• PotjiePig@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If I’m not mistaken your key is linked to your motherboard as well as your Microsoft account. So I think you should be fine. I just formatted my drive yesterday and it didn’t even ask me to type it in, I skipped that step and it verified once I logged in.

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      1 year ago

      OEM keys are linked to motherboards I believe. Mine is a retail key and I’ve used it across many different builds over the years.

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        Keys are usually stored in the TPM chip and/or tied to Microsoft accounts if you use one. If you don’t have an account, there’s actually a limit to how often a key can activate new hardware. If there’s no TPM, there’s simply a limit within a certain timeframe that it can be used to activate on the same hardware.

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        1 year ago

        Retail keys can also be linked to the hardware or Microsoft account

    • Capitao_Duarte@lemmy.eco.br
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      1 year ago

      That on laptop or desktop? I had a laptop and always did like you said. For the first time I have a desktop and don’t know how things go now