[animesh]

I am safe if I take Windows 10 from a 2014 laptop and use it to build a desktop. Right?

[fckgw]

You're breaking the license agreement (licenses are tied to the hardware and die with the hardware) but there's no technical limitations, no.

[poizan42]

As I understand that restriction has been ruled invalid in the EU[1]. I don't know what the situation is in the US.

[1] Case C-128/11. European Court of Justice. USEDSOFT GmbH vs. ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORP

[animesh]

Oh, wow. I did not somehow know that. What would entail if they were to enforce it? Do they even enforce this?

[fckgw]

Not for consumers. Probably a big stick over the head if you tried this in a business. Get sued if you did this at a repair shop (pretty sure there's been several cases)