“Retail or OEM? Very important that you answer before we buy.”

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• Simple answer? Retail. Both 32 and 64 bit versions are on a USB thumb drive. If you are making a clean install, your PC must be able to boot from a USB port. Sorry I can't give you first-hand information about an upgrade. I have a Vista machine on the bench to be upgraded, but I need to save and migrate data to a safe place (i.e., external drive) before I proceed, in case the upgrade fails.

  Answered by DoktorDee 10 years ago

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• Retail can be used with different motherboards. The OEM binds the windows to that one motherboard. So I you ever upgrade in the future and swap out the motherboard then the OEM won't work with the new board after the swap.

  Answered by cparker 9 years ago

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• OEM will be limited to a single PC/motherboard. Should you ever upgrade your motherboard, your Windows 10 license won't transfer over. Retail is transferable.

  Answered by Will 9 years ago

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• Retail and it is a USB stick instead of DVD, best buy people couldn't answer that question.

  Answered by Troysvette 10 years ago

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• This is a Retail version of Windows. It is a full version to do a new install or an upgrade. Only able to install on 1 computer.

  Answered by jeb3 9 years ago

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