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I replaced the non-working HDD with an new SSD in an older HP laptop and inserted my downloaded Windows 10 .iso disc I downloaded from Microsoft in May '18.
Everything seemed normal, except I don't remember choosing which version of Windows to install. Before I knew it Windows was installing and loaded. Since this is someones else's laptop I used a local account with a generic name and no password so they will be able to set stuff up on their own.
Upon checking for updates I checked the activation, and to my surprise Windows 10 Home is activated with a digital license. How is this possible? Windows 10 is now fully updated and still says activated. I have a feeling this will deactivate sometime in the near future. I'm going to change the product key and put in the one I bought. Again, why would this happen?
*Update: Oh, and the funny thing is there's a second laptop I'm doing the same thing on and it did not happen like described above. It was a normal install where I selected the OS type and it isn't activated. This one previously had Windows 7 and the other had Windows 8 and possibly 10 if they did the free upgrade. But like I said new SSD in both as the only drive.
Everything seemed normal, except I don't remember choosing which version of Windows to install. Before I knew it Windows was installing and loaded. Since this is someones else's laptop I used a local account with a generic name and no password so they will be able to set stuff up on their own.
Upon checking for updates I checked the activation, and to my surprise Windows 10 Home is activated with a digital license. How is this possible? Windows 10 is now fully updated and still says activated. I have a feeling this will deactivate sometime in the near future. I'm going to change the product key and put in the one I bought. Again, why would this happen?
*Update: Oh, and the funny thing is there's a second laptop I'm doing the same thing on and it did not happen like described above. It was a normal install where I selected the OS type and it isn't activated. This one previously had Windows 7 and the other had Windows 8 and possibly 10 if they did the free upgrade. But like I said new SSD in both as the only drive.
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