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pp03 said:

how to get access to that?

It's not been released (?yet) - it may pop-up in an Insider build... but as you know, MS aren't the most forthcoming - so we'll wait and see.

What I posted was the configuration for licencing that has been included...

In fact there are many unreleased editions there ( like Andomeda, OneCoreUpdateOS Retail etc) - there is no guarantee the new editions will be made public.

badbull said:

Helló
that I can check that the key I received is a genuine retail version or msdn contract (windows 10 pro)

thx

Since Win 8, MS has grouped MSDN as full Retail licences under the Eula - we can't tell the difference any longer.

Received a few crash reports.



Failure log

Date	Package version	Device type	Device model	OS build	Links
08/08/2018 5:19:35 AM	1.1.9.0	PC	HP-HP Stream Laptop 14-cb1XX	10.0.17134	Stack trace
07/24/2018 11:10:34 AM	1.1.9.0	PC	Microsoft Corporation-Surface Laptop	10.0.17134	Stack trace
07/16/2018 6:06:07 PM	1.1.8.0	PC	Microsoft Corporation-Surface Laptop	10.0.17134	Stack trace

They all relate to keyinfo.pkchecker.checkproductkey method - but I can't replicate it?
Stack trace doesn't have much useful info.


Tried non-alphanumerics and still no crash...

badbull said:

I bought this key online for the w10 pro retailer but not from microsoft
I asked the official microsoft customer service and said this key msdn
I knew Microsoft did not keep the keys sold in the registry
it's real to be able to say that msdn key and if so then how do you know
thanks

I think they are guessing... if there is a group ID range in the PID (this is a bit too technical to get into...) then it's confidential to them - but from the decoding there is nothing different from a standard Retail key... and thus Windows will see it as such.

Matthew Wai said:

Is it true that only a generic key can be found on a branded computer pre-installed with Windows?

Where do you get that idea from?

Matthew Wai said:

From this link: 新機直接裝WIN 10 問題 (舊時WIN7升級的) - Windows 系統及軟件Q&A - 香港討論區 Discuss.com.hk - 香討．香港 No.1

No, you get an unique OEM key with Windows 8 and 10 on a factory PC -- Windows 7 uses an OEM generic marker and key.. that's irrelevant for now.

Windows media have default (aka Windows generic) keys for each edition (that it installs when you click "I don't have a key")

That is the underlying key that will be used if a Windows 10 OEM or Retail is not installed. A "down-level activation" using a Windows 7 or 8 key, of the same edition, merely installs the digital licence and leaves the installed key in place (being the default/generic)