Long story short, I am building a NAS device for which I have thought to use Linux, but after an few month excursion into Linux world I do not think it to be such a good idea anymore. It will be a Snapraid solution so I am free to choose if the system will run Windows or Linux solution.
I actually never had a license for windows. Seven was a volume license, that worked flawlessly but while being genuine was not registered to my name. The question is for the W10. How does Microsoft bind a specific retail license to a machine?
I read that the license is connected to one PC, but it's to vague an explanation. I build my systems and never do the whole system. For example, two years ago I changed the core set, motherboard, cpu, 16GB ram. Ten months ago the SSD started dying after three years so I installed a fresh OS on a new NVMe drive. Then, three months ago I changed an older graphics adapter to a better one. Then, a few weeks ago I added 32gb ram. Now, I will in a few days remove 16GB ram, because while 16 is clearly not enough for my use case 48 is an unnecessary overkill. So, my config is always in flux, changing, evolving, in last 15 years there has never been a new computer in a sense most users think of it.
How would a retail license interfere with that and how long can I expect it to last until I have to buy another license key?
I know that some software packages bind to primary NIC MAC address, some to primary disk UUID, some to combination of those, but I could nowhere find to what component or what set of components does W10 license bind itself.
I actually never had a license for windows. Seven was a volume license, that worked flawlessly but while being genuine was not registered to my name. The question is for the W10. How does Microsoft bind a specific retail license to a machine?
I read that the license is connected to one PC, but it's to vague an explanation. I build my systems and never do the whole system. For example, two years ago I changed the core set, motherboard, cpu, 16GB ram. Ten months ago the SSD started dying after three years so I installed a fresh OS on a new NVMe drive. Then, three months ago I changed an older graphics adapter to a better one. Then, a few weeks ago I added 32gb ram. Now, I will in a few days remove 16GB ram, because while 16 is clearly not enough for my use case 48 is an unnecessary overkill. So, my config is always in flux, changing, evolving, in last 15 years there has never been a new computer in a sense most users think of it.
How would a retail license interfere with that and how long can I expect it to last until I have to buy another license key?
I know that some software packages bind to primary NIC MAC address, some to primary disk UUID, some to combination of those, but I could nowhere find to what component or what set of components does W10 license bind itself.