Mistershine on 17 May 2015
| kupomogli said: When you build a new computer and Winows doesn't allow you to transfer the license over, there's a reason people pirate the license. They expect people to never format and reinstall their pc or never build a brand new pc but in the event that you do more than a couple times, force you to purchase software you own and should be able to use. |
You can format your PC as many times as you want but if you read the EULA of an OEM copy of windows it states that it's licenced to the hardware, not the user. Essentially meaning that if you build a new PC you are legally required to buy a new copy of windows unless you have a full retail copy.
