body: I'm considering buying a Windows 10 Home 64-bit (not OEM) license. Since Microsoft claims there will be no Windows 11 and at the same time this license is not tied to a specific machine, does that mean I'll be able to not pay for Windows ever again and still use it for the next 10, 20, 40 years?
  
  
  I read a couple of articles about how MS will still earn on Win10 as computer producers will need to pay to MS to sell them with Windows 10 on board. But if I already have a BOX license that is not tied to a specific machine, wouldn't I be able to buy laptops/PCs without an operating system and always install the Windows 10 I bought?
  
  
  This doesn't seem like a sustainable strategy for a company so I wonder where's the catch?
  
  
  Link to the Microsoft Store page: <https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Windows-10-Home/productID.319937100>
  
  
  
title: Does Windows 10 Home non-OEM license work forever?