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Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF: Windows or Linux
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On units built by major manufacturers who have volume OEM licenses from Microsoft (Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc.), Windows license keys are burned into the BIOS. So you can always reinstall Windows later, and it will retrieve licensing information from the unit's bowels... Just remember to leave the license key field empty when installing; this will prompt the installer to search for a license key stored on the system.
Also, Dell has something called OS Recovery Tool. You can install it on any Windows machine, then enter a service tag number for a Dell PC, and the tool will download a Dell-tweaked version of Windows for the specific model associated with that service tag and make USB installation media from it...