Confused about Microsoft's Licensing Models? This simple, human-friendly guide explains the difference between OEM, Retail, ...

I used the product key from my boxed retail copy of Windows 8.1 Pro to activate a Windows 11 Pro install done with a MCT-created flash drive. No issues at all.

It finally happened, and my old technet keys won't activate Windows 11 anymore. Which seeing as I got those over a decade ago, fair enough Looking at the local stores, they sell a DVD (OEM) and ...

OEM versions of Windows 7 Professional are available for just $134.99, which is a massive $165 cheaper than the $299.99 retail version, and $5 cheaper than what Vista’s Professional OEM version ...

Windows OEM Pro dragged down the rest of the group for Q1. OEM non-Pro (consumer/retail) revenue for the quarter was up 31% from the year-ago quarter.

Windows OEM non-Pro revenue was also up by 4 percent. Microsoft's earnings report is out for the second quarter of its 2020 fiscal year, and the company raked in 36.9 billion beating most estimates.