Win 10 Pro license question

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I've using a dell laptop with a valid windows 10 licence.

If I install two copies of windows 10 on the same disk so that I can dual boot, I'm pretty sure there's no activation issues.

What if I installed windows 10 (using the same lic key) on two separate hard disks such that I can swap between the two. Will there be an activation issue if a. the two disks are "identical" in brand and capacity
b. the two disk are not of the same brands and capacities?

 

[singupingu]

If you clone the drive to a different SSD/HDD, then reset one of them to original Dell out of the box state, you officially own 2 bootable drives but only works for the same laptop as per what you intended to do.

Laptop keys are OEM. Usually bound to motherboard. Change the storage drive all you want, as long it is clone, it will work.

Said method above might not work for different system.

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[convex]

If you clone the drive to a different SSD/HDD, then reset one of them to original Dell out of the box state, you officially own 2 bootable drives but only works for the same laptop as per what you intended to do.

Laptop keys are OEM. Usually bound to motherboard. Change the storage drive all you want, as long it is clone, it will work.

Said method above might not work for different system.

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Thanks for the response.

I don't intend to clone. I want to install win 10 pro on both disk from scratch. Obviously the first disk will auto activate with no problems. After or when I install the second disk, this second disk will probably auto activate with no issues as well.

Question is when I start swapping the two disks around into the same laptop, will there be any issues with activation?

 

[singupingu]

Thanks for the response.

I don't intend to clone. I want to install win 10 pro on both disk from scratch. Obviously the first disk will auto activate with no problems. After or when I install the second disk, this second disk will probably auto activate with no issues as well.

Question is when I start swapping the two disks around into the same laptop, will there be any issues with activation?

Maybe, maybe not. Can't answer you coz Microsoft randomly behave on activation. Maybe sometimes later you will face issue, maybe not. Just give it a try. No harm as I don't think Microsoft will lock your system by doing so.

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[eric3743]

I've using a dell laptop with a valid windows 10 licence.

If I install two copies of windows 10 on the same disk so that I can dual boot, I'm pretty sure there's no activation issues.

What if I installed windows 10 (using the same lic key) on two separate hard disks such that I can swap between the two. Will there be an activation issue if a. the two disks are "identical" in brand and capacity
b. the two disk are not of the same brands and capacities?

Windows 10 activation and licence would be locked in to the computer BIOS as digital licence which may be different from older versions.

Hence there is no need to input the product key the 2nd time onward if it is already activated and would be detected.

There may be the need to register this Windows 10 as yours via Microsoft email account so that as it would be locked to you as email account ID, optional.

However you cannot use both Windows 10 together as in dual boot system.
As Microsoft stated that the Windows OS licence is based on 1 active system at any time.


If you intend to use separate HDD/SSD storage then there is possibilities to have both storage with the same Windows licence.
Do note that for this to work there may need to have some precaution to avoid Microsoft detecting as invalid, illegal, whatsoever.

Both storage should not be active at any 1 time to avoid being detected on and confused by Microsoft licencing scheme.
This mean that you may need to physically swap the storage drives.

It is best that the Windows Updates options should be set as "Never check for updates".
This is to prevent the system in auto mode to visit Microsoft server to validate the licence while online &or checking for updates.
That is when Microsoft checking for updates it may validate the product key and other requirements in order to provide the updates accordingly.

There may be others but these are what i know and understand.

For your info.

 

[Ark Law]

It is best that the Windows Updates options should be set as "Never check for updates".

Win10 got that option?

 

[Ferolare]

Win10 got that option?

Disable Windows Update service lor

 

[Ark Law]

Disable Windows Update service lor

That sh*t doesn't work. Have to disable Installer and WMI service also, kns MS

 

[orbvius]

why do you want to dual boot both same os on the same system? Kind of confusing here.

 

[Ferolare]

why do you want to dual boot both same os on the same system? Kind of confusing here.

Same same but different

 

[eric3743]

Win10 got that option?

Not sure but TS is using Windows 10 Pro version which may have a better option than non Pro version.

Just a suggestion to TS as may have to make the changes whenever it need as swapping the drives are part of getting what TS intend to have and get.. complication involvement.

 

[Ark Law]

Not sure but TS is using Windows 10 Pro version which may have a better option than non Pro version.

Just a suggestion to TS as may have to make the changes whenever it need as swapping the drives are part of getting what TS intend to have and get.. complication involvement.

Pro and Home both same liao. The only one without regular feature update is LTSB. Anw, I'd like to think that TS might be better served using a VM

 

[Entry Level PC]

I've using a dell laptop with a valid windows 10 licence.

If I install two copies of windows 10 on the same disk so that I can dual boot, I'm pretty sure there's no activation issues.

What if I installed windows 10 (using the same lic key) on two separate hard disks such that I can swap between the two. Will there be an activation issue if a. the two disks are "identical" in brand and capacity
b. the two disk are not of the same brands and capacities?

No issues for me.
I running 2x Windows 10 on digital license on 2x separate HDD.
The digital license is locked to MOBO.

 

[convex]

why do you want to dual boot both same os on the same system? Kind of confusing here.

One disk is for more unrestricted use (eg no anti virus installed) and if something goes wrong, I just reinstall the whole OS.

The other disk is solely reserved for work where I will be much more cautious in terms of security issues.

 

[orbvius]

One disk is for more unrestricted use (eg no anti virus installed) and if something goes wrong, I just reinstall the whole OS.

The other disk is solely reserved for work where I will be much more cautious in terms of security issues.

can work but tbh, if your 'work' pc got extra w10 license, just run the other one off a vm. otherwise, can also live with it as running on a trial license since the vm is more for testing purposes.

you can use either virtualbox (free to use), vhd manager (free to use for w10 pro/w10 ws) or vmware workstation (paid).

 

[VoodooKing]

As long as you activate on the same hardware (not different machine with different Serial number), there should be no issues.

Just remember not to plug in the harddisk into another machine and boot, Windows will detect hardware change and prompt for activation.

You can look into a software called BootIT Bare Metal (about USD25 I think). You can have unlimited boot partitions, clone partitions and backup partitions to a file.