So I am in the process of building my first PC and am choosing an OS. I am leaning toward Windows 8 OEM to save a bit of money, but might want to upgrade once the updates stop in 2023. I know that when switching out a mobo with an OEM licence, a new licence has to be purchased, but do I have to switch out my mobo when I upgrade the OS? I have no idea if it's bound in the same way and would rather be safe than sorry.
OEM licence and upgrading OS
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I don't think so. I bought a Windows 10 OEM key and it worked fine. I'm asking myself why you want to use Windows 8. There are OEM keys for Windows 10 cheaper than Windows 8 keys.
With winodws 10 you can trasnfer license by linking yoru key to a microsoft account (like hotmail. live, outlook, etc).
With Win 8 an OEM key is tied to motherboard and completely non-transferable.
Thus if your MoBo dies and you cant get that exact model then micorsoft could easily not activate it and require you to buy a new license.
No advantage of Win 8 over WIn 10 either.
I hope you are buying keys from a legititmate source. There is tons of "key stores" on the internet that are the equiveleant of a guy on the street selling you a key printed out on a piece of paper for $20.
Bottom line, if you do not get a microsoft COA sticker then it is not a legitimate sale and you are getting a stolen key.
With Win 8 an OEM key is tied to motherboard and completely non-transferable.
Thus if your MoBo dies and you cant get that exact model then micorsoft could easily not activate it and require you to buy a new license.
No advantage of Win 8 over WIn 10 either.
I hope you are buying keys from a legititmate source. There is tons of "key stores" on the internet that are the equiveleant of a guy on the street selling you a key printed out on a piece of paper for $20.
Bottom line, if you do not get a microsoft COA sticker then it is not a legitimate sale and you are getting a stolen key.
I use Windows 8 right now and would rather stick with that cause I like it. I mean it's cheaper than getting retail Windows 8, and want to know if I can write over that OEM version with a different one if the time comes without getting a new mobo. Did you install the 10 OEM over an older OEM version?
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Win 10, after the Anniversary release last August, can be moved to new hardware.
As always, only one system at a time.
Read and do this:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html
The only instance where this does not work automatically is with a prebuilt system, with preinstalled Win 10.
Performance wise, there is little or no difference between Win 10 and 8.1 (or 7).
As always, only one system at a time.
Read and do this:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html
The only instance where this does not work automatically is with a prebuilt system, with preinstalled Win 10.
Performance wise, there is little or no difference between Win 10 and 8.1 (or 7).
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