Moving Windows 10 across devices

[saikku]

Hello Tom's Hardware community, my first time posting here, but I'll get to the subject right away!

I currently own a Asus G55WV gaming laptop (i7 3610QM @ 2,3 Ghz. and GTX 660M @ 2GB) and I'm looking forward to upgrading to a desktop PC in the summer. However, I have a problem: I got this laptop as a gift from a family friend who got it from a friend of his who was going to throw it away.

However, my family friend deicided to give it to me, but neither I or him have original checks and other papers, so my question is that am I still able to extract my OS from my laptop to my future desktop? I believe it originally had Windows 7 or 8 installed, but I upgraded to 10 when it was free to do.

 

[bignastyid]

Preinstalled OEM version of windows can't be moved they are tied to the original hardware so you will need to buy a new license when you build your new desktop.

 

[saikku]

Preinstalled OEM version of windows can't be moved they are tied to the original hardware so you will need to buy a new license when you build your new desktop.

Thank you, you have saved a lot of my time!