Activate Windows 10

 Windows 10 Product Keys:
To activate Windows 10, you will need the product key provided by Microsoft below for the edition of Windows preview you installed.

Windows 10 Technical Preview build 10041: NKJFK-GPHP7-G8C3J-P6JXR-HQRJR
Windows 10 Technical Preview build 10074: 6P99N-YF42M-TPGBG-9VMJP-YKHCF Windows 10 

Enterprise Insider Preview build 10074 and 10122: VTNMT-2FMYP-QCY43-QR9VK-WTVCK

 CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Activate Windows 10 in Settings
• Option Two: To Activate Windows 10 in Command Prompt

EXAMPLE: "Windows isn't activated" message in Settings

OPTION ONE

To Activate Windows 10 in Settings

1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Windows isn't activated. Activate Windows now. link at the bottom.

2. Click/tap on the Activate button (if available) to see if Windows may activate online with the currently installed product key. (see screenshot below)

3. If Windows was successfully activated, then go to step 9 below.

4. If Windows can't activate, then click/tap on the Enter key button. (see screenshot below)

5. If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

6. Enter the 25 digit product key number from the top of this tutorial for the edition of Windows 10 preview you have installed. (see screenshot below)

7. Click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

8. If Windows was successfully activated, then click/tap on Close. (see screenshot below)

9. You can now close Settings if you like.

OPTION TWO

To Activate Windows 10 in Command Prompt

1. Open an elevated command prompt.

2. In the command prompt, type the command below, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

slmgr /ipk product key number

   Note

Substitute product key number in the command above with the actual 25 digit with dashes product key number from the top of this tutorial for the edition of Windows 10 preview you have installed.

For example: slmgr /ipk VTNMT-2FMYP-QCY43-QR9VK-WTVCK

3. If successful, Windows will now be activated with the entered product key. Click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

4. You can now close the command prompt if you like.

That's it,
Shawn

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