Hi I would like to know if its possible to use a Windows pro 10 non activated image on multiple Windows 10 devices Had upgraded all pcs using the free gatherosstate Ticket method and all activated without any problems Now I would like to use an Image with Office and Av installed Volume licences again non activated for Image purposes Have all the Genuine tickets kept and labeled just in case needed later Have installed a test Image with Office and AV on 2 identical pcs both worked when connected and are shown as activated Afterwards when extracting product key from both pcs the the Computer name and Win 10 Pro key is the same on both Was wondering will this be a problem long term or is all this a waste of time ?
As long as you use the generated genuineticket.xml which you created at the machine you're putting the image back on, it should work. Keep the system offline till you copy/pasted the ticket to the appropriate folder and rebooted after it. The HWID Pro key is always the same: ending on 3V66T
If your using VL then you don't need the genuineticket files & just use KMS to activate. If you change to Retail product key then you can use those tickets for hwid activation...
Thanks for the replys and yes it was a non VL Windows 10 v1703 Pro or the free upgrade version, so I need to put back the tickets just once and not need to each time I install new or by using an Image ? I have done this in the past and all worked fine but never from an Image with Office and antivirus Vl Tito just answered my question
@Enthousiast @Flipp3r To be more precised, the VL media wouldn't make any difference - you just need to switch to the generic retail key to use the digital entitlement.
Ok, then i don't get the purpose of this thread at all In the time to ask this and wait for the answers i would have been finished doing just the installs on both laptops.
Have 20 plus identical Laptops to do in total and then I will try same Image on another 20 plus various makes desktops but I'm unsure if this will work
For every (exact) device having established a HWID for the correct SKU with MS earlier, Windows will be activated if the default RETAIL key is used. Otherwise, no. A license ticket cannot be used on multiple systems even if the hardware itself is the same (because the firmware is not, think MAC adresses etc.!).