The watermark in the bottom right corner vanished instantly. The personalization settings unlocked. The desktop background, a picture of a mountain range he had used for years, synced down from the cloud and plastered itself across his new, high-resolution screen.
He typed the command to strip the license from the hardware: slmgr /upk . transferring windows license to new pc
This license is tied to your motherboard. It cannot be legally transferred to a new computer. The watermark in the bottom right corner vanished instantly