If prompted to enter a product key during setup, click I don’t have a key or Do this later. You can still reinstall Windows 10 using a Windows 7 or Windows 8 product key or use the reset function. Transferring licenses upgraded from Windows 8 or Windows 7 under the Windows 10 free upgrade is also not allowed under Digital License. This will require purchasing a new license. If you were previously running an OEM Windows 10, Windows 7 or Windows 8 license then changing the motherboard will cause the Digital License to no longer work. The only exceptions where the license will be invalidated is dependent on the product channel. Windows 10 will automatically reactivate without asking questions.
Anytime you need to reinstall Windows 10 on the same computer, just proceed to do so using any of the available options. With Digital License, there is no need to know your product key or purchase another product key if you lose it. The Windows 7 or Windows 8 genuine license your system was previously running is exchanged for a diagnostics key.
Previously called Digital Entitlement, when a computer is upgraded from a previous version of Windows it receives a unique signature of the computer, which is stored on Microsoft Activation Servers. Link your Microsoft Account to Windows 10 using Digital License Now that the Windows 10 free upgrade offer has ended, Microsoft is making product activation even easier by linking your Digital license to your Microsoft Account. Users could skip the two-step process and perform either a direct upgrade or clean install using just their Windows 7 or Windows 8 product key.
Windows 10 November Update or 1511, made the process much easier and transparent. Once Windows 10 was activated, users were free to reinstall and reactivate on the same hardware to their heart’s content. This created some inconvenience for users who initially wanted to perform a clean install. To qualify for the free upgrade offer, users upgrading to Windows 10 build 10240 had to ensure the installation was initiated from within a genuine, activated Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation. Initially, Microsoft delivered Windows 10 as a free upgrade for existing Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. Licensing Windows 10 has evolved since its July 2015 debut.
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