How to Check Windows 11 Activation Status (2 Methods)?

How to Check Windows 11 Activation Status (2 Methods)?

After upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11 or installing a new Windows 11 after formatting your PC, you might want to check if your Windows 11 copy is activated.

Usually, Windows 11 gets activated automatically after upgrading from Windows 10; if your product key is planted on BIOS/UEFI, you might still be interested in checking the activation status to ensure no issue with it. Also, before formatting or upgrading your PC, we recommend retrieving the product key from the Windows registry (https://gearupwindows.com/recover-pro...) and keeping a backup of it on an external drive or USB flash drive. If something goes wrong during upgrading or installing Windows 11, you can use the same product key to activate your copy of Windows 11.

How to Check Windows 11 Activation Status from the Settings app?

To view the activation status of Windows 11, log in to your PC using an administrator or standard user account.

After that, open the Settings app by hitting the Windows + I keys altogether.

On the Windows Settings page that appears, select the System category from the left side pane.

Then, on the right-side area, click the Activation tile.

When the Activation settings page appears on your computer, you will see Active beside the “Activation state” option if your Windows 11 is pre-activated. If your Windows 11 copy is not active, click on the Change button to activate it.

On the pop-up window, enter the product key. You can use here Windows 10 product key that you have already backed up or purchase Windows 11 Product key separately.

After typing the correct 25-digit product key, click the Next button.

Note: Please ensure you’ll need an active internet connection to validate the product key from the Microsoft activation server, and if everything goes fine, Windows 11 will be activated permanently.

After successfully activating your Windows 11, you should receive a message, “Your copy of Windows is successfully activated.” Now, you can access all the features of Windows 11.

How to See Windows 11 Activation Status using Command Prompt or PowerShell?

Using Command Prompt or PowerShell, you can also check the activation status of Windows 11.

To do that, you need to open Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell with administrator rights.

So, click on Start button on the taskbar and type program name you want to open. Then, right-click on the program name and select "Run as administrator" option.

After that, type slmgr /xpr and hit the Enter key on the keyboard.

A pop-up window will appear where you can see if your Windows 11 is activated.

That's it.

Chapters

00:00 Intro
01:10 How to Check Windows 11 Activation Status from the Settings app?
03:00 How to See Windows 11 Activation Status using Command Prompt or PowerShell?

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