Windows 7 - How do I cancel Windows 7 license

I am planning to retire my laptop but I how do I cancel the Windows 7 registered license which I bought and installed it separately?

Before answering your question, may I ask why you have that "sarcastic" smilie at the beginning? Feeling grumpy?

Welcome to the forum,

This will show you how,

Product Key Number - Uninstall and Deactivate in Windows

The problem with that scheme is if the OP has a store bought OEM license. These are tied to the first motherboard they are installed on so if the original computer retires, so does the license.

OTOH, if its a retail license, those are freely transferrable subject to being used on only one computer at a time. Just remove windows from this computer and use the key on the new one. If the time period between activating the key the first time and the second time is relatively small, you may require phone activation but thats not a problem.

I guess we await a response from the OP.

This... led me to believe it was a retail license, but it could be a store bought OEM.

Good point as usual Bill.

Since he has only made one post on the forum, I doubt if we will see him again.