Version du 14 octobre 2021 à 15:58

Editions

Edition	Description
Consumer	contains Pro, Education and Enterprise which is mainly for company that use volume license
Business	contains Home, Pro, and Education which is mainly for personal and special organization that use OEM or retail product key.

N editions of Windows are available in Europe, and are missing a few media-related features:

Licence type	Description
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer, installed by a manufacturer on new devices. The product key isn't transferable, and you can't use it to activate another installation. (Unless you're re-activating a new installation on the same computer.)
Retail	acquired when purchasing a copy of Windows. You can transfer the product key to another computer, as long as you deactivate the old device.
Volume	allows organizations to use one master product key to activate any installation of Windows. Although you can use this license multiple times on different computers, you can't transfer it with the device when the system changes ownership, and you're not allowed to activate devices that aren't part of the organization.

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-| OEM || an Original Equipment Manufacturer refers to the license that a manufacturer installs on new devices. The product key isn't transferable, and you can't use it to activate another installation. (Unless you're re-activating a new installation on the same computer.)
+| OEM || Original Equipment Manufacturer, installed by a manufacturer on new devices. The product key isn't transferable, and you can't use it to activate another installation. (Unless you're re-activating a new installation on the same computer.)
 |-
-| Retail || A Retail license refers to the license that you acquire when purchasing a copy of Windows. You can transfer the product key to another computer, as long as you deactivate the old device.
+| Retail || acquired when purchasing a copy of Windows. You can transfer the product key to another computer, as long as you deactivate the old device.
+|-
+| Volume || allows organizations to use one master product key to activate any installation of Windows. Although you can use this license multiple times on different computers, you can't transfer it with the device when the system changes ownership, and you're not allowed to activate devices that aren't part of the organization.
 |}