After upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 or installing a new Windows 11 after formatting your PC, you may want to check if your copy of Windows 11 is activated.
Usually, Windows 11 is activated automatically after upgrading from Windows 10; If your product key is implemented on BIOS/UEFI, you may still want to check the activation status to make sure there are no issues with it. Additionally, before formatting or upgrading your PC, we recommend that you recover the product key from the Windows registry (https://gearupwindows.com/recover-product-key-licenses/) and keep it a backup on an external disk or USB key. to drive. If something goes wrong while upgrading or installing Windows 11, you can use the same product key to activate your copy of Windows 11.
How to check Windows 11 activation status from the Settings app?
To view Windows 11 activation status, sign in to your PC using an administrator account or a standard user account.
After that, open the Settings app by pressing Windows I keys completely.
On the Windows Settings page that appears, select the System category in the left pane.
Then, in the right box, click the Activation tile.
When the activation settings page appears on your computer, you will see Active next to the "Activation Status" option if your Windows 11 is pre-activated. If your copy of Windows 11 is not active, click the Change button to activate it.
In the pop-up window, enter the product key. You can use the Windows 10 product key that you have already saved here or purchase the Windows 11 product key separately.
After typing the correct 25-digit product key, click the Next button.
Note: Make sure you will need an active internet connection to validate the product key from the Microsoft activation server, and if everything goes well, Windows 11 will be permanently activated.
After successfully activating your Windows 11, you should receive a “Your copy of Windows is successfully activated” message. Now you can access all the features of Windows 11.
How to see Windows 11 activation status using Command Prompt or PowerShell?
Using Command Prompt or PowerShell, you can also check Windows 11 activation status.
To do this, you need to open Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell with administrator rights.
So, click the Start button on the taskbar and type the name of the program you want to open. Next, right-click on the program name and select the /"Run as administrator/" option.
After that, type slmgr /xpr and press Enter key on the keyboard.
A pop-up window will appear where you can see if your Windows 11 is activated.
That's it.
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00:00 Introduction
01:10 How to check Windows 11 activation status from Settings app?
03:00 How to see Windows 11 activation status using Command Prompt or PowerShell?
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