Just curious if anyone has experience moving a non-OEM Windows installation to another computer. This was originally a Windows 8.1 Pro license purchased directly from Microsoft.

Windows 10 Update 2024-07 Cumulative Update Version 22H2 for x64-based systems (KB5040427) causes frequent laptop reboots. It also resets the laptop to a clean blue screen, it looks like it is ...

Microsoft has fixed several known issues that caused Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and installation issues on Windows Server 2025 systems with a high core count.

You can use any OEM CD with the Key that is physically on the computer, it might require a call to activation services but it will work fine. And no, original OEM isn't encoded into the product ID.