I have old licenses for Windows 7 and 10, which I have moved from machine to machine as I upgraded. Now that I only have
Windows on VMs, I don’t activate them any more - reconfiguring the VM can trigger a re-activation, which is a pain.
One reason behind my approach is that I’m trying to phase out Windows entirely.
Makes sense. I have licenses for software that have since moved to subscription models, and I prefer not to lose what I have and pay monthly/yearly costs. The configuration issue makes sense, as changes in hardware might look like sharing of licenses between systems.
I wish I could phase out of Windows entirely, but I’m not able to. I don’t like the direction many companies are making in monetizing its customers at the loss of privacy.