Detailed WIN8 System acquisition authorization and downgrade strategy

OEM is a computer manufacturer pre-installed to the computer, only by purchasing hardware products can not be purchased separately.

Volume Licensing (VL) is suitable for users who buy a large number of Microsoft products, especially enterprise users. Volume Licensing is easy to manage, customers who purchase software products by volume Licensing can log in to Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center to manage all software purchased by the enterprise, including viewing licensing information, mirroring downloading, key management, etc.

Windows 8 has made some changes in the way it is acquired, mainly on the following points:

1. In mainland China, the full range of Windows 8 products no longer offers retail color box packs (FPP) and Coem (Random edition) licenses.

2. In mainland China, the Windows product family has stopped selling physical installation media (that is, the installation CD), which includes customers who purchase volume Licensing licenses.

3. How does the customer get the Windows 8 product after canceling the color box package (FPP) and coem product? This is also the 3rd change: Customers in mainland China can access windows in the following three ways

(1) OEM New Machine pre-installed

(2) Microsoft official website online download platform to obtain WINDOWS8 products (ESD)

(3) Microsoft Volume Licensing (OEM pc after the purchase of the Internet or telephone can be activated, VL and ESD can be purchased by the key for networking or telephone activation).

The correct licensing principle for Windows 8 products:

1. Win8 product licensing can be divided into two categories, namely the full version and the upgraded version.

2. In mainland China, users have two ways to obtain a full version of Windows 8 Products license: To obtain a full version of Windows 8 product licensing via a branded computer manufacturer (OEM), or to purchase a GGs (Getgenuine Solution) for a batch of licensed products ( Includes bare-metal, unlicensed pirated operating systems, non-Microsoft operating systems such as Linux, and MS-dos for full licensing of Windows 8 products.

3. Windows 8 Volume licensing products also include an upgrade license, open Upgrade,select Plus,ea.

4. Users who want to use Windows 8 upgrade license must first have Windows full license to use.

Windows 8 Purchase Scenario:

For different needs, procurement by the following means is the most appropriate:

· Plan to purchase new computers:

If you are planning to purchase a new computer, it is highly recommended that you obtain license authorization for the Windows 8 Professional Edition by using a branded computer (OEM) pre-installed. Purchasing Windows 8 products by pre-installed with branded computers is the most advantageous and convenient way to get the full version of Windows 8 products.

· Plan for the existing computer to be genuine:

If you are planning to make a genuine copy of a computer that is not licensed by a genuine or wrongly authorized version, you should obtain a full license for Windows 8 products by purchasing the Microsoft Certified Product Scheme GGs (Getgenuine Solution).

· If you are planning to upgrade an existing computer:

If your computer already has a previous version of Windows full license (that is, the Win7 Professional Edition, Windows Vista Commercial Edition, and Windows XP Professional Edition), you can purchase Windows Volume Licensing (Open, Select Plus, EA) Upgrade the system to the latest version of Windows.

About the upgrade license Microsoft has the following policy:

· Volume License upgrade products cannot be used for the authenticity of improperly licensed or improperly licensed computers.

· In addition to educational users, enterprise and * * Users cannot use the upgrade license on the basis of Windows 8, Windows 7 Home normal edition/home Advanced Edition, Windows Vista Home normal Edition/home Advanced Edition, Windows XP Home Edition.

· Microsoft allows educational users to upgrade to a professional or enterprise version of a computer that is pre-installed with Windows 8 through a volume licensing product.

Windows 8 degraded usage rights

Windows 8 has the following requirements for demotion: The WINDOWS8 obtained by the branded computer (OEM) is not degraded, and Windows 8 obtained via online download (ESD) does not use degraded permissions, and the degraded permissions of Windows 8 Professional Edition follow the N-2 principle, That is, you can demote to the Windows 7 Professional Edition and the commercial version of Windows Vista.

The Windows 8 Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition obtained through volume licensing can be degraded. The Microsoft Volume Licensing program allows users of Windows 8 Professional or Enterprise Edition to be flexible and degraded to the appropriate previous version.

Operating system Move Machine permissions:

Windows 8 is purchased differently, and whether the device can be replaced with a different installation is also different, OEM pre-installed, Coem.

Volume License Authorization, the SA Power can be moved only within the lifetime of the Software Guarantee (SA), provided that the alternate computer has obtained the latest version of the operating system and has completely removed the upgraded desktop operating system from the original computer.

FPP and ESD can move machines.

Main words:

VL: Volume License Authorization

FPP: Retail Color Box Bag

COEM: Compatible machine pre-installed Products

OEM:PC Brand Machine pre-installed

SA: Software Security