Windows 10 License Check

Depending on how you got your copy of windows 10 you ll need either a 25 character product key or a digital license to activate it.

Windows 10 license check.

Stored on windows registry. These methods will only work if you purchased a license in either physical or digital form from microsoft or if the computer you purchased came with the os installed. If however you received windows 10 as a free upgrade from 8 or 7 you will not find a license key. Check under the license status section and make sure the status reads licensed to verify that windows 10 is fully activated.

Get all the features of windows 10 home operating system plus remote desktop windows information protection bitlocker and a suite of tools designed for business use. 1 use pid checker tools we have two tools here the ultimate pid checker and microsoft pid checker which you can use to. Press windows r to open run enter regedit to open registry editor. Retail license is also called as boxed copy.

These are the steps to quickly check whether your desktop pc laptop or tablet is running an oem retail or volume license of windows 10 with command prompt. Windows 10 license types. To view your windows 10 product key in the windows registry. A digital license called a digital entitlement in windows 10 version 1511 is a method of activation in windows 10 that doesn t require you to enter a product key.

How to buy windows 10 with a valid or legit license key. Once you complete the steps your copy of windows 10 should be. Licensed for one pc or mac. Windows information protection requires either mobile device management or system center configuration manager to manage settings.

If you purchased windows 10 online you may find the license key is included in an email that microsoft sent you at the time of purchase.