The first two characters of the licensekey indicate which platform it can be used on.License keys that start with.' NV'can be used to install and activate NVivo 10 for Windows orNVivo 10 for Mac.' NM'can only be used to install and activate NVivo 10 for Mac.Each license key can be used on a limited number ofdevices. About license keysEach computer that runs NVivo 10 for Windowssoftware needs a license key.