2 ways to activate Windows 10 for FREE without additional software
As you know, Microsoft notified Windows 10 is “the last version of Windows” and explained that they will be focused on the development of powerful and new features under the guise of software updates instead of building a new version. This means there will be no Windows 10.1 or 11 in the future(*). So if you are thinking about an upgrade, this is the best time to get it.
(*) New update: An expected release of version 11 was launched in late 2021. Read this post for more information.
Windows 10 free upgrade
The representative of Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 is a free upgrade for all customers using a genuine copy of Windows 7 or higher. But this offer officially will expire on Friday so do not hesitate to own it before it is too late. Your time is running out. After July 29, the upgrade will cost up to $119 for the Home edition or $199 for the Professional one. Personally, that amount of money is enough to pay my rent this month so there is no reason for me to deny that.
Should you upgrade to Windows 10
“Do not upgrade to Windows 10”. This seems to contradict the above analysis but that is the statement of security experts. They said that Microsoft has been violating users’ privacy by collecting their personal information like gender, age, hobby, and Internet habits… without your permission. The options relating to sending feedback and data to Microsoft were enabled automatically from the moment that you installed Windows 10 successfully so most people don’t know about them. However, you can disable them in Settings/Privacy easily.
Install Windows 10 using ISO file instead of an upgrade
You can get the latest version of Windows 10 Professional here if you don’t have it already. If you have ever installed any versions of Windows before, I am sure you will have no difficulty getting started with Windows 10. If you are looking to install it with a USB flash drive, please search for “how to install Windows 10 from a bootable USB stick”. There are many detailed instructions for installing Windows 10 on the web.
Activate Windows 10 without using any software
If you are using another version of Windows, please navigate to the Windows OS category and select a suitable article.
Method 1: Manual activation
Step 1.1: Open Command Prompt as administrator.
Click on the start button, search for “cmd” then run it with administrator rights.
Step 1.2: Install KMS client key.
Use the command “slmgr /ipk yourlicensekey” to install a license key (yourlicensekey is the activation key that corresponds to your Windows edition). The following is the list of Windows 10 Volume license keys.
Home: TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99
Home N: 3KHY7-WNT83-DGQKR-F7HPR-844BM
Home Single Language: 7HNRX-D7KGG-3K4RQ-4WPJ4-YTDFH
Home Country Specific: PVMJN-6DFY6-9CCP6-7BKTT-D3WVR
Professional: W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
Professional N: MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9
Education: NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
Education N: 2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ
Enterprise: NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
Enterprise N: DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4
Note: You need to hit [Enter] key to execute commands.
Step 1.3: Set KMS machine address.
Use the command “slmgr /skms kms8.msguides.com” to connect to my KMS server.
Step 1.4: Activate your Windows.
The last step is to activate your Windows using the command “slmgr /ato”.
If you see the error 0xC004F074, it means that your internet connection is unstable or the server is busy. Please make sure your device is online and try the command “ato” again until you succeed.
Now check the activation status again.
Method 2: Using a batch file
This one is not recommended anymore due to the new update of Microsoft.
Step 2.1: Copy the code below into a new text document.
@echo off
title Activate Windows 10 (ALL versions) for FREE - MSGuides.com&cls&echo =====================================================================================&echo #Project: Activating Microsoft software products for FREE without additional software&echo =====================================================================================&echo.&echo #Supported products:&echo - Windows 10 Home&echo - Windows 10 Professional&echo - Windows 10 Education&echo - Windows 10 Enterprise&echo.&echo.&echo ============================================================================&echo Activating your Windows...&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ckms >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /upk >nul&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /cpky >nul&set i=1&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 YYVX9-NTFWV-6MDM3-9PT4T-4M68B >nul||cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk 44RPN-FTY23-9VTTB-MP9BX-T84FV >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||cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk M7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D >nul||cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk 92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H >nul&goto skms) 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&goto skms) else wmic os | findstr /I "education" >nul
if %errorlevel% EQU 0 (cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2 >nul||cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk 2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ >nul&goto skms) 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||cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk NRG8B-VKK3Q-CXVCJ-9G2XF-6Q84J >nul||cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk 9FNHH-K3HBT-3W4TD-6383H-6XYWF >nul||cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk 6TP4R-GNPTD-KYYHQ-7B7DP-J447Y >nul||cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ipk YVWGF-BXNMC-HTQYQ-CPQ99-66QFC >nul&goto skms) else (goto notsupported)
:skms
if %i% GTR 10 goto busy
if %i% EQU 1 set KMS=kms7.MSGuides.com
if %i% EQU 2 set KMS=kms8.MSGuides.com
if %i% EQU 3 set KMS=kms9.MSGuides.com
if %i% GTR 3 goto ato
cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /skms %KMS%:1688 >nul
:ato
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 [email protected] 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 24/7!&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 skms)
explorer "http://MSGuides.com"&goto halt
:notsupported
echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo Sorry, your version is not supported.&echo.&goto halt
:busy
echo ============================================================================&echo.&echo Sorry, the server is busy and can't respond to your request. Please try again.&echo.
:halt
pause >nulCreate a new text document.
Step 2.2: Paste the code into the text file. Then save it as a batch file (named “1click.cmd”).
Step 2.3: Run the batch file as administrator.
Please wait a minute.
Note: If you guys see three times the same error message saying that the connection to the KMS server was unsuccessful, please read this post.
Check the activation status again.
If you would have any questions or concerns, please leave your comments. I would be glad to explain in more details. Thank you so much for all your feedback and support!
Thank you so much. I really appreciate what you are sharing. method 2 worked for me
O*G!I used method 1 and it worked! Thanks a ton man! G*d bless you and your family! Greetings from Bulgaria! <3
Thanks a lot for this great help. I am really happy that my windows 10pro has been activated successfully using your method 1.
Again Thankyou soo much
Thanks you so much it works and
Thanks, it’s really work!!! I came across a site which plagiarized the batch file but missing 2 lines of word (I don’t know what it called sorry coz I’m not in a computing school) and it’s failed… But in my phone I came across this and I tried it and FINALLY IT’S WORKS. THANK YOU AGAIN!!!
Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for posting this
second method worked well with me. thank you
thanks ….it works and it is very easy to execute
Method 2 is the best, Method 1 doesn’t work sometimes.
It worked!!!! O*G, please accept my endless gratitude ☺️
Thanks
I got real help from this site unlike others .
once again thanks
MUSCHO GUESTO
Thanks! it works!
Please give method to completely revert and be able to install a retail key validated by microsoft servers?
Here only provide KMS Activation method. Run retail key tof windows Servers, ask Microsoft.
This actually worked! You’re awesome! Thank you so much!!! 🙂
thank you will this reamin even if you delete your website?
only i f servers offline, can’t do automatic activate back to 180 days.
i got an error saying your windows license will expire soon I think doing this will stop getting this error
Hey Guang,
Thank you, Thank you+++! You’ve implemented such a great service to regular folks that have too much trouble with their (Microsoft’s) c****y activation system. I spent about a total of 29 hours getting Windows 10 installed (9 hours for a few years worth of HP and Win 7 updates, Media Creation tool not allowing to install in unallocated space, so downloaded the ISO which was too big to burn on single Layer DVD, diagnosing why no boot from usb stick due to Rufus creating GPT/UEFI, should have been MBR ~20 hrs. fiddling around to get activated) to dual boot with a legal and activated copy of Windows 7 because I plan on ONLY using Windows 10 to configure Dirac 3 room correction on an audio system but who knows, Windows 10 might turn out to be useful to me as a daily, but I still wanted to have Windows 7, and Dell Latitude XT convertible with Vista Business (my daily the last 8 years). Well, it sure was an education lol.
Your 1click.cmd batch file activated Win 10 no problems, the first time, only failing to connect to your KMS server once, then activated. I was afraid to check if my settings shows activated, I just went straight to personalize to start changing things around and it allowed me to do it, so I’m tickled pink lol.
To those thinking of using it, I recommend first temporarily turning off EVERYTHING in Windows 10 security (firewall and antivirus security) before running 1click.cmd as anministrator. Activated for me the 1st time!
Thank you again Guang/Kwong!
unable to activate win 10 enterprise with the above steps
use the right key for win 10 enterprise, done.
professional one working
Hi! I’ve tried your first method and it says:
Error code: 0xC004F074 – No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted.
What should I do?
The error code 0xC004f074 can occur when a user has downloaded an i*****l (pirated) version of the Windows operating system.
Download from Microsoft please.
Thank you
I keep getting error 0xC004F069. What do I do?
Are you running windows 10 server, if yes, find the right post to activate.
First method is working for me. I hope widows will not turn back to non-activated mode after some time. Thank you for the post
They are cheating us!! I tried the second one and after activation i saw that there was some problem with Virus and Threat protection. And when i tried enabling it, it said these settings are managed by your organisation.
Here all method just do activation. If you don’t trust it, don’t use it. Thanks.
with build 1909 is not working i guess ?, says product version not supported.
please confirm
My BEst Regards
MY pc, windows 10 build 2004, still working.
Kms servers are down, all 3 of them. Can you please give other servers. Thank you in advance, really good work.
kms7.MSGuides.com only work on Ipv6
all three kms server , being check is fully working.
Disable firewall or windows defender for short time, try activation again before reuse it.
Thank you again for your work
Method 1 works for me and i got “kms connection booster” in my task manager and i wonder what is this and how it works cuz i dont really know what it is.
It only work every 180 days for reactivation back to 180 days.
Thanks you so much! It worked like Magic.
I think the server is down? I tried connecting to the kms8.msguides.com adress and it said ‘refused to connect’. this is also the first time ever this method failed for me, anyone else experiencing this?
IS it your virus program stop it. disable for a while, try again.
Method 2 worked for me and actually activated my windows, Thank you so much!
how did it work
The best and easiest methods to activate Windows and Microsoft products are available here. I dont like downloading those activator files from different sites as most of them contain viruses
Thanks a lot mate
Hi I’m getting this error code: 0x8007007B
it says we can’t connect to your organization’s activation server.
Pls. Help
Thanks!
every time fail activation, you need to uninstall the key before retry activation.
top search: Uninstall Microsoft product trial license or KMS license completely
will show you how to remove the fail key.
O*g, thanks so much. Method 1 doesn’t work but method 2 does. Cannot thank enough!! Cheers