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The devil is in the details :)
let's deal with your second query first.
All Windows disks have embedded Keys. NONE of those Keys can ever be activated over the internet or by phone.
Recovery Disks from majow manufacturers have what are called OEM_SLP Keys embedded in them (as does yours in your report above). These Keys are 'special', in that they acan allow teh proper system to self-activate, given the other parts required. Those other parts are the SLIC table in the BIOS, and certificates in the OS. The SLIC table and the certificates are specific to a particular manufacturer, so an OEM_SLP Key from, say, ASUS, will not work with a disk from Dell, even if it's on an ASUS computer - likewise, an ASUS Key and Disk will not work on a Dell computer.
The Key is only a part of the license.
In the case of machines from large manufacturers, all come with a COA sticker for the pre-installed licensed version of Windows. Unless you can demonstrate ownership through another route (such as an Upgrade disk and license/Key), no other version of Windows is legitimately licensed on that machine, whatever any technical tests may say.
i.e. just passing the tests doesn't make it a legitimate installation, you must also be able to prove ownership of the license - which in Windows is either the COA sticker, or in the case of Retail (including Upgrade) licenses, the Proof of License sticker.
All OEM_SLP Keys are pre-installed, or installed from Recovery disks, and again, the machine must have a COA sticker with a matching COA sticker (with a different - unique - Key).
Does that filter some of the mud out of the water?