Windows License Summary (Quick Comparison Chart)


  1. Posts : 312
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 x64 (OEM)
       #1

    Windows License Summary (Quick Comparison Chart)


    Hi guys,

    I have found this handy comparison table for the most common types of Windows Licenses.

    Source: What Microsoft won't tell you about Windows 7 licensing | ZDNet

    Hope it helps. :)
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  2. Posts : 10,485
    W7 Pro SP1 64bit
       #2

    Thanks for posting that

    Bookmarked.
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  3. Posts : 21,482
    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
       #3

    Shame it's not factually accurate :)

    Both OEM licenses are valid for both bitnesses, so long as proper installation media are used
    It's simply that the media are only provided for one bitness, rather than both, as in Retail products.

    I suspect that the chart's creators will wriggle out of that using the word 'Switch' :)

    Anytime Upgrade licenses are also valid for both bitnesses - and/but require the appropriate bitness qualifying OS to be installed and activated/validated before it can upgrade the system

    OEM Licenses require clean installation (they don't just allow it).

    Retail Upgrade licenses can be clean installed(with a bit of fiddling), and as far as I am aware, they don't require telephone activation.


    ALL Windows Licenses require Activation - it's just that it's not visible in the case of OEM_SLP Keys (until something goes wrong), and there is the alternative of KMS Activation for Volume Licensing editions (Pro and Enterprise).
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  4. Posts : 312
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 x64 (OEM)
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks Noel.

    Maybe the well-experienced members and 7eterans of this forum can create a more accurate comparison chart. I like the layout of their table though. :)
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  5. Posts : 21,482
    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
       #5

    There are a lot of 'if's' and 'but's' around the subject - I've never seen a full rundown yet, although I've attempted to make a few myself.
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