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without additional
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 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.

Contents
Windows 10 free upgrade
Should you upgrade to Windows 10
Install Windows 10 using ISO file instead of an
upgrade
Activate Windows 10 without using any software
Method 1: Manual activation
Method 2: Using a batch file

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

Windows 10 is not activated

If you are using another version of Windows,

please navigate to the Windows OS category
and select a suitable article.

Method 1: Manual activation

Activate Windows 10 for FREE without addition‐

al software
Guang Peng

Step 1.1: Open Command Prompt as

administrator.
Click on the start button, search for “cmd” then
run it with administrator rights.

Open cmd as admin

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.

Install Windows license key

Step 1.3: Set KMS machine address.

Use the command “slmgr /skms
kms8.msguides.com” to connect to my KMS
server.

Set KMS server

Step 1.4: Activate your Windows.

The last step is to activate your Windows using
the command “slmgr /ato”.

Run command slmgr ato

0xC004F074 error code

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.

Windows activated successfully

Now check the activation status again.

Windows 10 is activated successfully

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.&e
cho.&cscript //nologo slmgr.vbs /ato |
find /i "successfully" && (echo.&echo
==========================================
==================================&echo.&e
cho #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.&e
cho Sorry, your version is not
supported.&echo.&goto halt
:busy
echo
==========================================
==================================&echo.&e
cho Sorry, the server is busy and can't
respond to your request. Please try
again.&echo.
:halt
pause >nul

Create a new text document.

Create a new text document

Step 2.2: Paste the code into the text file. Then
save it as a batch file (named “1click.cmd”).

Save the text file

Set name of the batch file

Step 2.3: Run the batch file as administrator.

Run the batch script with admin rights

Please wait a minute.

Your Windows is activated

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.

Check out activation status of Windows 10

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!

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