John Dow 5 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 I am wondering if the EAV "single" license I just bought maintains its validity on the same hardware (=same PC) if I use the license on a different disk with another Operating System mounted. Just to be clear: - I have a Windows 7 Home Premium x64 PC - I want to clone my C disk (where I installed EAV with a single license), let's call the new disk Cnew - I physically disconnect the C disk and connect Cnew - I upgrade Cnew from Windows 7 (W7) to Windows 10 (W10) - At that point I still have the old W7 C disk, but also a W10 Cnew disk May I install (again) EAV on the "new" W10 disk using the same "single" license? Be careful because from that point on, it is not that I don't use anymore the old C disk. From that point on I'd like to use both disks (both OS's), alternating from time to time on the same HW the utilization of Windows 7 and Windows 10 (the concept is that of a "dual boot") connecting/disconnecting the relative C disks. Is my license linked only to my PC (in this case the HW remains the same), or also to the fact that cannot be used "contemporaneously" on 2 different disks (in this case with W7 and W10 Operating Systems)? Do I need 2 licenses in that case? (sorry If I made some mess...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,273 Posted October 17, 2022 Administrators Share Posted October 17, 2022 I'd suggest checking it with your local ESET distributor as it concerns legal matters. As far as I know, using a single license on a multi-boot system is ok. John Dow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution John Dow 5 Posted October 17, 2022 Author Solution Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) Just found this other topic on the same subject that gave your same answer but unfortunately, since that time the FAQ have changed and it seems I would need another license https://support.eset.com/en/kb2393-licensing-faq-home-users#question9 Quote 9. I use a dual-boot computer with two separate operating systems. How many licenses do I need?Each operating system counts as one device, so you need a separate license for each operating system or a license for more devices. Edited October 17, 2022 by John999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,273 Posted October 18, 2022 Administrators Share Posted October 18, 2022 Do you have the OS's installed on different drives or one drive and different partitions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow 5 Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 The two OS's would be on different drives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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