Activate Windows - Microsoft Support Learn how to activate Windows using a product key or digital license, check your activation status, and link your Microsoft account
Link Microsoft Account to Windows 11 Digital License Learn how to activate Windows using a product key or digital license, check your activation status, and link your Microsoft account Learn how to prepare your Windows device for a hardware change and find help reactivating Windows after a hardware change is complete
Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License This tutorial will show you how to add your Microsoft account (MSA) and link it to the digital license activated on your Windows 10 PC You must be signed in as an administrator to add a Microsoft account to link to the digital license
Windows 10 Key Not Activating Windows 11: A Step-by-Step Guide Background Windows 11 uses the same activation ecosystem that matured in Windows 10: either a digital license (sometimes called digital entitlement) tied to a device and often linked to a Microsoft account, or a 25‑character product key
How to tell if your Windows is activated with a digital license The Windows digital license activates without a key when reinstalling the same edition, recognizing the hardware Configure and verify activation in Settings or with slmgr vbs -xpr from the console Linking the license to your Microsoft account makes it easier to reactivate after hardware changes
Reactivating Windows after a hardware change - Microsoft Support In Windows 11, it is essential that you link your Microsoft account with the Windows 11 digital license on your device Linking your Microsoft account with your digital license allows you to reactivate Windows using the Activation troubleshooter whenever you make a significant hardware change