Every article I have read somehow assumes you can still see the key to be able to re-enter it on another computer.
I started with an actual Windows 7 key to activate 10. At that point it became a...

I just cleaned and reinstalled Windows 10 on my old PC. Getting it ready to sell.

It was a retail Windows 7 key that became a digital license when used for 10. It automatically reactivated on...

Sad that every time Microsoft upgrades or "improves" something it gets worse instead of better. (Yeah I know, the user just does not understand what is good for them).
Microsoft store has Home and...

Yes, I had done the clean install removing the partitions and installing on unallocated space.
The bad thing was that the install forced a Microsoft login to proceed. I thought I was safe creating a...

Yes, it was a clean install from a new download.

However, it forced a Microsoft login to proceed with the install which sucks.

Following installation I created a new local account and deleted...

Wow. Yes it clearly says one install per license. I swear that back in 2013 the deal was that it was ok to install one on your desktop and one on your laptop as long as you did not run them at the...

We have a copy of Office 2013 that allows two installs. One is installed on my PC and the other was on an old Toshiba Laptop.
Both have been activated and working fine. We are retiring the Toshiba...

I was preparing an old desktop for sale so I did a clean reinstall of Windows 10. I removed my online Microsoft account and created a local "Newuser" account with its own PIN. When you look at...

I am going to sell or donate the old laptop so I do not want to leave a retail copy of 10 on it.

What should be done to deactivate and prepare it for use on another machine at a later time?
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So there is no deactivation for the digital license and no transfer to a new system without linking to a Microsoft account? I would like to deactivate on the older hardware prior to sale.

I have been reading a few of the older threads but thought it might be better to open a new thread.
My desktop was running retail Windows 7 Pro and upgraded to Windows 10. It received a new key and...