hushed hill
Hey guys,
I currently built my PC and then bought a key, turns out it was OEM Key not retail, and honestly I don't want a OEM key, so if I buy a retail key and change my current, will the OEM key get removed from my bios? or it's permenantly attached to it?
Thanks in advance.
vast viper
Hey guys,
I currently built my PC and then bought a key, turns out it was OEM K...
Where have you get this key?
hushed hill
From a Czech website
vast viper
From a Czech website
wait a sec
hushed hill
Not actually no, it was 3 euros
grave mantle
No way it’s a legit retail key for this price
hushed hill
its not retail, its OEM
I wanna know is it forever attached to my motherboard? or it will be changed when I get a retail key?
grave mantle
It will be lied to your motherboard
hushed hill
It will be lied to your motherboard
No way at all to remove it??
vast viper
Don't buy keys from grey markets. Maybe stealed or something
hushed hill
It's not a pre-built PC.
grave mantle
After for the price it’s not really a big issue tbh
But after idk if you change how that’s work but OEM is fine
Or maybe they will fuck up and you will have a retail key like I have
hushed hill
like im wondering, if I bought a retail key now, and I had OEM installed, if I use the retail, the OEM will be completely removed from my PC/BIOS?
vast viper
When you purchase a retail key and use it to activate your PC, the OEM key will not be removed from the BIOS. The OEM key is typically embedded in the ACPI table of the BIOS during manufacturing and is not designed to be altered or removed by the end user.
However, this doesn’t mean you can’t use a retail key. You can change the product key in your operating system to the retail key, and it will override the OEM key without altering the BIOS. The OEM key remains in the BIOS but is not used as long as the retail key is active. If you ever need to reinstall Windows, you can use the retail key during the installation process to activate it.
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hushed hill
Thats the thing. the motherboard doesn't come with this Key.
its a different situation
I have a gigabyte z790 motherboard, it comes with no keys, I just bought an OEM
hushed hill
hmmm
granite garden
You can try to use a Retail license and see if it overwrites the OEM
Normally this works
hushed hill
yeah but I wanna remove that OEM from my BIOS completely
granite garden
OEM keys you type are not in the BIOS
hushed hill
Thank you
OEM keys that come already installed are in the BIOS
but not the ones I buy correct?
granite garden
It’s just that the activation server sees your mainboard serial number and says „yep OEM license“
granite garden
OEM keys that come already installed are in the BIOS
Depends on the manufacturer but nowadays it’s common practice on laptops yes
granite garden
Yeah so your board probably doesn’t support it in the first place
I know my board supports it because there are major OEMs that use my board and preinstall licenses but there’s no way of doing this for a regular consumer
hushed hill
yeah I mean my motherboard doesn't come with an OEM key, its just I bought an OEM key online
and activated
so Its not attached forever to my motherboard right?
granite garden
It is „attached“ from the viewpoint of the activation server until you use a different license to overwrite it
hushed hill
yeah so If I used a retail key to overwrite, it won't be attached to my PC anymore correct?
granite garden
But it is not saved in the hardware / firmware / BIOS
granite garden
yeah so If I used a retail key to overwrite, it won't be attached to my PC anymo...
The OEM license will be detached and useless
grave mantle
But so you know, an retail license won’t be 3€
hushed hill
yeah I mean anything that activates my windows for now is alright 😂
its so expensive in Egyptian pounds tbh for a retail one
grave mantle
Like everywhere
short nova
Fyi, the standard price is around ~$160
hushed hill
Fyi, the standard price is around ~$160
yeah its kinda too much so I just went for that OEM key
hybrid tide
yeah its kinda too much so I just went for that OEM key
Honestly I understand Windows is expensive but don't buy from 3rd party websites
It's all stolen keys and one day microsoft will deactivate yours