Get a free and legal Windows 10 and 11 key

In the case of the keys that we can find out there, these at any time can be marked as “pirate” and blocked, leaving our computer without activating, and limiting its functions. This, at first, does not pose any problem for security, but our Microsoft Account could already be marked by the company, and give rise to possible bans or legal sanctions. It has never happened, but it is a real possibility if we stop to read the terms that we accept when installing the system.

If, on the other hand, we opt for the use of programs, then we are endangering the computer. These programs are closed source, and are created by hackers. Although they fulfill their purpose, we do not know what other changes they make to the computer. There are even many “false triggers” that are directly malware camouflaged. Proof of this is that all these programs force us to disable the antivirus. Is it really worth jeopardizing the entire security of the PC?

Problems using Windows without activating

Microsoft is already in charge of trying to convince us in different ways to acquire a license for its system and activate it. In fact, in the latest version of the operating system that we have had at our disposal for a few months, we find a series of inconveniences and annoyances within the software itself. These are precisely the ones that we are going to describe below.

• Watermark present on desktop: one of the elements present in a non-activated Windows and that can be annoying, is a watermark that is placed on the desktop. It makes it clear that we are working on an operating system in which we have not yet introduced the corresponding license.
• reminder messages: but that’s not all, but also while we work with our team, messages will appear to remind us of this fact. These are in charge of notifying us that we must activate windows 11 or Windows 10 to enjoy all its features.
• We can’t change the personalization: One of the big problems faced by those who use Windows without activating, is related to the customization of the software. This system offers us a multitude of functions related to this theme, but we will not be able to benefit from them without an active license. The limitations that we find in this section are:
  • Change the background or apply themes.
  • Change system colors.
  • Modify the default Windows font.
  • Configure the start menu and taskbar.
• Notice in Settings app: There are several sections that are considered fundamental in this operating system. The Settings app is one of them. That is why Microsoft is already in charge of notifying us about the activation of Windows in this very common section. Obviously this can become a nuisance over time.

Methods to have Windows for free

But not all the methods to get Windows 10 and Windows 11 for free are illegal as most of them are allowed by Microsoft. If you really do not want these tricks to be able to be used, there are many ways to limit their use, since sooner or later these computers end up connecting to the internet and that is where Microsoft can know how the license has been installed, type of license it is, where it comes from and much more. Next, we are going to see some ways to get the operating system license totally free, legally, and without taking unnecessary risks.

And it is necessary to take into account that not everyone is willing to spend around 150 euros by a valid Microsoft system license. Instead a multitude of users, who also want to find themselves within the law, they try to use some tricks in order to have a fully verified system with its corresponding license. This is something that we are going to talk about now and that will surely be very helpful to you.

Update a Windows 7 or 8.1 key

One of the ways to get the latest version of Windows for free is to update an old license to work with the latest OS. Years ago, in the era of Windows XP and Windows Vista, Microsoft forced us to checkout again, although if we had an old license we could “upgrade” it cheaper. Now, this process is totally free.

if we have one genuine windows 7 keyFor example, we can directly upgrade our PC to Windows using the Microsoft wizard. In the process, the key will be validated on Microsoft servers and, if it really is original, it will be updated to become a fully valid Windows 10 or Windows 11 key. When the update process is finished, our Windows will be correctly activated with the legal key. Depending on the edition of the old system (Home, Pro, Ultimate, etc.) we will be assigned a Windows Home or Pro key according to the edition used.

At no time will we see the new key, but there are programs (such as ) that will allow us to rescue it from the system to use it, if we want, on another PC. Of course, if the key is OEM, it will be linked to the PC hardware, so we will not be able to use it on other computers, or we will have to do it through Microsoft technical service.

As you can imagine, this is something that we can try if we have a really old computer that we don’t use but that had a legal license for an old version of Windows. We will only have to extract the corresponding serial numbering and insert it into the new PC with Windows that we have not yet registered.

Use Microsoft generic keys

Every Windows key should be private. If we share it on the Internet, people will start using it en masse to activate their computers, Microsoft will detect it as a “pirate” and block it. And then we will have lost the money. However, not all the Windows keys that we can find on the net are pirated, but there are also some useful original keys to install the operating system. These are what we know as “generic keys”.

The generic keys They are a type of Windows key, provided by Microsoft itself, so that users can download, install and test the operating system. These generic keys to install and activate Windows 10 are:

• Windows 10 Home: TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99
• Windows 10 Pro: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
• Windows 10 Home Single Language: 7HNRX-D7KGG-3K4RQ-4WPJ4-YTDFH
• Windows 10 Enterprise: NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43

In the event that what we are doing is installing and activating Windows 11, we will also be able to use a series of generic keys for this operating system. These are:

• Windows 11 Home: YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7
• Windows 11 Pro: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
• Windows 11 Home Single Language: BT79Q-G7N6G-PGBYW-4YWX6-6F4BT
• Windows 11 Education: YNMGQ-8RYV3-4PGQ3-C8XTP-7CFBY
• Windows 11 Enterprise: XGVPP-NMH47-7TTHJ-W3FW7-8HV2C

Of course, we must bear in mind that, although the keys are legal, they will not activate Windows permanently. What these keys are going to do is activate a kind of “trial period” during which we can use the operating system without limitations. When the trial period is over we will have to change the license for which we have bought. Of course, we can do it from the Settings, within “Update and security > Activation”, we will not have to pay again.

In fact, on many occasions we are going to find ourselves with the situation that these generic keys do not work from the first moment. Actually, it could be considered as a temporary solution for those situations in which we install Windows on a new computer, but we have not yet obtained a final license. Either way, with time or without, we recommend that you try to get one forever and thus benefit from the advantages of this operating system.

In the case of Windows 11, the information related to the operating system license key can also be found within the Settings panel, within System > Activation. There we can verify that the key is correctly activated, and, if we need it, change the license key of the operating system for a new one.

Is it safe to use the generic keys?

Many users, when they get hold of these generic keys that are easily found on the Internet, consider that they have already solved the license issue for their Windows system, when in reality it is not. As we have told you before, these license numbers can be used as a temporary solution when installing the operating system on our computer. Sooner or later we will be forced to acquire a legitimate and proper key to activate Windows forever.

However, those who are more farsighted and careful about their privacy can sometimes wonder to what extent these generic keys that we are discussing are safe. And this is a solution that may seem too simple and even dangerous. However, something that we must take into consideration when using these strings of numbers on our equipment is that they are keys that Microsoft itself initially provided. The purpose of all this is that we can install the operating system on our computer without any problem, without having to activate it permanently at that precise moment.

Therefore, we can consider that the danger of these generic keys is nil, which means that we can use them with total security. Of course, if we look for these keys on the internet, we should always extract them from completely reliable web pages, otherwise we could take risks.

Activate Windows for free with Windows 7 or 8.1 key

If you still have a computer with Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1, but you don’t want to update it to Windows 10 or Windows 11 using the wizard, there is a trick that allows us to activate the operating system using the key of our old operating system. As long as, of course, it’s legal.

To do this, we simply have to follow the following steps:

• We downloaded a Windows ISO. We mount it in Windows 7 (or in 8.1), and inside the “sources” folder we will find a program called “gatherosstate.exe”.
• We copy “gatherosstate.exe” to the Windows 7 (or 8.1) desktop, and run it.
• In a few seconds we will see a file called “GenuineTicket.xml”.
• We copy this “GenuineTicket.xml” to a USB stick.
• We format the computer, and install Windows omitting the license or using a generic key.
• We copy the file “GenuineTicket.xml” to the directory C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/ClipSVC/GenuineTicket.
• We rebooted the computer a couple of times using the “Restart” option (not power cycle).

Ready. Now we can see how our Windows has been activated correctly using the original Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 key for free, without paying. Although at first it may seem like a somewhat complex process, it is actually quite simple. All we have to do is follow the…