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In my experience, Volume licenses are in their own "silo" and OEM licenses are in their own "silo". For instance, if you have an Office 2013 Pro Plus subscription license as part of an Office 365 E3 subscription, you can use that either for a click-to-run installer or an MSI installer from retail media. A key or license "silo" (my word for it) is a grouping of activation key and media/installer types that can be used interchangably. To make matters even worse, there are two primary installation types (MSI and click-to-run), and a few different key "silos".

The primary use of subscription licenses for Microsoft products for businesses today is through Office 365. They are activated by entering account information into the software that is connected with a licensed account online.

Subscription licenses (mainly Office at this time) do not have activation keys.

Usually one volume license key can be used more than once to activate as many licenses of the products as has been purchased. Volume license customers can log on to the VLSC and download ISOs and get activation keys for products they have licenses for. Most volume licenses are delivered via e-mail, with an agreement number that is entered into the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) for activation. They are often bought through resellers, don't involve stickers, and these days do not usually include shipment of media.

Volume licenses are intended for businesses purchasing five or more licenses.

Retail boxed products also have stickers inside the box with activation keys. You can also buy a retail box that only includes a download URL and an activation key. It is also more common these days to be able to buy a license online and download the software from Microsoft, and those downloadable products can be licensed retail. This is the kind of license you get when you buy a box in a store.

Retail licenses are pretty straightforward.

Windows Server 2012 R2 OEM licenses still use a sticker.

Windows 8 computers have the OEM activation built into the BIOS. Until Windows 8, OEM licenses included a sticker that was affixed to the computer that has a hologram and the activation key printed on it. You can also get Office or other Microsoft software with OEM licenses if you buy them bundled with a computer or server. When you buy a computer or server and you get Windows or Windows Server pre-installed, you are getting an OEM license.

OEM licenses are only available included with the purchase of hardware.

The four most common license types for Microsoft software are OEM, Retail, Volume, and Subscription.

Not necessarily related to the version or edition, there are several license types. The different flavors of one version, like 2012 R2 Standard, Datacenter, Essentials, or Foundation, are called "Editions" by Microsoft. The different generations of Windows Server, like 2003, 2008, 2012, are called "Versions" by Microsoft.