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New Acronis 11 Plus Pack

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How does the new plus pack deal with the issue of Windows activation/registration/authorization?

Wouldn't use of this feature require purchase of another issue of the OS, or at least require deactivation of the old one?

For example, you are able to restore an image from your old PC to newly purchased computer or laptop – and get to all your documents and settings on the new hardware in just minutes

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Well, for this to work, you will need to own a retail version of Windows, not an OEM. Then, you will have to call Microsoft activation service to activate windows on your new computer. YOu have to uninstall it from the older computer. Alternatively, you can purchase a new license and activate it.

Often, computers come new with Windows installed on it. This is an OEMversion of Windows that doesn't support transferring to another computer. It supports upgrading components (like Hard Disks) within the same computer.