As everyone knows, in order to count on Windows 10 On our computer, we need to purchase a paid license that allows us to use the operating system without restrictions, receive updates from Microsoft, and receive the corresponding technical support. This license must be properly activated at all times, and we can easily check this since the arrival of the major Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Below, we'll show you a simple command that will allow us to Quickly check if our Windows 10 is correctly activated.

Have you upgraded your operating system from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 and want to know if everything was done correctly and your Windows 10 license is active? This is one of the most common questions many of us ask ourselves when we upgrade our operating system, especially if we are not familiar with the software. behavior of our computer once we install the relevant update.

If you're not used to performing these types of updates or have had any questions during the process, you'll likely need to double-check to make sure everything is correct.

However, we must start from the basis that, in the vast majority of cases, once the license has been activated at the time of installation, we should not have to activate it again, but if at some point we need to change any of the hardware components most important part of the team, we may need to reactivate it.

Check if your Windows 10 license is activated

To check that the Windows 10 license is correctly activated, as everyone knows, we can do it from the System Configuration by entering Settings > Update & security > Activation. There we will be shown a message indicating whether Windows 10 is activated correctly or not, but to avoid having to navigate through these options among the system settings, we will show another one little trick to know if our system is correctly activated or not.

To do this, we will use the command line, therefore, we open a command prompt window, either by right-clicking on the Start menu icon and selecting the option Symbol of the system or throwing the CMD command from the Windows Run window. As you know, this command allows us to access a large amount of information on our computer, so it's always important to use it when we want to learn more about how our computer is performing or the different features that influence it.

In one way or another, in the CMD window we write one of the following commands slmgr.vbs -xpr o slmgr.vbs/xpr and click Enter to run it. If everything goes well, a pop-up window will automatically appear showing us if our license is permanently activatedand not activated or if it is temporarily activated and the activation will expire on a specific date.

We can also know if Windows is activated by PowerShellTo do this, open PowerShell from the Start menu, right-click on Windows PowerShell, and select Run as administrator. When the PowerShell window opens, type this command:

(Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey

This command will display the Windows product key used during activation. If you see the product key, it means Windows is activated.

Other ways to check Windows activation

Now that we've seen how to access and verify the Windows 10 product key using commands in the Command Prompt, let's discover another method that's also important to know if you're more comfortable using the operating system's navigation menus, and which will surely be familiar to you.

System properties

If we want to use a simpler way, which can be accessed with just a few clicks, we must click on the Windows search engine, type "Control panel» and select the option that appears. Now that the control panel window has opened, you must select the «System«. Now a drop-down menu will appear where we can access all the information about our computer. Among all the options, if you scroll down you will see one that says «Windows Specifications». From this menu we can access «Windows Activation», if we click on «Change your product key or upgrade your Windows edition» will offer us all the information we need regarding the activation process of the new version of Windows. If the message «Windows is activated", is that we have carried out the process correctly.

In the event that any other different message appears, we should stop to look at what options we have to solve the error that is likely to we have committed during the update process. Although you shouldn't worry, since if the installation was done correctly, the solution is much simpler than it may initially seem.

Greater accuracy

Using the previously mentioned procedure, we can obtain information that we cannot know with such exactness from Windows 10 Settings and that, in addition, we can execute more quickly. Depending on the message we receive, we will have to act. If the license is fully active, we will not have to do anything, but if it is not, we must proceed with its activation as soon as possibleIf it expires, the system will notify us shortly beforehand so we can reactivate it.

However, it's important to know that we'll be able to use the operating system for life, even if we don't activate it. However, we should be aware that there are certain settings we won't have access to without activating Windows 10. If we need to reinstall the system, this is how we can obtain the Windows 10 product key.

Why activate your Windows product key?

In order to use Windows correctly, you need a original licenseIt may be that when you go to Settings and Security Update, your product isn't activated. In that case, you'll have to go to the Microsoft Store to purchase a key, but you can also upgrade your operating system with Windows 10 Pro or Windows 11 Pro.

Without this license, you can use Windows with some limited features, such as system customization or syncing your Microsoft accounts. However, you may face legal penalties in the event that you have not acquired a legal copy of Windows 10 or Windows 11.