If I delete a Windows installation with a product key assigned, will i no longer be able to use the key?

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Hi i was wondering if I delete a Windows installation with a product key assigned, will i no longer be able to use the key? This doesn't include when i unlink it before i delete windows. Any help it's appreciated

[EunSoo]

Most likely, you can. If its linked to your microsoft account and you have the product key on hand, you should be able to use it again

[Yatys 93]

if its an OEM key then can sometimes be a pain, if its not than should be fine

[Zmax]

Is the product you are talking about is  Windows 10 official version with a key, and either a retail version ( store ) or a Dell type of Windows, or and upgrade from Windows 7

 

And you want to format the HD, in all cases there is NP

 

The only thing is, if you want to move the key to a second PC. Microsoft as all the detail on the web site.

[LogicalDrm]

You can't have 2 pc's activated with single key. You should deactivate before activating on another pc. I don't know how newer Windows keys react when you don't remember to deactivate them. Older ones just deactivate previous install next time it phones server.

[mikat]

22 minutes ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

You can't have 2 pc's activated with single key. You should deactivate before activating on another pc. I don't know how newer Windows keys react when you don't remember to deactivate them. Older ones just deactivate previous install next time it phones server.

you can't? I have 2 windows server 2016 servers with the same keys i got from microsoft imagine

[LogicalDrm]

2 hours ago, mikat said:

you can't? I have 2 windows server 2016 servers with the same keys i got from microsoft imagine

Thats how it supposed to work. Idk if MS free-because-we-like-spying-cheap-people -program has some advantages.