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I worked selling refurb computers and this wasn't the case from Windows 95 - XP. The rise of TPMs and EFI is after that time so it's possible some newer system
by ergsef 1y ago
I worked selling refurb computers and this wasn't the case from Windows 95 - XP. The rise of TPMs and EFI is after that time so it's possible some newer system provides a way of tying licenses to computers, but it's not BIOS.
- jve 1y agoWell, it's been 2 decades so things do have changed. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/activate-windows-c39005d4-95ee-b91e-b399-2820fda32227 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/activate-windows... https://superuser.com/questions/1575650/how-does-a-windows-digital-licence-work https://superuser.com/questions/1575650/how-does-a-windows-d...
- mr_toad 1y agohttps://superuser.com/questions/1108151/windows-license-stored-in-uefi-bios#1326147 https://superuser.com/questions/1108151/windows-license-stor...
- izacus 1y agoWindows XP has been launched 23 years ago. Things may have changed inbetween.