about the past year as if it had already existed, which it hasn't but now will. Microsoft must be listening.

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Microsoft's gift for PC builders: associate Windows 10 licenses with your Microsoft ID

 

[leezard]

in before the cries of "this is MS forcing you to use a Microsoft account"

I'm wondering if you will also be able to deactivate a license. Like if I sale my llaptop or PC can I just deactivate the license on that device then reactivate on my new one? If it is tied to the MSA the hardware it installed on should be irrelevant.

 

[Deleted member 245375]

Should have titled the article "Microsoft's stopgap measure to do their best to appease and lessen some of the Windows 10 hate from PC builders: Just another way to piss you off and force you into using our account-based services whether you want to or not disguised as a way to make your position of having to deal with Windows 10 easier overall" but I suppose that wouldn't fit in the space allowed.

 

[SuperSubZero]

Neat. I hope it's robust enough to understand multiple licenses. I have four Win10 machines.

 

[primetime]

I can understand how this would be neat for Retail versions....which brings up a related question. How would a person know if there running a retail version currently? All my serials came from those technet freebe's years ago. (where you got up 2 eight serials for win7)

 

[Bird222]

There was this Microsoft tool that checks your keys (sorry I can't remember the name). The technet keys I checked were retail.

 

[Bird222]

The tool that I used to check the keys was "Volume Activation Management Tool 2.0". I think there is a version 3 but I couldn't find it.