stepd Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Hi all, We have customer with 200+ rental computers from us with windows 8.1 license onboard. The rental contract will expire in August and all 200+ computers will be back to our company next month. The current customer don't want to upgrade to windows 10 now, so we have a serious problem in order sell again the computer as secondhand because without windows 10 license the possibility of a secondhand sell is almost none. There is any way to contact m$ servers and simulate the license upgrade in order to install windows 10 later (after july 29) and still get licensed? sorry for my bad english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 A solution if you can achieve it. it's a kind of "reservation": - Install Windows 10 - Get permanent activation - Remove Windows 10 & reinstall whatever system you want You will be able now to install windows 10 whenever you (or customers) want. The machines still permanently registred on microsoft servers Not sure about registration if you change some hardwares in your machines after this..... One thing though: No one can tell what will happen after the grace period (july 29)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepd Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 6 minutes ago, jordan4x said: A solution if you can achieve it: - Install Windows 10 - Get permanent activation - Remove Windows 10 & reinstall whatever system you want You will be able now to install windows 10 whenever you (or customers) want. The machines still permanently registred on microsoft servers Not sure about registration if you change some hardwares in your machines after this..... One thing though: No one can tell what will happen after the grace period (july 29)! yes, but in that case i have to install windows 10 to all 200+ computers... i'm looking for a way to insert only windows 7/8.1 legit license (all of them) in some tool and simulate the upgrade to m$ servers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Maybe you can get help, if use the GenuineTicket.xml method. (Windows uses this method if upgrade). I do not know how it works after the July 29, now works perfectly. Here is the guide in three languages. English German Portuguese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Think Microsoft already has the motherboard serials in its activation servers from win 7 and newer computers & seems to upgrade those files to include win10 activation when its installed. Supposedly once activated on win10 its lifetime activated per the activation servers and your old win7 and 8 license is still good for 'temporary repair use. Today you can simply boot install win10 into a partition that has enough free space and then leave it or remove is all you need to do to get your win10 activation rights into the activation server. Needs about 20gb free they say, although its probably less fresh installed into a partition. I stuck win10 into a partition on two separate laptops - letting them be native dual boot and it didn't even upset the existing files that were in those partitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajeesh Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 its not possible. try contacting microsoft.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterupc Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 For insiders there's an option to link your license with your account (microsoft account as hotmail), and you can do hardware changes (mainboard included) and your license will be active always. It will be available for all in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eden2015 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 On 4.7.2016 at 5:08 PM, jordan4x said: A solution if you can achieve it. it's a kind of "reservation": - Install Windows 10 - Get permanent activation - Remove Windows 10 & reinstall whatever system you want You will be able now to install windows 10 whenever you (or customers) want. The machines still permanently registred on microsoft servers Not sure about registration if you change some hardwares in your machines after this..... One thing though: No one can tell what will happen after the grace period (july 29)! When Replacing a motherboard the license gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajeesh Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 11 hours ago, eden2015 said: When Replacing a motherboard the license gone yes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
november_ra1n Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 There is a little trick work for most people without upgrading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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