How to link your Windows 10 product key to a Microsoft account

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In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft introduced a number of new changes and features for the computer, including an easier way para poder activar. Aún cuando este procedimiento fue bastante simple, no fue tan simple reactivar el sistema operativo luego de realizar un cambio de hardware.

From the anniversary of Windows 10 Update your the product key is not yet linked to your hardware, even though you can link your Microsoft account. This new change makes it possible for you to reactivate Windows 10 without having to contact Microsoft when making significant changes to your computer's hardware, including replacing the motherboard, processor, or hard drive.

It will have happened to you that, if you are one of those who every few months you do a format To free up his hard drive, he had to call Microsoft for more Windows installations.

Now a Windows 10 license to your account from Microsoft, which is itself an automated procedure if you are signed in with your Microsoft account. But if, for whatever reason, you are using a local account, you will need to link your product key with your Microsoft account manually.

How to associate your Winwdows 10 license with a Microsoft account

The first thing we are going to do is check if we have successfully activated Windows 10 on your PC:

• Go Setting
• Click on Update and security
• Click now on Activation in the tab on the left
• You should now read in Activation: "Windows is activated with a digital license".

Now the next thing is to add a Microsoft account with which you want to remember your product key. It is essential that you know that this change will change your local account to a Microsoft account (a local account that is used for troubleshooting).

• Opens Setting
• Click on Accounts
• Click now on "Your information"
• Click on "Instead, sign in with a Microsoft account"

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• To access your information and log in

• Write your current password
• Give to continue
• To access a PIN or you can skip this procedure if you want

Once you have completed all the steps, could you remove your account from Microsoft, but doing so will also remove the device from your account, removing the pairing.