I've searched for a conclusive answer to this, but have come up empty-handed. It seems like this would be a relatively common occurrence, and yet, nobody seems to know what to do?
I recently replaced my rig (new mobo,CPU,RAM,SSD). In doing so, I transferred my (Windows 7 upgraded to Windows 10) key to my new system. No issues with that. I did register the new system on my Microsoft account (did this before install just in case entering my product key didn't work), and removed the old system from my Microsoft account after everything was set up on the new system. At no point was the old system connected to the internet once my new system was running on my product key. I only linked my old system to my MS account a few days before the switch. Even before registering it on my MS account, I've reinstalled Win10 on the old system a couple times throughout the years. Microsoft Activation Servers saves the mobo (and system) ID so if you reinstall Windows 10 it doesn't even ask you for your product key, it just verifies with MAS and completes.
I want to sell my old system. However, I haven't been able to find any help on how prevent my old system from auto-activating when the new owner inevitably installs Windows on it.
I recently replaced my rig (new mobo,CPU,RAM,SSD). In doing so, I transferred my (Windows 7 upgraded to Windows 10) key to my new system. No issues with that. I did register the new system on my Microsoft account (did this before install just in case entering my product key didn't work), and removed the old system from my Microsoft account after everything was set up on the new system. At no point was the old system connected to the internet once my new system was running on my product key. I only linked my old system to my MS account a few days before the switch. Even before registering it on my MS account, I've reinstalled Win10 on the old system a couple times throughout the years. Microsoft Activation Servers saves the mobo (and system) ID so if you reinstall Windows 10 it doesn't even ask you for your product key, it just verifies with MAS and completes.
I want to sell my old system. However, I haven't been able to find any help on how prevent my old system from auto-activating when the new owner inevitably installs Windows on it.
- Does it even matter? Does Microsoft not care if there ends up being 2 systems activated off my same product key running concurrently?
- Is there any way to unlink my old system from Microsoft Activation Servers so the old system doesn't take back my product key when it gets Windows installed on it