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Windows install on a laptop bought at Auction?
A friend of mine bought a Laptop from a university auction. The machine has had the hard drive removed so has no OS. He has a graphics print company and his computers are Apple Mac. however, he just acquire a couple production machines he (needs) to run from windows. (why he asked me) I just did a Win 10 install on a computer I was given using MS Media Creation tool and my MS account. I've never had any licensing problems. However I'd prefer not to have the machine on my MS account. Is there a way to reinstall windows on the machine with a new hard drive without using my account? I assume the machine had a valid OS on the old HD. How do I find that license for the machine? Any other options?