License attached to the hardware?

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Hello

I'm going to have to upgrade (OS cloning + SSD installation) two PCs within my company. I wanted to know if there would be any impact on the license (often attached to the hardware on many applications).

Yours sincerely.

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Hello

As for SolidWorks or other 3d software, it is better to deactivate the license(s) before cloning.

For the Office Pack I don't think you can deactivate or give it a license number after cloning, without doing a new installation with a different number. In this case you will have 2x the same license. (So to be avoided in companies;) )

Have a nice day

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Thank you for the answer! I'm going to do it, you can never be too careful. Have a good end of the day.

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Hello

First of all, you need to know how licenses are managed in your company, whether they are local or on a license server.

In any case, what @FUZ3D says is true, it avoids unpleasant surprises.

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For Office, it depends if it's from the OEM or not.
A simple uninstallation on the old workstation may be enough (remember to have the product key before any manipulation).

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Hello

I was only talking about the license of solidwork 2017 installed locally. My question may have been wrong.