Can I use the product key Windows 8.1 on a pc and a laptop?

I recently bought a full version of Windows 8.1 where I live. It came with 2 separate disks.  One for the 64 bit version and one for the 32-bit version. I also received a product key.

I upgraded a desktop PC to Windows 7 with the 64-bit version of Windows 8.1.

My laptop is only about 2 years old and is pre-installed with Windows 7, and now I think of the upgrade that one to 8.1 Windows also.

What I want to know is that if compatible can install Windows 8.1 since the discs I already have and use the same product key to activate Windows 8.1 on my laptop, even though I already used it on the desk?

Any help would be appreciated.

Hello

No, the license is for a Windows installation that can be either 32 or 64-bit, but
not one of the two. So it is only for the office.

I hope this helps.

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