You can only do this if MS can find the digital licence and they cannot do that if the mobo has failed. a failed mobo, you can transfer the digital licence to a new PC. It is totally irrelevant if using a local or MS account. This is completely wrong.ĭigital licences are tied to the hardware and MS have an online record.
The digital link with MS licence is totally misunderstood as many think you just login on new pc with MS account and new pc will activate. When you install Windows 10 and use a valid key, you are granted a digital licence (effectively door is then unlocked). The key does not get converted into a digital licence. You can only go through the locked door if you have a key. Think of the digital licence as a locked door and the key as a key. The digital licence is the actual licence. In Windows 10 (and 11), the key is just a code to show you have purchased/own the right to install Windows 10 on a pc. I stand to be corrected on this.I am afraid this is inaccurate in so many ways. So, No, I don't think the Product Key can be unlinked because it is no longer valid. Also if a major component is changed then the digital lincence no longer works because it 'thinks' you have installed the OS on a new machine which needs a new licence. After conversion the Product Key is no longer valid. Someone may correct me but I believe the Product Key gets converted to a 'Digital Licence' which (I believe) is tied to the machine configuration.
