Still confused

1. Now if and when I upgrade my laptop to Windows 11 when it comes to activate it I am still unsure if one can use the activation key currently used for Windows 10 to activate Windows 11.

2. I have checked with Showkey Plus and have two keys listed - one as the installed key and one that is the OEM key and confused as to which of these two keys I will need to use??

Any help appreciated.

ICIT2LOL said:

1. Now if and when I upgrade my laptop to Windows 11 when it comes to activate it I am still unsure if one can use the activation key currently used for Windows 10 to activate Windows 11.

2. I have checked with Showkey Plus and have two keys listed - one as the installed key and one that is the OEM key and confused as to which of these two keys I will need to use??

Any help appreciated.

You won't have to do anything. Just clean install or upgrade and it will activate all by itself.
The digital license is tied to the hardware.

Thanks mate so I take it that that can be done if I upgrade to 11 via a Windows update?

ICIT2LOL said:

Thanks mate so I take it that that can be done if I upgrade to 11 via a Windows update?

Or, by In-Place Upgrade. Either way.



Go to Settings > Update & Security > Activation ...if it looks like this, you're covered.

Thanks mate always a great help

ICIT2LOL said:

Thanks mate always a great help

You could switch to Windows 11 right now if you wanted...

How anyone can get Windows 11 | Windows 11 Forum

Well mate I would rather wait until the bugs have been sorted out and find out how I swap over my security provider to 11 and desktop settings that I prefer -transparency for example and using software like Open Shell etc.

ICIT2LOL said:

Well mate I would rather wait until the bugs have been sorted out and find out how I swap over my security provider to 11 and desktop settings that I prefer -transparency for example and using software like Open Shell etc.

I did an In-Place upgrade... everything transferred over, even Bitdefender Internet Security.

Up to you, ofc.

Hmm did you do that from the Settings menu in 10? as I am a little confused by what you mean by in-place upgrade. Sorry mate am not that savvy.

ICIT2LOL said:

Hmm did you do that from the Settings menu in 10? as I am a little confused by what you mean by in-place upgrade. Sorry mate am not that savvy.

Read the 1st post at the link in post #6.