{"id":11747,"date":"2018-06-08T23:32:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T23:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=11747"},"modified":"2018-06-08T23:44:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T23:44:12","slug":"check-if-your-windows-10-is-activated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/check-if-your-windows-10-is-activated\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Check If Your Windows 10 Is Activated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to know if your Windows 10 is genuine and activated? When you buy a new laptop or upgrade your PC from Windows 7 to Windows 10, you may want to check if your copy has been activated. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you all possible ways to check if your copy of Windows 10 is genuine and activated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Check If Your Windows 10 Is Activated Using Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on the <strong>Start<\/strong> button, and select <strong>Settings<\/strong> from the Start Menu that opens up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/open-settings-from-start-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"430\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11752\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the &#8220;<strong>Update and Security<\/strong>&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/update-security.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11731\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose the <strong>Activation<\/strong> tab in the left pane, and you can then see if Windows 10 is activated in the right pane.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/windows-10-activation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11753\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Check If Your Windows 10 Is Activated via System Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Right-click on <strong>This PC<\/strong> icon on your desktop, and then select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/this-pc-properties.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"286\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11754\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the System window is opened, scroll down to the <strong>Windows activation<\/strong> section and you can know whether if your Windows 10 is activated or not.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/system-information.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"308\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11755\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Check If Your Windows 10 Is Activated Using Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the Cortana&#8217;s search box in the taskbar and type <strong>cmd<\/strong>, then click the &#8220;Command Prompt&#8221; search result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/search-cmd-in-cortana.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11762\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the Command Prompt window is opened, type <strong>slmgr \/xpr<\/strong> and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/run-slmgr-at-command-prompt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"308\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11756\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You will see a prompt saying which edition of Windows 10 you&#8217;re using, as well as the activation status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Check If Your Windows 10 Is Activated via Run Box<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press the Windows key + R together to open the Run command. 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