In this guide, I am going to show you how to activate windows 10 for free permanently in 2022.
In fact, it is totally free to activate windows 10 using this method and you do not require any product key or activation key.
It works for any Windows 10 Edition including:
- Windows 10 Home
- Windows 10 Home N
- Windows 10 Home Singe Language
- Windows 10 Professional
- Windows 10 Professional N
- Windows 10 Education N
- Windows 10 Enterprise
- Windows 10 Enterprise N
The best part?
You can do it in just 2 minutes!
Table of Contents
How To Activate Windows 10 For Free Permanently With CMD
This method involved the use of your command prompt (CMD). Here’s how to go about it.
I have created a video guide for this, you can watch the video below:
Step 1. Run CMD As Administrator
- In your windows search, type CMD
- Click on Run as Administrator as seen below.
Or you can right click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator as seen below.
Either ways, your command prompt will open.
Step 2. Install KMS Client key
Enter the command slmgr /ipk yourlicensekey and click Enter button on your keyword to execute the command.
The following is the list of Windows 10 Volume license keys.
Home: TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99
Home N: 3KHY7-WNT83-DGQKR-F7HPR-844BM
Home Single Language: 7HNRX-D7KGG-3K4RQ-4WPJ4-YTDFH
Home Country Specific: PVMJN-6DFY6-9CCP6-7BKTT-D3WVR
Professional: W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
Professional N: MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9
Education: NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
Education N: 2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ
Enterprise: NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
Enterprise N: DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4
For example, if you are using Windows 10 Education, enter command slmgr /ipk NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2 as seen below.
Step 3. Activate Windows
After installing the KMS client key, the next thing is to activate windows for free using CMD prompt.
- On the next line, enter the code slmgr /ato as seen below.
- Click Enter to execute the command and your windows will be activated immediately.
Now, you can confirm that your Windows has been activated successfully.
Go to Settings >> Activation.
If this method worked for you, then don’t forget to drop the comment below.
Otherwise, the other methods below will sure work.
Free Windows 10 Activators (Works 100%)
There is another method to activate your Windows 10 using free activators.
The best activators I tried and are working very well are:
- Microsoft Toolkit
- KMSPico
You know the best part?
You do not need to keep these software after use.
Even when you uninstall them, your Windows will be remain activated.
Now, I will show you how to use each Windows activator easily.
Windows Activator 1 – KMSPico
- Also, you need to disable Real Time Protection under the Windows Defender Settings.
- Now, download KMSPico software by clicking here.
- Unzip and install the software (Password is official-kmspico.com)
- Open the software after Installation.
- Once the software opens, click on the Red button and your Windows 10 will be activated immediately!
Windows Activator 2 – Microsoft Toolkit
First, you need to temporarily disable Anti-virus and Windows Defender Protection (this is necessary because the antivirus will not allow Microsoft Toolkit to modify system registry which is needed to activate Windows).
- Search for Windows Defender Settings and click on it
- Turn off Real Time Protection
- Next, download Microsoft Toolkit by clicking here.
- Unzip the file and Install it. (Password is mstoolkit.org)
- Then, open the Microsoft Toolkit.exe file, install and allow installation to be completed.
- Open the software and click on the Windows icon beside the Settings button in the software
- Click on Product Keys tab and select the Product and Edition (e.g Windows 10 Professional). Click on Install.
- Now, go to the Activation tab, select KMS Server Service and click Install.
- Finally, click on Activate. Your Windows will be activated immediately.
- If that doesn’t work, click on E-Z Activator.
How Not To Activate Windows 10
Although this method will also help you to activate your Windows 10 easily, I do not recommend it.
It involves the use of .bat file
- First, copy the code below:
The server in the code might have access to your computer, and that is why I do not recommend this method of activation
Your system might detect it as a virus and remove it (one of the reasons why I DO NOT recommend this method).
- Save the file as activator.bat and pick All files as the file type.
- Right Click on the file and Run as Administrator
- Wait for the Command Prompt to complete running the code.
- When you receive the message whether to restart PC, enter Y and click Enter.
- Your PC will restart and your Windows will be activated.
Conclusion
I believe by now, you have been able to activate your Windows 10 for free without using any product key.
Personally, I used the first method to activate my Windows 10 in 2022 for free without activator or key.
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Let me know which method you prefer by using the comment section below. Also, don’t forget to share the article by using the buttons below.
Thank you KMSpico successfully activated my windows10 pro
Good to know Patrik.
One of our customers bought a new PC with Home so we needed to update to Pro. The Store freaked out during this process and somehow landed on an Enterprise edition of Windows 10 that refused to activate. 20 minutes on the phone to the automated phone activation and nothing.
This fixed the issue (and allowed me to put it back onto Pro as desired) in 2 minutes.
THANK
YOU
That’s good to hear Patrick. Thanks for sharing your experience and feedback.
The CMD part worked for me but there were some error notifications “No kms contacted”. So I copied the product key you posted in your example and the activation was successful. Though, there was another error notification together with it. Then I checked the Activation Settings and it says “Windows is activated….”. Thank you soo mucho and that was great. I hope I did it right.
You are welcome, and thanks for the feedback Carlos.
can i uninstall the kmspico after activating?
Yes, you can.
I activated my windows 10 using cmd andit worked it was successful.Took less than 2 minutes.Thanks so much
Nice, glad you found it helpful. Thanks for sharing feedback.
Thank you. KMSpico successfully activated my windows
You are welcome Mike.
kmspico worked, but can i turn on real time protection back?
Yes, sure.
Thanks so so much, the kmspico did the magic, it works, thanks
You are welcome.
Beautifully done. Worked like King Kong!!!
😎
Thanks bro 1st method is working for me windows proN
Great, enjoy!
Thanks man. I used KMSpico to activate my windows and it WORKED!
You are welcome.
I’m using windows 10 pro, so which volume license key should I use (professional or professional n)??
Professional.
Thanks a lot, Microsoft Toolkit worked!
Good, you are welcome!
The 1st method did not work. It gave me an error about not being able to connect to my “organizations” server. The 2nd method seems to have worked. but Windows Defender is flagging viruses associated with the software (which I uninstalled) and quarantining files. I would advise folks to try method #3. BTW, I did use the method “not recommended” (,bat file) on a prior re-build without any problems.
Alright, cool Alan. Thanks for sharing your feedback.
if I use kmspico can I still receive windows updates?
Sure, you will.
KsmPico Worked! thanks
You are welcome.
HI, Is the first method illegal and is it safe?
and do i need a VPN for doing this
It is safe, and you do not need a VPN.
Hi, what about windows 10 pro?
It is among the list, you can use any of the methods to activate Windows 10 Professional as well.
Are you talking about the first method or the second method?
I assumed you were referring to the first one, but you can as well us the second method too. It will still be activated.
KsmPico Worked!
Nice then, enjoy!
Excuse me , actually it’s showing activating windows (R) , professional addition error 0xC004F074 , pls I Don know what’s going on and I am continuing trying but I can’t get windows. Can you help me
Use any of the softwares if the first method doesn’t work for you.
I’m getting the error as “the data is invalid”
Use KMSpico or Microsoft Toolkit.
smlgr is not recognized as and internal or external command
Use any of the softwares then, that will work for you.
Thank you for your help.
You are welcome Jong.
Hi
By mistake i gave the education key , it did not get activated but my edition got changed from professional..to education. How to revert. kindly help.
Follow the same procedure, but use the professional key this time.
Using command prompt actually worked! I used it a few months ago and it didn’t but I came back and it did. Had to use the right key though lol took me a second but thank you so much finally that watermark is gone!
I’m glad that you found it helpful.
every Step worked on the 1st method up until slmgr /ato it gave the error
“Activating Windows(R), Core edition
(58e97c99-f377-4ef1-81d5-4ad5522b5fd3)
Error: 0x8007007E The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax
is incorrect. (SWbemObjectEx)”
PLS HELP!
Use one of the softwares if the first one didn’t work for you.
I am using Windows 10 Pro, which is the preferred product key?
First option worked for me. Thanks a lot.
You are welcome, thanks for the feedback.
1st option popped up an error saying DNS doesn’t exist, and the download page for KMSPico kept sending invalid responses, but the Windows Toolkit did the trick!!! Thanks a TON!!!
You are welcome Donny
THE PASSWORD IS NOT WORKING CAN YOU PRECISELY ONLY TYPE WHAT THE PASSWORD IS IN HERE, IT WOULD HELP ME GREATLY, PLEASE DO IT
There are 2 passwords, one for each software depending on which you choose to choose. Both of them are in the guide, but you didn’t state which anyway.
Thanks for the activation <3 so helpful no more stupid watermark on my meeme mats
You are welcome.
KMspico works! Thank you
Glad you found it helpful Elyze.
KMspico worked for me
Thank you💪
You are welcome Florence.
Windows Activator 1 – KMSPico WORKED…thank you!!
You are welcome, glad you found it helpful.
KMSPico worked for me, thanks 👍🏻
You are welcome Mel
Worked thanks for this
Glad you found it helpful.
Very Good, Perfect View.
Thanks for the feedback, glad it helped.
Ok, but the first method doesn’t do anything. It says it installed the key and after restart windows is still not activated.
Use the other methods if the first didn’t work for you.
Says incorrect password on both for me
I have updated the password, it was changed. Check the new password in the post.
Or just use official-kmspico.com as password for the KMSPico software, that’s the new password.
Didn’t work!!!
Hmmmm🤔
Nice info. Thanks. Does using the above steps work if you install Windows 11 on a new formatted disk without having Windows 10 previously. In other words, can I activate Windows 11 with the same Volume license keys ?
Didn’t work
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Ok
It is working now.
It rally worked man. Thanks
I’ve had been working on it for over a year and its done finally.
cheers!!
That’s good to know, thanks for dropping a feedback.
slmgr/ato does not work it gives an error: 0x8007232B DNS name does not exist
same here
Use the software method.
it did not work for me.
Kmspico is the best one
slmgr /ato isnt working