Know exactly what is an original W10 license will help you keep your PC protected. With it you will receive permanent updates and obtain more complete versions of the OS.
In the next paragraphs you will know what is a Windows 10 license for and what are all the types of editions that you can find in the market.
But this is not all, you will also be able to learn the point by point you must do to use a Windows 10 license and activate it on your computer. At the same time, you will find everything related to the risks of using a hacked OS.
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What is a Windows 10 user license and what is it for?
First of all, it is necessary to explain that A license of any type of software is a contract that is made between the developer, or owner of the program, and the user. Therefore the client accept the terms and conditions to be able to use the tools offered by the software on one or more devices.
These contracts can be held for free or paid, as well as only once or every certain period. In the case of Windows 10, the Microsoft company (owner of the development of the operating system) delivers to the user your definitive license of use by digital means or through a 25 alphanumeric character key, which is divided into 5 groups.
You will receive the digital license when you buy the operating system in the Microsoft store or when you have purchased a PC on which the OS is pre-installed or whenever migrate from version W7 or W8 to Windows 10. On the other hand, you will be able to receive the product key if you bought the operating system using a data medium and when you bought the digital version from an authorized dealer.
In this way, it can be said that the license to use the Windows 10 operating system is a 25-digit key or a file that is used to legally enter the OS activation. If you do not have a license agreement, you will be able to find a watermark in the lower right part of your PC screen indicating that you have not yet activated W10 and that its use will be blocked in a short time.
Windows 10 license types What are all the ones that exist for the different OS editions?
Windows 10 licenses are focused to meet different purposes. Education, finance, basic users and companies have a place in this great variety.
We will explain below the types of licenses that you can find for you to use in any field:
Retail
This kind of license is also called Full packaged product or FPP for its acronym in English, they can be obtained through wholesalers and specialized sellers, from the official store of Microsoft and from authorized distributors.
His presentation includes a disk for installation, a box with the serial number and even a URL to download the code, at the same time as the user tutorial. Within this group are the versions home and the Pro, which includes extra functions as for the first one that is for domestic use. These additional tools include the environment and the security layers that are added for the business environment.
OEM
Like the previous type of license, the versions are also included Home and Pro, but unlike it, they are complete operating systems that are included when you buy new PCs. Licenses Original Equipment Manufacturer are delivered pre-installed by authorized resellers.
VLL
Also called volume licenses, are characterized by being updates and not an installation of the operating system from scratch. So to use these types of licenses you must have an OS with Pro version on your PC (minimally) previously installed.
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For enter a VLL version you will arrange that buy at least 5 Windows 10 licenses at the same time (this is done to consider it as "Volume licenses"). You must pay attention that in these licenses you cannot change the device on which the program was installed, except in some cases when companies have a version Enterprise.
Pro for Workstations Licenses
East Windows 10 license type is specially designed to be used in professional settings. An example of this is in the use of servers and in those companies that need a programming and data management service.
Learn end-to-end how to use a Windows 10 license to activate the OS on your computer
Once do you know the types of licenses that you can obtain, we will explain below the point-by-point you must perform to activate the operating system on your PC. The steps that we will indicate will be for a version Home and Retail type, but this does not mean that you cannot carry them out in other versions. When you choose the Retail type it means that you have access to all 25 digits of the license key.
For this reason, we will take this step as done and we will start a little more advanced:
Go to the start button
The first thing you will have to do is click on the microsoft logo, located at the bottom left of the screen. This will take you to the configuration of Windows.
Enter the configuration menu
Once you have pressed the start button it will appear on the left side different icons so you will have to choose the one of Setting, which is represented by a gear.
Enter the activation key
Inside the menu setting you will have to go to the tool Activation. This will open a window in which you will have to select Update and security and then enter the 25-digit password that we mentioned at the beginning of these steps. In case of having a digital license, in this step you will see the option to buy the operating system in the store Microsoft. For this you will have to click on the button Go to Store and then follow the shopping steps until you can enter the 25-character password.
(*10*) Is it convenient to use a pirated Windows license? Main risks of doing so
If ever purchased a Windows 7 or Windows 8 license Microsoft updates your subscription for one of Windows 10. For this reason, you should not worry at this point. But if you don't have this opportunity do not think about doing what many people do, use a pirated license. Get a pirate license never a good option because they bring problems in the short or medium term.
We will tell you below some inconveniences that you will have if you have Windows 10 activated with an illegal license on your PC:
- You will not have access to the technical support, in case of an obstacle that you cannot solve and you need help.
- When downloading the OS you can also go down, without realizing it, virus or spyware. Therefore you will grant control of your PC to strangers.
- License activators modify important parts of the operating system, which will make it not work correctly in all its dimension.
- Most important of all, you will not be able to receive updates provided by Microsoft, so you will not have the patches that cover the security holes. This will make your computer more vulnerable.
- Future problems with applications that need the official license of Windows 10.
- Microsoft can lock your computer in case you identify that you are using pirated licenses. This will also result in you not being able to download applications from the Microsoft store.
- Activations are short-lived and the message of "Windows is not activated", so you will never solve the problem.
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