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Activating Windows 10

Some users have reported to us having issues in activating Windows 10. Well there are many ways of activating Windows 10 apart from the usual way through the Windows System dialog page. First of all, you can use an elevated command prompt and type in the following commands: Set the Product Key: slmgr /ipk “YOUR […]

By Andrew Armstrong • 1 min read
Activating Windows
Some users have reported to us having issues in activating Windows 10. Well there are many ways of activating Windows 10 apart from the usual way through the Windows System dialog page. First of all, you can use an elevated command prompt and type in the following commands:

Set the Product Key:

slmgr /ipk “YOUR PRODUCT KEY”

Activate Windows:

slmgr /ato

SCCM Task Sequence Activation:

cscript.exe “c:windowssystem32slmgr.vbs” /ato
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Andrew Armstrong

Andrew Armstrong is a UK-based IT professional with 26+ years of hands-on experience in Windows, Windows Server, SCCM/ConfigMgr, Active Directory, PowerShell, and enterprise infrastructure.

He founded TechyGeeksHome in 2010 and has published over 1,500 practical guides covering real-world IT problems and solutions. When not solving IT problems,

Andrew develops free Windows utilities including Ultimate Settings Panel, which has been downloaded over 850,000 times.

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