Activate Windows 11: what you need and how you can do it



we will explain how to activate windows 11, because if you are new to the operating system, you have just installed it from scratch or you have just bought a computer and you do not come from any previous version to validate the license, you will have to carry out an activation process. It is a very simple process.

In general, when you buy a Windows 11 key in the official store, it is linked to your Microsoft account, so that when you use it in a session of your new Windows 11 it activates automatically. But something may have gone wrong or you want to do it with another key you have, and hence the importance of knowing how the process is carried out.

First you need your product key

The first thing you need to activate your operating system is an official Windows license, either Windows 10 or Windows 11. You can obtain this product key in two ways. First of all, if you already had Windows 10 or 11 activated on your computer, it is recommended that you have used one of the programs to extract the key, and that you have written it down so that you can reuse it. Remember that the Windows 10 key allows you to activate Windows 11.

And if this is not the case, if you want to activate Windows 11 you will need to buy one of these keys of product or licenses. Here, note that Microsoft isn’t selling Windows 11 licenses yetbut you will be able to buy Windows 10 licenses for 145 euros in the Microsoft Store, and use them to activate Windows 11.



Purchase License

To buy these keys you just have to have an account created on the Microsoft website, enter the store with the links we have given you and select the product you want. Next you give add to cart and make the purchase as in any other online store. Once you have bought it Microsoft will send you all the data by email. And if it takes time to arrive, you will also be able to access your newly acquired product key by entering your digital purchase history, where it will appear in the entry of the Windows 10 that you have purchased. Write it down, as you will need it to complete the process.

How to activate your Windows 11

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To activate Windows 11, you have to go into Windows settings. Inside, click on the section System (1) in the left column. Once you’re inside, go down and click on the option Activation (2), which will appear in the middle of the list of options.

Product key

This will take you to a window that will tell you the status of Windows activation and you will have the button to activate it. In the event that it is already activated, you will also have an option to change the product key to something else.

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When you do, you will get a black box in which you will have to enter your product key. Write it down making sure to enter all the digits correctly and click on the button Following. Once you have done it, if the key is the one you bought or already had, Windows 10 will be activated automatically.



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