• dont_lemmee_down@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Apparently there is 2 types of Windows licences. The ones that are bound to the hardware and ones that aren’t. If you bought a PC with preinstalled Windows, it’s probably the first and you wont get any new keys.

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      5 months ago

      I think you’re right that OEM licenses are more strict on certain hardware changes, as in they wouldn’t give you a pass on a single mainboard change - but you would still get a key from clearinghouse. As far as I’m aware, all retail and OEM keys are hardware bound. KMS/MAK are not.