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Questions tagged [volume-license]

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How to check digital licenses linked to my Microsoft Account before installing it?

My harddrive just crashed and HP is asking me to pay them to get a recovery media in order to re-install Windows on the new hard drive. Now, Windows 10 uses digital licenses tied to out Microsoft Account. So, I guess I should be able to grab a iso…
Abhishek Ranjan
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How do you convert KMS licensed windows 7 to MAK licensed?

I have Windows 7 Business/Enterprise that are automatically configured to use KMS licensing. How do I convert it to MAK mode licensing? In the past I did this with slmgr however I forgot the command.
makerofthings7
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How do I find out who owns a Microsoft Software key?

Some of the machines at the office where I work have copies of Microsoft software installed on them, but they were installed a long time ago, and there's no indication of who or what MVLC account was used to install them originally. Using an…
leeand00
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Cloning Windows 7 with clonezilla - sysprep - with volume license key

In the past, I have used clonezilla, sysprep and a volume license key to clone images to many computers. This was based on Windows XP. How about Windows 7 pro? Will the steps be exactly the same? As in... Setup a PC as required Sysprep it with a…
oshirowanen
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Multiple clones of Windows 10 VM with same license

I have some questions about Windows 10 license used on a VM. There is a scenario: By using VMWare I install Windows 10 on a VM. I lincence installed OS with a new license. I make clones of the VM. My first question is: Am I permitted to run…
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MS SQL Server Licenses

I was having a discussion at work about the licensing model of Microsoft, in particular for SQL Server and we couldn't agree on the interpretation of "Active SA Quantity". So the question is, if for SQL Server Ent. Lic. I have 10 Active SA Quantity,…
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How do I "upgrade" to Windows 7 from Vista through Windows 8 with a volume license

This is my situation. I have a computer lab of 23 machines (ACER Veriton M410) running Windows Vista business. We want to update the machines to Windows 7. The school was sold Windows 8 Pro on a Volume License deal and was told they would be able to…
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What is the easiest way to upgrade to Windows 8.1 if you cannot do it via the Windows Store?

I have a MSDN Subscription and have installed Windows 8 Professional using my Volume License version of Windows 8. The Windows 8.1 update does not show up in Windows Store. This is a known problem. What is the appropriate, easiest way to upgrade…
Klas Mellbourn
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Is it safe to remove a user in MVLSC?

My old boss at work was in charge of our Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center for the company. He no longer work with us, and he gave me all the administrative privileges with my own account. Is it safe to delete his account? Or could it affect…
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Transfer Windows 10 Pro volume upgrade license

I have 2 computers, both came with Windows 10 Home licenses. For one of them, I've upgraded it to Pro using my employer's volume license. Is it possible to downgrade the computer with the Pro license and do the upgrade in the other one with the…
Diego Jancic
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Can you install/activate windows 10 with a MSDN Windows 7 ultimate key?

I have read numerous times that you are able to register windows 10 with either a windows 7 or windows 8 license key that has never been activated, or with a windows 7/8 VLK. I currently have several legacy test machines running MSDN copies of…
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Restricting Remote Desktop by connecting device

I am currently looking into licensing issues around Microsoft Office when connecting to Terminal Services/RDS. As Office is licensed per device (for non-O365 variants) and only certain versions of Office are granted Remote Usage Rights on RDS, I am…
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MSDN Datacenter and Standard Licensing

I have an ESXi server that hosts VMs of Windows Server 2012 R2 environments. In that process, I have a template that uses Windows Server 2012 R2 as the OS with other software. This way users have the identical environment for every instance and I do…
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Windows 10 Enterprise MAK key - can be revoked?

I've been having trouble with a Windows 10 upgrade, so a friend gave me a MAK key which has turned my version from Home to Enterprise. The key is legitimate (it belongs to our company). But now I'm worried. Could the MAK be revoked if I left the…
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Upgrading from Win8.1 (OEM) to Win8.1 Enterprise -- possible without clean install?

I have a Win8.1 Enterprise key. It was acquired via volume licencing. I have a new PC that came with Win8.1 (OEM). Is there any way to upgrade to Win8.1 Ent from Win8.1 (OEM) without a clean install? EDIT: I attempted using "Add Features to Windows…
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