Can I use a refurbished again when I upgrade?

[WiiUMasterGman]

The question is in the title

 

[rgd1101]

refurbished what?

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Yes.

 

[WiiUMasterGman]

Haha I meant to saw refurbished Windows 10 key

 

[USAFRet]

Haha I meant to saw refurbished Windows 10 key

OS licenses aren't "refurbished".
They are either "new never used", or "has been installed on something before"

Where did you obtain this?

 

[canadianvice]

Haha I meant to saw refurbished Windows 10 key

OS licenses aren't "refurbished".
They are either "new never used", or "has been installed on something before"

Where did you obtain this?

I suspect they mean a key attached to a refurbished system.

Typically, those keys are not able to be re-appropriated for other systems, OP. Sometimes they're not actually even legit on the refurb, depending on how morally flexible the seller was. You would need a Windows 10 retail key, as I've never known refurbishers to use a transferable key.

 

[WiiUMasterGman]

My friend bought it off of a computer shop locally

https://imgur.com/a/NvFXXvx

I scratched out the licence

 

[USAFRet]

My friend bought it off of a computer shop locally

https://imgur.com/a/NvFXXvx

I scratched out the licence

Maybe, maybe not.
Only MS knows for sure.

Link it to an MS account, and you'll have a much better probability of using it on new hardware.
Read and do this before you change any parts:
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

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Shame on them for even selling you that license. I've read up on the refurbisher professional, and they usually get those at a stop discount and they are supposed to go through a whole checklist to make sure a computer even qualifies as refurbished. Selling stuff that way is a good way to get in hot water, as selling licenses that way could be considered piracy.