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The thread discusses issues related to Windows 10 Enterprise licensing after a clean installation, with the original OEM license seemingly lost when reinstalling with a generic ISO. Contributors clarify that Windows 10 Enterprise licenses are typically volume licenses or subscriptions not tied to BIOS, making recovery challenging without proper licensing channels. Overall, the consensus is that Enterprise licenses are complex and mainly intended for organizations, and end users might need to purchase retail editions like Pro or Home for personal use.
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Hi guys,

Previous Windows 10 Entreprise that came with laptop was licensed, but i made clean install of Windows 10 Entrerprise with Downloaded iso from Microsoft, and now it says that windows 10 enterprise is in evaluation mode, valid for 90 days.
Is there a way to pickup license from previous install? I have a macrium rescue backup, in case that helps. Please let me know?
I ran "slmgr /upk" and "slmgr /cpky" as in
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Hope that wasn't a mistake?
 

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There are two types of enterprise licenses MAK and KMS. KMS uses a generic key on the machine which instructs machines to query a KMS DNS service record ( also requires a KMS server) and MAK which is a single license issues to a Corp with x number of devices associated. Neither type is available without a volume license agreement. In other words you'll need to buy a retail license Home or Pro edition
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Enterprise is subscription-based and only the company that currently rents it is allowed to use it i.e, you can rent it as a company but Microsoft still owns it

as an end user [white - pc] there is no legial way to have it outside of evaluation mode
 

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ussnorway said:
Enterprise is subscription-based and only the company that currently rents it is allowed to use it i.e, you can rent it as a company but Microsoft still owns it

as an end user [white - pc] there is no legial way to have it outside of evaluation mode
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I bought a workstation laptop from corporate stock.
It came with Win 10 enterprise.
 

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There are two types of enterprise licenses MAK and KMS. KMS uses a generic key on the machine which instructs machines to query a KMS DNS service record ( also requires a KMS server) and MAK which is a single license issues to a Corp with x number of devices associated. Neither type is available without a volume license agreement. In other words you'll need to buy a retail license Home or Pro edition
 

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Neemobeer said:
There are two types of enterprise licenses MAK and KMS. KMS uses a generic key on the machine which instructs machines to query a KMS DNS service record ( also requires a KMS server) and MAK which is a single license issues to a Corp with x number of devices associated. Neither type is available without a volume license agreement. In other words you'll need to buy a retail license Home or Pro edition
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Got it.

So, after i re-installed Windows with a "Win 10 Enterprise Demo", the licensed enterprise that came with laptop is gone?
I thought the BIOS would pickup the license?

Anyway the enterprise is for IT professionals managing corporate networks or devices.
It's not needed, (even for a small company). Right?
 

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Enterprise licenses are not stored in firmware and yes overkill for a small business.
 

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