I walk through how I activate Windows 11 the easy way. First, I open the settings from the desktop. Then I go to the system ...

If when you try to activate Windows 11/10, you receive an error message that Windows couldn’t be activated, then this post may help you. Maybe you upgraded to ...

You’ll see the product key listed in the next line of the command prompt. Note this down if you’re hoping to activate Windows 11 in the future. Another way to find a product key on Windows 11 ...

We were able to activate a fresh Windows 11 Pro 22H2 install with a Windows 8 Pro product key as of this morning, as was Neowin. But Neowin could not activate a newer Insider Preview build of ...

Looking to install, activate, or update Windows 11? Here's everything you need to ... to access the OS and were forced to ...

The Windows activation loophole has now been closed by Microsoft, so you’ll have to buy a legit Windows 11 key. The Windows activation loophole has now been closed by Microsoft, so you’ll have ...

On Windows 11 ... (Optional) Click the "Activation state" setting (if activated) to confirm whether the setup is using a digital license or product key. Quick note: If you're signed in with ...

Microsoft has recently announced that users can no longer activate Windows 11 and 10 installations with Windows 7 and 8 product keys. This means that a Windows 7/8 key will not be able to activate ...

I personally experienced this in late October on a copy of Windows 11 after swapping a motherboard in one of my test PCs and no longer being able to activate ... Windows 7 product keys, that ...

and Windows 11, now use a combination of product keys (a unique string of 25 characters), online activation, and hardware fingerprinting (tying your copy of Windows to a specific device ...