How to Permanently Activate Windows 10 Free with CMD [MiniTool News]

By Alisa | Follow | Last Updated December 31, 2020

Summary :

This post provides step-by-step guide to help you activate Windows 10 by using CMD. Check how to activate Windows 10 with CMD but not with Windows 10 activation tool. If you need to recover lost data from Windows 10 computer, MiniTool data recovery software is a good choice.

After you install or reinstall Windows 10, it will ask you to activate Windows 10. If your Windows 10 system has not been activated, it will appear a watermark at the lower-right screen saying “Activate Windows. Go to Settings to activate Windows”. It would be annoying to have the watermark on screen.

Besides, if you don’t activate Windows 10, you can’t change the Windows Personalization settings like lock screen, wallpaper, theme, etc.

Before we learn how to activate Windows 10 with CMD, you can firstly check the edition of your installed Windows 10 system.

You can press Windows logo key and Pause/Break key on the keyboard at the same time to quickly check the Windows 10 edition of your computer.

How to Permanently Activate Windows 10 with CMD

Without third-party Windows 10 activation tools, you can activate Windows 10 with CMD for free. Here we’ll introduce how to activate Windows Enterprise edition with CMD.

Step 1. You can press Windows + R key on the keyboard to open Windows Run box. Type cmd, and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open and run Windows Command Prompt as administrator.

Best 2 ways to boot to Command Prompt Windows 10. Check how to open Command Prompt at boot in Windows 10, how to repair Windows 10 using Command Prompt.

Step 2. After you enter into Windows 10 Command Prompt, you can copy and paste this command line: slmgr.vbs /upk, in the Command Prompt window. Hit Enter to execute the command.

Step 3. Next you can copy and paste this command line and hit Enter to install the Windows 10 product key: slmgr /ipk . Replace «Windows 10 activiation key» with the real license key that you buy or find online for Windows 10 OS.

Note: It’s advised that you support and buy the original Windows 10 license key from Microsoft and use this way to permanently activate Windows 10. You may find some free available Windows 10 product keys online and use them to activate Windows 10 permanently, but be careful since it may violate Microsoft copyright policies.

Step 4. Then you can type slmgr /skms zh.us.to command line and hit Enter.

Step 5. At last, copy and paste slmgr /ato and hit Enter to activate Windows 10 for free with CMD.

How to Activate Windows 10 Pro with CMD

Step 1. Click Start and type cmd, right-click Command Prompt app and choose Run as administrator.

Step 2. Copy and paste the following command line in Command Prompt window and hit Enter. If you buy or find the activiation key for Windows 10 Pro, you can replace «Windows 10 license key» in the command line after slmgr /ipk.

slmgr /ipk

Step 3. Type the following command lines and remember to hit Enter after you type each line.

slmgr /skms kms.xspace.in

slmgr /ato

How to Check If Your Windows 10 Is Activated or Not

If you want to check whether your Windows 10 computer is activated or not, you can press Windows + R keys on the keyboard to open Run box, type slmgr.vbs -xpr in Run box and hit Enter.

Bottom Line

By following the steps above, you can easily activate Windows 10 for free with CMD.

If your Windows 10 computer has other problems, you can repair Windows 10 with 6 ways. If you lost some data in your Windows 10 computer, you can use MiniTool Power Data Recovery to easily recover lost data or mistakenly deleted files in 3 simple steps.

Learn how to use the 10 best free Windows 10 backup and recovery tools to backup and restore Windows 10, and recover lost/deleted data from Windows 10 PC.

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Comments

Thank you so much. I did it all without problems. But when I check using slmgr.vbs /xpr it said it will expire 22-01-2021 1:01:36. I use the win 10 pro serial here.

Thanks for your feedback. Don’t worry its permanent activation… please share with your friends.

thanks! got it to work with win 10 pro! what organization is it talking about? will it cost problems later?

Great! it worked. Thanks for the solution!

Which version of Windows 10 you are currently using and pleas make sure to copy and use exact same product key

Got the same error: «Error 0xC004F074 The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted.»

I made sure to re-run step 4 and still get this error»

Even after the date to which the server was updated?

I can’t believe that actually worked lol
Thanks

How to Activate Windows 10 FREE With CMD [Updated 2020]

Should You Upgrade or Purchase Windows 10 Product key

How to Activate Windows 10 Legally Free

Activate Windows 10 with CMD (Without Activator)

Comments

Thank you so much. I did it all without problems. But when I check using slmgr.vbs /xpr it said it will expire 22-01-2021 1:01:36. I use the win 10 pro serial here.

Thanks for your feedback. Don’t worry its permanent activation… please share with your friends.

thanks! got it to work with win 10 pro! what organization is it talking about? will it cost problems later?

Great! it worked. Thanks for the solution!

Which version of Windows 10 you are currently using and pleas make sure to copy and use exact same product key

Got the same error: «Error 0xC004F074 The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted.»

I made sure to re-run step 4 and still get this error»

Even after the date to which the server was updated?

I can’t believe that actually worked lol
Thanks

How To Activate Windows 10 With CMD Without Software

People are always like to use open-source software. Windows is one of them! So that most of the windows users wish to use the free version of windows without any pay, company and professionals are exceptional.

When someone installs the free version of windows 10 then they need to activate the operating system to operate it properly. They try to use windows 10 product key, some are using windows 10 activator like kmspico.

Here I have a tip for you to make Pendrive Bootable. Use Rufus to make your Pendrive bootable properly with a short time using the IOS file online. I personally use this software to make my Pendrive bootable with windows 10.

Here in this post, I will be showing you how to activate windows 10 with CMD command prompt. Here you need no software to use!

You can also use window 10 pro premium but it’s costly for a student or public uses. So, try to follow the rules on how to activate windows 10 pro and all versions with cmd command without any software.

Activate Windows 10 With CMD

@echo off
title Activate Windows 10 ALL versions for FREE!&cls&echo ============================================================================&echo #Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without software&echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo #Supported products:&echo — Windows 10 Home&echo — Windows 10 Home N&echo — Windows 10 Home Single Language&echo — Windows 10 Home Country Specific&echo — Windows 10 Professional&echo — Windows 10 Professional N&echo — Windows 10 Education N&echo — Windows 10 Education N&echo — Windows 10 Enterprise&echo — Windows 10 Enterprise N&echo — Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB&echo — Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB N&echo.&echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo Activating your Windows. &cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /upk >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /cpky >nul&wmic os | findstr /I «enterprise» >nul
if %errorlevel% EQU 0 (cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43 >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4 >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk WNMTR-4C88C-JK8YV-HQ7T2-76DF9 >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk 2F77B-TNFGY-69QQF-B8YKP-D69TJ >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk DCPHK-NFMTC-H88MJ-PFHPY-QJ4BJ >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk QFFDN-GRT3P-VKWWX-X7T3R-8B639 >nul) else wmic os | findstr /I «10 pro» >nul
if %errorlevel% EQU 0 (cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9 >nul) else wmic os | findstr /I «home» >nul
if %errorlevel% EQU 0 (cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99 >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk 3KHY7-WNT83-DGQKR-F7HPR-844BM >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk 7HNRX-D7KGG-3K4RQ-4WPJ4-YTDFH >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk PVMJN-6DFY6-9CCP6-7BKTT-D3WVR >nul) else (echo.)
set i=1
:server
if %i%==1 set KMS_Sev=kms7.MSGuides.com
if %i%==2 set KMS_Sev=kms8.MSGuides.com
if %i%==3 set KMS_Sev=kms9.MSGuides.com
if %i%==4 goto notsupported
cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /skms %KMS_Sev% >nul&echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo.
cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ato | find /i «successfully» && (echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo #My official blog: MSGuides.com&echo.&echo #How it works: bit.ly/kms-server&echo.&echo #Please feel free to contact me at msguides.com@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.&echo.&echo #Please consider supporting this project: donate.msguides.com&echo #Your support is helping me keep my servers running everyday!&echo.&echo ============================================================================&choice /n /c YN /m «Would you like to visit my blog [Y,N]?» & if errorlevel 2 exit) || (echo The connection to my KMS server failed! Trying to connect to another one. & echo Please wait. & echo. & echo. & set /a i+=1 & goto server)
explorer «http://MSGuides.com»&goto halt
:notsupported
echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo Sorry! Your version is not supported.&echo.
:halt
pause

Rule 3: Click on the right button of the icon then click on run as administrator . Then wait some moment, and then you will see your windows 10 is Activated in My Computer Properties Option.

If the codes are not working nicely then try to use the link below for active your windows instantly!

Finally, you are done! This is the process how can you activate your windows 10 any version using cmd batch file. Have any queries? ask me the comment section.

Pls, let me know it is working on your computer or not.