See, that’s the thing that gets me. Our countries have had a great trade relationship for a long while now and some giant Cheeto needs to go and piss on everyone’s shoes.

I wholeheartedly agree with you, produce Canadian items so the American market suffers. Make the people who voted for this situation realize what they’ve done to themselves.

I think so if you set up your account with your ms account. I did the same thing and it was able to activate no problem automatically if I reinstalled. You should be able to log into your office 365 account and you should be able to see your licenses in there, I just don’t remember where lol

First, the key being tied to the motherboard is more specifically when you purchase a prebuilt machine and not an off the shelf license.

Second, Microsoft is pushing heavily at tying the keys to a Microsoft account. That way they can more easily track number of activations. To recover a key on a new computer you just sign into your Microsoft account and it’ll activate it. It’s far easier than a key and easier to keep track of vs a key as well.

You might be able to buy a license at a large retailer, but I’m pretty sure you’ll find it hard to buy a key printed on a piece of paper now.