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Still not convinced Win 10 OEM is the right thing.
MS does say concerning, "Building a PC for personal use licensing" for Win 10, that "Full packaged retail product is needed."
But for Win 8, they say, "OEM System builder product may be purchased."
Windows 8 was the only OEM that had the "Personal Use" clause. It was removed in Windows 8.1 .
http://personaluselicense.windows.co...S/default.aspxHow can I use the software? We do not sell our software or your copy of it – we only license it. Under our license, we grant you the right to install and run that one copy on one computer (the licensed computer) as the operating system on a computer that you build for your personal use, or as an additional operating system running on a local virtual machine or a separate partition, subject to the restrictions outlined under “Are there things I’m not allowed to do with the software?” The license is only for use by one person at a time, and only if you comply with all the terms of this agreement. The software is not licensed to be used as server software or for commercial hosting - so you may not make the software available for simultaneous use by multiple users over a network. For more information on multiple user scenarios and virtualization, see the Additional Terms. May I make a backup copy? Yes, you may make a single copy of the software for backup purposes, and use that backup copy as described below.
Can I transfer the software to another computer or user? You may transfer the software to another computer that belongs to you. You may also transfer the software (together with the license) to a computer owned by someone else if a) you are the first licensed user of the software and b) the new user agrees to the terms of this agreement. To make that transfer, you must transfer the original media, the certificate of authenticity, the product key and the proof of purchase directly to that other person, without retaining any copies of the software. You may use the backup copy we allow you to make or the media that the software came on to transfer the software. Anytime you transfer the software to a new computer, you must remove the software from the prior computer. You may not transfer the software to share licenses between computers. You may transfer Get Genuine Windows software, Pro Pack or Media Center Pack software only together with the licensed computer.
Jim
I still think you are making a mistake in going for OEM tengeezer.
You are building your own system, what happens a couple of years down the line when you decide to update your build and install a new mobo and CPU. Are you going to buy an OEM copy of Windows 10?
I bought a retail copy of Windows 7 the day it came out, had several mobo and cpu changes over the years with no Windows activation problems whatsoever which I would have had if I'd bought OEM.
The only time I went the OEM route was for Vista. At the time I was running XPHome which didn't have much x64 driver support so I got the Vista as a short term fix until 7 came out.
For me OEM is false economy for someone who builds his own machines for personal use.