Which versions of Windows 10 on Scan have a Retail licence?

[ZaO]

Just to let you know, my emails have gone unanswered at Microsoft... Last one sent Thursday. Talk about frustrating!

Yeh it's strange they're not giving you guys more info. You're clearly not the only ones though!

[rbur099]

Hmmm, I see that the listings have been updated again with the USB SKUs now listed as Retail. A little surprised that the 32/64-bit download variant is still OEM given comparative pricing.

Lee, I assume MS/purchasers have come back with new info?

Richard

[leepen@scan]

Yeah all confirmed now rbur099;

Windows 10 Home (OEM)

KW9-00185 32bit
LN66042

KW9-00139 64bit
LN66041


Windows 10 Pro (OEM)

FQC-08969 32bit
LN66044
FQC-08929 64bit
LN66043


Windows 10 RETAIL (32 and 64 included)

FQC-08789 Pro
LN66037

KW9-00017 Home
LN66036

[ChampangeCharli]

If I were you, I'd purchase a retail windows 8.1 (Home or Pro) licence, and go to win 10 via the free upgrade.
Windows 10 will create a retail licence key for you during the upgrade.
You can pull the key from the OS by using some third party software, (expertreviews.co.uk recommends Magical Jelly Key Finder).
Then use the Windows Media Creation Tool ( go to microsoft's website /en-us/software-download/windows10) to create a bootable install media and install a clean install via that route.

From my reading this key should be more flexible than the OEM key which is tied to that particular hardware configuration.

This seems to back it up. Check the 2nd post at this link, from a mod on the MS boards http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...d5166fc?auth=1