Same Key on 3 PC 's ?

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  1. janzen

    janzen MDL Junior Member

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    #1 janzen, Aug 5, 2015
    At home I have 3 PC's , all 3 individually upgraded from windows7 SP1 to Windows10 Pro, and automatically activated without any problems.
    The funny thing is that all 3 have got the same Key.
    Is that normal?
     
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    Snuffy MDL Expert

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    #2 Snuffy, Aug 5, 2015
    YES you just joined the other 14 Million
     
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    2574 MDL Junior Member

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    #3 2574, Aug 5, 2015
    Those are generic keys for the Pro SKU. Your new key is your HWID (hardware id) that is unique to every computer. Should you ever reinstall Windows on those computers, just skip any prompts to enter a product key, go online and you'll automatically be activated. :D
     
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  5. janzen

    janzen MDL Junior Member

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    #5 janzen, Aug 5, 2015 (OP)
    That is why I had expected to get different keys for each of the3..
     
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    #6 maxb2000, Aug 5, 2015
    That HWID is stored on the MS servers but the key is the same.
     
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    #7 janzen, Aug 6, 2015 (OP)
    Ok, thank you all.
    It is clear now.