*Note that only qualifying VL agreements can skip the WU or MCT method and upgrade to Windows 10 for free. if you used your VL media to do the upgrade - by default its going to activate via KMS.
Is there a way to verify that the device did indeed activate with Microsoft and not just the KMS server?Īlso, if you upgrade from a VL device, it activates online but then later reinstall fresh from Windows 10 retail image, will Microsoft's servers still recognize the computer as been previously activated for Windows 10 under the free upgrade? .the device registered with Microsoft to get the free Windows 10 upgrade, I'm not entirely sure what will be required from a SAM audit to prove you have rights to Windows 10.
Once the device has been upgraded to Windows 10 via Windows Update or Media Creation Tool, it will activate Windows 10 on it for the life of the device. That aside, this is pretty much scenario 1 all over. Since you CANNOT buy a Windows 8.1 Pro Upgrade license via Volume Licensing any longer - you can only purchase the Windows 10 Pro Upgrade license now. Other than the Windows COA and the fact that the device registered with Microsoft to get the free Windows 10 upgrade, I'm not entirely sure what will be required from a SAM audit to prove you have rights to Windows 10. Since the device is licensed then with Windows 10, reimaging rights apply.
When you do the free upgrade to Windows 10, you've been given a Windows 10 license for that device. With Windows 10, its no different than Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 when it comes to reimaging rights.
Does Microsoft even care that was the case?ġ) Your computer is licensed Windows 8.1 Pro OEMĢ) You reimage your computer with Windows 8.1 Pro VLĤ) August 1st, 2016 rolls by and you decide to reimage your computer using Windows 10 VL media.ħ) Again, how is ownership of the Windows 10 license verified or does it not matter?ġ) Your computer is licensed OEM Windows 7.Ģ) You buy a VL upgrade to Windows 8.1 and reimage your computer with it.ģ) You perform the free Windows 10 upgrade using the free media.Ĥ) Some time after August 1st, 2016, you decide to reinstall your computer using OEM/Retail Windows 10 media. But, I'm not sure that's the case as computers upgraded from VL media to Win10 via Free upgrade say "Product Key" and not " Digital Entitlement" unlike the OEM/Retail upgrades. I've read some other posts on Spiceworks, but they seem to focus on just the upgrade, not what happens afterwards.ġ) Your computer is licensed OEM Windows 7 Pro.ģ) You perform the free Windows 10 Pro upgrade using the free media.Ĥ) August 1st, 2016 rolls by and you decide to reimage your computer using Windows 10 Pro VL media.ħ) How do you prove to Microsoft that your Windows 10 Pro VL activated machine is entitled to Windows 10 because you did the free upgrade earlier, but yet you have ZERO proof that is the case. Anyone know how each will play out? If the activation is tied to a motherboard, etc and stored online for even VL, then I'd see how each of these scenarios wouldn't matter.
This is where HFV comes to help.Simply paste the location of your infected directory on the box & click delete virus to get rid of virus.Īs a safety precaution, keep this software backed up on system as well since the virus which hides all files and creates a shortcut can also hide this software as well.I've come up with 3 scenarios that concern me in regards to keeping activations straight on Windows 10 machines. Simply speaking, the shortcut creates a backdoor to your system so that it can access all your files, services and privileges within that system & all others connected to it without your permission. Many a times when we connect our PenDrive to a PC or Laptop, we don't see our files and folders, instead see one or multiple shortcuts.Īssuming these shortcuts as innocent, we launch them which in turn infects our PC or laptop with a virus which the geeks call Win32:Atraps-PZ HFV (Hidden Folder Virus) Cleaner Pro is a small removal tool designed to clean the Win32:Atraps-PZ infection from your machine, as well as providing the ability to hide and unhide files in a local folder.