digital entitlement

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To active windows you need a product key or digital entitlement.
What is digital entitlement?
What are the differences between these two?
 

Colif

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Digital entitlement - Digital licence

Windows 10 will use the “digital license” (digital entitlement) activation method, if one of the following is true:
  • You’re upgrading a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 for free.
  • You’ve purchased a copy of Windows 10 in the Windows Store and successfully activated Windows 10.
  • You’ve purchased a Windows 10 Pro upgrade in the Windows Store and successfully activated Windows 10.
  • You’re part of the Windows Insider Program and you have upgraded your genuine activated copy Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build.
Windows 10 will use the product key activation method, if one of the following is true:
  • You have obtained a copy of Windows 10 from an authorized retailer.
  • You have obtained a digital copy of Windows 10 from an authorized retailer.
  • You’re using the Volume Licensing agreement for Windows 10 or MSDN subscription.
  • You have purchased a new computer running Windows 10.


same applies for windows 11.
It is explained on this page:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/activate-windows-c39005d4-95ee-b91e-b399-2820fda32227
 
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Digital entitlement - Digital licence




same applies for windows 11.
It is explained on this page:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/activate-windows-c39005d4-95ee-b91e-b399-2820fda32227
I still don't understand the difference between digital entitlement to product key? Are they same?
 

Colif

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digital entitlement AKA Digital licence is the digital version of the sticker that is on every windows 10 install disk that includes a hologram and shows it s legit copy of windows.
Product key - the string of numbers and letters that would be on that sticker if you bought a retail box of Windows 10. You enter these into windows when first installing to activate windows.

I don't know how it works with digital purchases, you may get the key as an email after the purchase.

https://www.arrow.com/ais/msembedde...crosoft-product-key-is-not-the-license-part-1

what it says about license mobility isn't entirely accurate.
 
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digital entitlement AKA Digital licence is the digital version of the sticker that is on every windows 10 install disk that includes a hologram and shows it s legit copy of windows.
Product key - the string of numbers and letters that would be on that sticker if you bought a retail box of Windows 10. You enter these into windows when first installing to activate windows.

I don't know how it works with digital purchases, you may get the key as an email after the purchase.

https://www.arrow.com/ais/msembedde...crosoft-product-key-is-not-the-license-part-1

what it says about license mobility isn't entirely accurate.
Thanks.