Microsoft Windows creates multiple installation types: OEM (original equipment manufacturer), retail, and virtual machines. For OEMs, Microsoft sells licenses that cover one computer at a time. For retail customers, Microsoft licenses Windows for PCs separately for each user of the PC. You can also buy copies of the operating system with a volume license agreement (also known as an MLP). A volume license is an agreement to purchase unlimited access to the software at an agreed price. As you might have guessed by now, Microsoft has made creating these different installation types easy with its creation tool. Use this guide to learn how to create all three types of installations in Windows 10 and obtain them independently from other users on your network or company intranet.
Create a Windows OEM installation
OEM computer users can also create installation types. OEM licensing allows you to have one computer at a time with Windows operating system preinstalled. OEM licenses are restricted to one computer only. If you’d like to create a single-user edition of Windows 10, you can use the OEM tool to do so on an existing PC or on a new one. This guide shows you how to create a Windows OEM installation for Microsoft Windows. You can also create a non-Enterprise edition (Home or Pro) of Windows 10. An OEM Windows 10 license comes with a product key that you must use to activate and use the software on one computer only. If you need to use the software on multiple computers, you’ll need to purchase an OEM license.
Create a Windows retail installation
Home and Pro editions of Windows 10 are sold to businesses, organizations, and organizations, known as channel partners. These channel partners can then resell Windows to end customers directly, allowing them to customize the software to the customer’s needs. Channel partners can also create their own branded offerings, including branded images, logos, and other materials. If you’re creating a retail installation, you’ll need to produce a retail product key, which activates the operating system and software on one computer only. Channel partner licenses are different from retail licenses. Channel partners can activate their licenses on an unlimited number of devices on their own network, but they can’t activate the software on any devices outside of their own company. If you’re creating a Windows 10 retail edition installation, you can install the operating system on a single PC, or you can create a virtual machine. You can also create multiple, identical installations of Windows 10 on the same computer. This guide shows you how to create a retail installation.
Create a Windows VM server installation
VM server installations are similar to retail installations in that they allow a single computer to run Windows 10. Unlike a retail installation, however, VM server installations are used to create virtual machines. In other words, they allow you to create virtualized computing environments. A VM server is a server that runs virtualization software, like Microsoft Hyper-V. Hyper-V can create virtual machines that run on a PC like Windows 10, which are then accessible from the internet as if they were on a real computer. If you’re creating a Windows 10 VM server installation, you can create a single virtual machine. You can also create multiple virtual machines or virtualized environments, each with its own copy of the operating system.
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Summing up
Microsoft makes creating installations easy. OEM users can create a single-user edition of Windows 10 on a PC, and channel partners can create resale editions of Windows 10. VM server installations create virtual machines that run on a server and act like virtualized computers on the internet. This guide shows you how to use the OEM tool, create Windows 10 installations, and also shows you how to create installation types such as a VM server and VM installation. We hope you’ve found this guide helpful in creating your own installations of Windows 10. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments!