I love Windows but I'm about to puke on Microsoft

I have a computer. I have a drive in it. I have windows installed. I have additional software through their Microsoft HUP program. I paid for that. I build a separate computer fro the kids for school work, etc. I fire it up. I install windows. And because were on the same home network, MS thinks that is also the same computer. It keeps changing the home wallpaper. I never got a chance to put in the windows key because it was already activated from moment one and I thought I’d see where this goes.

Well, now it thinks Microsoft Word is part of their subscription products, I have no idea why since my installation was fully legitimate, to begin with.

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How does one household of multiple computers keep MS from assuming things and changing things under your nose? I’m a hardware guy, not a software guy. All of the secret right click windows to change things are just that, secret. Whats one to do.