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Where can I purchase a USB flash drive with write protect switch so I can also write protect the Windows 10 Recovery Drive to have the same protection as the original Microsoft Windows 10 USB drive?
Why is there a hidden file named 83561421-11f5-4e09-8a59-933aks71366.ini on the root directory of the Retail Windows 10 USB drive with a modified date of Saturday, November 20, 1982, 10:30:32 AM with its contents as {"VolumeLabel":"J_CCSA_MULFRER_EN-US_USB","MakeBootable":true,"Signature":"(C)*MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND WA 98052, (425) 882-8080 Microsoft USB Tool 1.0 (01/21/2015 TM)"}? The Retail Windows 10 USB drive contains install.wim file in the source folder but the download version using the Media Creation Tool contains install.esd instead of install.wim. Why does the download version use install.esd even though the boxed version uses install.wim? There is no hidden file on the root directory of the download version, only on the boxed version.
Does activating the retail purchased Windows 10 product key automatically generate a digital entitlement for that PC and make the product key redundant the next time I reinstall Windows 10 on the same PC?
Try doing a clean install and skip entering the product key. See if Windows 10 activates itself. If it doesn't activate itself, then you just enter the retail product key on the activation screen.