Windows 10: Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16215 PC + 15222 Mobile Insider

f14tomcat said:

Is that because they are somehow seen "activated" thru the Host?

No - even if you install it on a host unactivated, it gets updates.

All part of MS's plan to get everybody on W10.

cereberus said:

No - even if you install it on a host unactivated, it gets updates.

All part of MS's plan to get everybody on W10.

Just can't personalize it and that stuff, I guess. Interesting.

f14tomcat said:

Is that because they are somehow seen "activated" thru the Host?

cereberus said:

No - even if you install it on a host unactivated, it gets updates.

All part of MS's plan to get everybody on W10.

f14tomcat said:

Just can't personalize it and that stuff, I guess. Interesting.

Exactly. As far as I know, missing personalization options are the only restriction. Applying a theme file works, though, giving a practical workaround.

Kari said:

Exactly. As far as I know, missing personalization options are the only restriction. Applying a theme file works, though, giving a practical workaround.

The biggest restriction is inability to set active hours ans similar.

waltc said:

If you have a Microsoft account, and you have previously activated through it, your new hardware should activate automatically, imo. You can activate up to 10 devices per account--but the main activation denominator as it appears to me is the Microsoft account. (They changed the activation routines some time ago.)

This is not correct. Activation is not automatic. To activate on a different mobo., you have to have linked the digital licence to MS account on old mobo first (version 1607 or higher), then use activation troubleshooter on new mobo to MANUALLY transfer digital licence to new mobo.

My mobile has just started updating to version 15226.0 I'll just leave it to get on with it

Thanks @magilla and @CountMike