

You will need an internet connection and must be signed in as an administrator to change the product key and activate Windows 10. This tutorial will show you how to change the current product key to a different product key to automatically activate your Windows 10 with instead.


Sometimes you may need to change the product key in Windows 10 if you used a generic key or skipped entering a product key during Windows Setup. Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow.
