In this case, you need to use the product key to activate Windows 10 and get all the features legally. However, most of us purchase the device from a retailer that comes with Windows 10 pre-installed. In addition, Microsoft has a digital license that does not need aa product key for activation. Modern laptops do not even come with a CD / DVD drive and there are very less people purchase Windows 10 in CD / DVD format. These posts explain how to create one.Earlier days Microsoft used to supply product key on the CD / DVD cover that you need to keep it safely. Kudos, Microsoft!īonus tip: Reinstalling Windows 10/11 after a hard drive failure will be a breeze if you have a System Image Backup on hand. I’ve always thought it was just plain wrong for the rightful license holder of a digital product to keep having to jump through such an onerous hoop just to prove they’re entitled to use a product they’ve paid good money to use.Īnd now you no longer have to. This is a very welcome change from previous Windows versions, and it was long overdue in my humble opinion. In a nutshell, these stored snapshots create a digital license that allows you to reinstall Windows 10 or Windows 11 on the same machine from scratch as many times as you want without having to enter any kind of Product Key or validation code. That’s because Microsoft stores a “snapshot” of the specific hardware you’re running that particular installation of Windows on. Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro, etc.) that you originally installed on it. When you reinstall Windows 10 or Windows 11 you’ll never have to enter a Windows Product Key for that machine as long as you install the same edition of Windows (i.e. Thankfully, Microsoft has changed the way they handle Windows Product Keys (and made it a lot better in my opinion). I have always considered having to re-enter the Product Key to reactivate a machine’s Windows installation to be an irritating waste of time.Īnd even worse, if you couldn’t find the Product Key when you needed it you were simply out of luck.
If so, you probably remember having to type in your Windows Product Key so Microsoft could reactivate your Windows installation. Have you ever had to reinstall Windows from scratch after replacing a bad hard drive, being hit with a severe malware attack or some other digital disaster?
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