How to Permanently Activate Windows 10 Free with CMD | Updated

In this post we provides step by step guide to help you activate Windows 10 by using CMD. Check how to activate Windows 10 with CMD method and without any Windows 10 activation software. 

After install or reinstall your Windows 10, it will ask you to activate Windows 10 operating system. If your Windows 10 system has not been activated, you will get a watermark at the lower-right screen saying “Activate Windows. Go to Settings to activate Windows”. It would be annoying to have the watermark on your screen like below picture.

Windows 10 Activation

How to Permanently Activate Windows 10 with CMD

Without third-party Windows 10 activation tools, you can activate Windows 10 with CMD for free. Here we’ll introduce how to activate Windows Enterprise edition with CMD.

Step 1. You can press Windows + R key on the keyboard to open Windows Run box. Type cmd, and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open and run Windows Command Prompt as administrator.

Step 2. After you enter into Windows 10 Command Prompt, you can copy and paste this command line: slmgr.vbs /upk in the Command Prompt window. Hit Enter to execute the command.

Step 3. Next you can copy and paste this command line and hit Enter to install the Windows 10 product key: slmgr /ipk <Windows 10 activiation key>. Replace "Windows 10 activiation key" with the real license key that you buy or find online for Windows 10 OS.

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Note: Free Windows KMS keys for all version from MicroSoft 

⚠ It's advised that you support and buy the original Windows 10 license key from Microsoft and use this way to permanently activate Windows 10. You may find some free available Windows 10 product keys online and use them to activate Windows 10 permanently, but be careful since it may violate Microsoft copyright policies.

Step 4. Then you can type slmgr /skms zh.us.to command line and hit Enter.

Step 5. At last, copy and paste slmgr /ato and hit Enter to activate Windows 10 for free with CMD.

How to Activate Windows 10 Pro with CMD

By following the steps above, you can easily activate Windows 10 for free with CMD.

Step 1. Click Start and type cmd, right-click Command Prompt app and choose Run as administrator.

Step 2. Copy and paste the following command line in Command Prompt window and hit Enter. If you buy or find the activiation key for Windows 10 Pro, you can replace "Windows 10 license key" in the command line after slmgr /ipk.

slmgr /ipk <Windows 10 license key>

Step 3. Type the following command lines and remember to hit Enter after you type each line.

slmgr /skms kms.xspace.in

slmgr /ato

How to Check If Your Windows 10 Is Activated or Not

If you want to check whether your Windows 10 computer is activated or not, you can press Windows + R keys on the keyboard to open Run box, type slmgr.vbs -xpr in Run box and hit Enter.

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