Windows 10: how do i find digital license on a laptop that i factory reset/ its activated and...

how do i find digital license on a laptop that i factory reset/ its activated and registerd to me but this laptop a friend gave to me.

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If windows is not activated and I do a factory reset will it automatically activate

Hi Jessica, I'm Marie I'd be happy to help you today

Do you have a digital license or a product key? Are you using Windows 10 Home or Pro?

It will automatically activate if you have a digital license and login using the Microsoft account that you use to buy the license.

If you're not activated right now I suggest for you to try the steps from this article to activate the computer before doing a factory reset. Thank you!

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/act...

You can also use the Windows Activation Troubleshooter

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/usi...

Best regards,

Marie

 

Digital license

Thats how licensing works with Windows 10, the digital license is attached to your Microsoft Account and makes it easy to reactivate Windows 10 in the event you reinstall it.

Learn more:

• Use a Digital
  License to Manage and Activate Windows 10

 

Windows won't activate a digital license but will with a product key?

If you plan on "transferring" a digital license from one computer to another using the activation troubleshooter and your Microsoft Account, then yes, start with the generic product key on the new computer. Actually, on a new install, you select the option for "I don't have a product key" and then after the install use the Activation Troubleshooter.

Otherwise, if you are using a unique product key, either purchased or embedded in the firmware of the computer by the factory - let Windows 10/11 activate for the first time from that product key. AFTER it is activated, change the product key to the generic. One advantage to doing this is that if the original product key was OEM, changing it to the generic retail product key will also change the digital license type to retail and make it transferrable to another computer.