Digital Entitlement and Product Key Activation methods
Many users opting for a free upgrade of Windows 11/10 will not get a product key. That’s because the activation for the free offer of Windows 11/10 is registered on the Microsoft activation servers for the PC when you upgrade Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. So, If you have upgraded to Windows 11/10 from a genuine copy of Windows 8.1 or Windows 7, the activation will occur via an internet connection automatically and an online digital entitlement will be created for your device.
To check your Windows 7 activation, simply click the ‘Start’ button, choose Computer and select ‘Properties’. Then, explore under ‘Windows Activation’.For checking Windows Activation in Windows 8.1, go to Control Panel, move to ‘System and Security’, and click System: Then look under Windows activation.
Read: How to find Product Key in Windows 11/10.
The Windows 11/10 Product Key Activation method holds true for one of the following cases-
A user has purchased a new computer running Windows 11/10A user has obtained a genuine copy of Windows 11/10 from an authorized sellerA user has obtained a digital copy of Windows 11/10 from an authorized retailer.The user is using the Volume Licensing agreement for Windows 11/10 or MSDN subscription.
On the other hand, Digital Entitlement Windows 11/10 Activation method will be applicable, any of the following is true:
User is a part of the Windows Insider Program and has upgraded genuine activated copy Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 to the latest Windows 11/10 Insider Preview build.Buyer has purchased a copy of Windows 11/10 in the Windows Store and successfully activated Windows 10.Buyer has purchased a Windows 11/10 Pro upgrade in the Windows Store and successfully activated Windows 10.Any user upgrading a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, or from Windows 10 to Windows 11 for free.
Apart from this, Any genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 that has been upgraded by a user to the latest Windows 11/10 Insider Preview build, will get new and activated builds. (On a label inside the box Windows came in.) (In the confirmation email you received after buying Windows or in a digital locker accessible through the retailer’s website.) (Available through the web portal for your program.) (Pre–installed on your device, included with the device packaging, or included as a card or on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) attached to the device.) Source: Microsoft.
