windows 10 system builder?

[hardtofindinthefuture]

Is there a way if im a system builder, to get a copy of windows copy and install it on multiple computers? (WITHOUT piracy)

And a way to customize it (custom background/drivers)

 

Thanks

[Princess Luna]

You can install windows in as many computers as you want, though to license it you need individual keys.

[Electronics Wizardy]

There are volume licence keys for this. Rember to use sysprep on the system.

 

For customization, script it. 

 

For images, use something like FOG.

[manikyath]

i'm pretty sure the "unlimited licenses" microsoft provides to allow -primarily universties- to have an unlimited amout of installs of an OS are very much NOT supposed to be used on systems meant for retail. (as in you'd break ToS)

4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

There are volume licence keys for this. Rember to use sysprep on the system.

 

For customization, script it. 

 

For images, use something like FOG.

arent those icenses meant to stay internal to a buisiness?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

i'm pretty sure the "unlimited licenses" microsoft provides to allow -primarily universties- to have an unlimited amout of installs of an OS are very much NOT supposed to be used on systems meant for retail. (as in you'd break ToS)

arent those icenses meant to stay internal to a buisiness?

Im pretty sure you can buy volume licence keys for retail. Your paying per key. All this does it lets you use the same key on each system. The key has a limit or noramlly 50 or 100 systems. 

 

Call up Microsoft licencing for this.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Im pretty sure you can buy volume licence keys for retail. Your paying per key. All this does it lets you use the same key on each system. The key has a limit or noramlly 50 or 100 systems. 

 

Call up Microsoft licencing for this.

i found one source that actually implies this'll end up costing more than buying individual licenses, but MS forums isnt always a very reliable sauce

[hardtofindinthefuture]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

i found one source that actually implies this'll end up costing more than buying individual licenses, but MS forums isnt always a very reliable sauce

please dont start a flame war like on the $500 Pentium build post

plz ;-;

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, v0nn_toaster said:

please dont start a flame war like on the $500 Pentium build post

plz ;-;

how many systems are we thinking. Id setup a pxe boot server and use fog. 

 

Call up microsoft licencing. It should be cheaper.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, v0nn_toaster said:

please dont start a flame war like on the $500 Pentium build post

plz ;-;

... we werent even arguing yet, if you think that's flamewar material, you should see what happened before they put a full stop ban on AMD VS intel

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

It should be cheaper.

my thought as well, and yes, defenately do the effory for PXE boot

[hardtofindinthefuture]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

PXE boot

Wut?

i am so stupid ;-;

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, v0nn_toaster said:

Wut?

i am so stupid ;-;

it's a service you can toss on a server, where you boot up the systems you want to install on in "pxe boot mode" and they'll ping the network looking for a pxe server, which then provides it with the necessary install files, essentially removing the need to stick physical install media in every device.

[hardtofindinthefuture]

10 minutes ago, manikyath said:

it's a service you can toss on a server, where you boot up the systems you want to install on in "pxe boot mode" and they'll ping the network looking for a pxe server, which then provides it with the necessary install files, essentially removing the need to stick physical install media in every device.

1. do i need like a mega super xeon server

2. can i make a tiny little lan network

[manikyath]

4 minutes ago, v0nn_toaster said:

1. do i need like a mega super xeon server

2. can i make a tiny little lan network

1: i'm sure you can run it off of literally anything

2: if your computer building company doesnt have a network, you're doing it wrong

[hardtofindinthefuture]

31 minutes ago, manikyath said:

unlimited licenses

where can i buy this

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, v0nn_toaster said:

where can i buy this

they're a popular thing for universities who need to provide students with lab computer/VM copies of windows, i'm actually not sure if they still have those, they're a subscription based model (as in, you need to renew the license, or all the systems drop their keys), they're stupidly expensive, and they're not supposed to be on retail machines.

[hardtofindinthefuture]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

they're a popular thing for universities who need to provide students with lab computer/VM copies of windows, i'm actually not sure if they still have those, they're a subscription based model (as in, you need to renew the license, or all the systems drop their keys), they're stupidly expensive, and they're not supposed to be on retail machines.

well wut is

i dont want to buy a truckload of CDs

and when im done have an entire swimming pool of CDs

[LogicalDrm]

I don't think volume keys are good idea if you are selling PCs. They are good if you'd be IT for medium to huge business and all PCs were used by employees and/or in-house.

 

You are exactly who OEMs are for. Those are meant for system builders, cheaper than retail and since you are the support for machines, no need to Microsofts support.