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License questions. Converting W8.1 to W10.
I have a full retail boxed 'W8.1 Home' pack (NOT an OEM) that includes two DVD's, a 32bit and 64 bit.
The 64 bit has been in use for 18 months on my main PC, however in order to jump on the W10 bandwagon I installed W10 Pro on this PC by using my old W7 Pro Dell OEM licence.
With me so far :)
So that leaves me with a W8.1 license that was last activated on the Dell but is now not in use.
Questions......
1/ I'm assuming I can install W10 Home on my second PC (currently running Vista) and do a clean install by using the W8.1 license code. Is that correct.
I would be using the 32 bit version of W10 on the second PC (its 9yr old and lacks drivers for 64 bit).
2/ If I do this, do I retain the 'right' to install W10 Home 64 bit at some future point in time and on any PC I wish ? In other words, could I in one or two years time download W10 x64 and install it on a different PC (obviously relinquishing the proposed install on the Vista PC)