Windows 10: Where can I find my Windows License through my Microsoft Account

I bought a laptop back in 2017 that came with Windows 10. I made an account during the Windows setup which is the account I'm using right now. My laptop is broken right now and would probably need to reinstall windows. My question is where can I find my windows license through my account so that I can reactivate windows when the time comes. Or do I just simply re-log in with the account I used before when I set up windows again after reinstalling?

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Link Microsoft Account to Windows 10 Digital License  

This is what i get on step 2

 

Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown

 

Link a Microsoft Account to a Windows 10 license

Hello Steve, and welcome to Ten Forums.

What build of Windows 10 do you currently have installed?

*Arrow https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...mber-find.html

Starting in build 14371, if you see this part highlighted in yellow below in Settings -> Update & security -> Activation from step 7 in the tutorial posted above, then the PC's digital license is linked to your MSA.