{"id":118,"date":"2022-02-26T13:02:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T13:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/?p=118"},"modified":"2022-02-26T13:02:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T13:02:20","slug":"how-to-activate-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/how-to-activate-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Activate Windows 11 and Unlock the New Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Windows 11 is marked by a refreshed start menu and a smooth design. It also has many useful updates and so, it&#8217;s definitely worth making the jump. This Windows version consists of many widgets, new sounds, and improved touch controls. To enjoy this unique OS experience, you must know <\/span><b>how to activate Windows 11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Downloading Windows 11 is free, which implies that there&#8217;s no need to search for a pirated version. In this article, you&#8217;ll learn about the correct way of downloading and activating the newest Windows version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How to Activate Windows 11 Free of Cost<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you install Windows 11 or upgrade your OS to it, you should activate your Windows copy. Otherwise, you won&#8217;t be able to access customizations like modifying the theme and wallpaper. There isn&#8217;t any requirement to <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/msguides.com\/windows-11\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">activate Windows 11 <\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">operating system individually if you use Windows 10, have a valid copy of it, and update your system to Windows 11. During the process of installation, the copy of Windows 11 will get automatically enabled. Here is how you can activate this Windows version for free.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type&#8217; task manager&#8217; after clicking the &#8216;<\/span><b>Search<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; icon and tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Open<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap &#8216;<\/span><b>More Details<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217; Then choose &#8216;<\/span><b>File<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; to make a new task.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click &#8216;<\/span><b>Browse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and navigate to &#8216;<\/span><b>This PC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217; Follow it by going to &#8216;<\/span><b>C drive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; the &#8216;<\/span><b>Windows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&#8217; &#8216;<\/span><b>System32<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and lastly &#8216;<\/span><b>cmd.exe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click &#8216;<\/span><b>OK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the option of &#8216;<\/span><b>Create this task with administrative privilege<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an administrator, open the command prompt. Input&#8217; slmgr \u2013rearm.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hit Enter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click &#8216;<\/span><b>OK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; on the message informing you that the command was successfully completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now launch another command window. Do it by tapping &#8216;<\/span><b>Search<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and typing &#8216;run.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Input &#8216;regedit&#8217; and tap &#8216;<\/span><b>OK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217; It will open the &#8216;<\/span><b>Registry Editor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow this navigation path \u2018<\/span><b>HKEY_current_USER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt;<\/span><b> Control Panel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt; <\/span><b>Desktop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt; <\/span><b>PaintDesktopVersion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019 Right-tap \u2018<\/span><b>PaintDesktopVersion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 and choose \u2018<\/span><b>Modify<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set the value &#8216;<\/span><b>4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and hit &#8216;<\/span><b>OK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, hit the search button and type in &#8216;cmd.&#8217; Click &#8216;<\/span><b>Run as Administrator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch the command and input&#8217; gpupdate.&#8217; You&#8217;ll get a message informing you that the computer policy update has successfully finished. Input &#8216;exit&#8217; and press Enter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to the \u2018<\/span><b>Registry Editor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019 Follow this navigation path \u2018<\/span><b>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt; <\/span><b>SYSTEM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt; <\/span><b>CurrentControlSet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt; <\/span><b>Services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt; <\/span><b>svsvc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019 Right-tap \u2018svsvc\u2019 and choose \u2018<\/span><b>New<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 and then \u2018<\/span><b>Key<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name it as &#8216;<\/span><b>KMS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right-tap the default option. Set value data as &#8216;kms_4.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to &#8216;svsvc&#8217; and choose &#8216;<\/span><b>Start<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217; Set&#8217; <\/span><b>4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; as the value.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to \u2018<\/span><b>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">then <\/span><b>SOFTWARE <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">followed by <\/span><b>Microsoft, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">then <\/span><b>Windows NT<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and then <\/span><b>CurrentVersion. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, go to<\/span><b> SoftwareProtectionPlatform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&gt; <\/span><b>SkipReam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019 Right-tap it and chose \u2018<\/span><b>Modify<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019 Set \u2018<\/span><b>1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 as the value.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close the &#8216;<\/span><b>Registry Editor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and see the Windows 11 version of yours. Right-tap the icon of Windows. Then choose &#8216;<\/span><b>Apps and Features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217; Search &#8216;<\/span><b>About<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and inspect your version of OS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to &#8216;<\/span><b>slmgr \u2013rearm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; window. Input&#8217; <\/span><b>ipk XXXXXX (your key)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>You can check the keys as follows:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Single Language: 7HNRX-D7KGG-3K4RQ-4WPG4-YTDFH<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home: TX9XD-98NZV-6WMQ6-BX75G-H8Q99<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home Country Specific: PVMGN-6DFY6-9CCP6-7BKTT-D3WVR<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home N: 3KHY7-WNT83-DGQKR-F7HPR-844BM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional N: MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional: W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education N: 2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education: NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprise N: DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprise: NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you aren&#8217;t able to <\/span><b>activate Windows 11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you should open the &#8216;<\/span><b>Registry Editor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; again and see whether SkipReam&#8217;s value data is 1. After that, start your computer again and navigate to the Command window. Input&#8217; <\/span><b>slmgr \u2013rearm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and hit Enter. Then input &#8216;<\/span><b>ipk<\/b> <b>XXXXXX (Your Key).<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How to Activate Windows 11 through the Settings App<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can activate your Windows 11 by entering the product key at the time of installation or afterward via the Settings app. Although many computers can be upgraded for free to Windows 11, this operating system is not free. If you are assembling a system that never had any Windows installation, you&#8217;ll have to buy a product key to <\/span><b>activate Windows 11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But suppose you have a system that&#8217;s currently running on Windows 10. In that case, you can upgrade to Windows 11 for free till your hardware fulfills the minimum requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow this procedure to know how to carry out <\/span><b>Windows 11 product key activation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via the Settings app.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch &#8216;<\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and tap on &#8216;<\/span><b>System<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the &#8216;<\/span><b>Activation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, tap the &#8216;<\/span><b>Activation state setting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click &#8216;<\/span><b>Change<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Input the 25-digit product key that activates your Windows 11 edition.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap&#8217; <\/span><b>Next<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an optional step. You can open the Microsoft Store by clicking the &#8216;<\/span><b>Open Store&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap &#8216;<\/span><b>Buy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adhere to the on-screen guidelines for completing the license purchase and activating your Windows 11.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using Windows 11 along with a Microsoft account, the license will connect to the MS account as a &#8216;digital license.&#8217; It will enable you to reinstall the OS at a later date without needing to re-enter the product key.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You can also read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/activate-windows-7\/\"><em><strong>How to activate windows 7<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How Can You Ensure That you&#8217;ve Activated Windows 11?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s an easy way to ensure that you have successfully activated Windows 11. Follow these steps below.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right-tap your mouse and choose &#8216;<\/span><b>Personalise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can personalize your settings, it means that Windows 11 has successfully activated.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Steps for Downloading Windows 11<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s easy to download Windows 11. There&#8217;s a standard method that you can follow for upgrading your device. Follow the process mentioned below to know <\/span><b>how to download Windows 11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to the web page of &#8216;<\/span><b>Download Windows 11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click &#8216;<\/span><b>Download Now<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, follow all the guidelines to download and install Windows 11 on the system you have.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Downloading Windows 11 through the Insider Preview Build<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way to download Windows 11 is through the Insider Preview Build. Follow this method.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the &#8216;<\/span><b>Windows Update&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app by searching for it in the search bar of your Windows 10.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternately, you can navigate to &#8216;<\/span><b>Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217; From there, go to &#8216;<\/span><b>Update &amp; Security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and then to &#8216;<\/span><b>Windows Update<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click &#8216;<\/span><b>Check for Updates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; in the window that you see. You&#8217;ll notice the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build appearing. Download and install it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/How-to-Activate-Windows-11-and-Unlock-the-New-Features.jpg\" alt=\"How to Activate Windows 11\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-121 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/How-to-Activate-Windows-11-and-Unlock-the-New-Features.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/How-to-Activate-Windows-11-and-Unlock-the-New-Features-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/How-to-Activate-Windows-11-and-Unlock-the-New-Features-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What Are the Minimum System Requirements for Windows 11?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to use Windows 11, your PC should fulfill certain minimum system requirements. These are given below.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should have at least one gigahertz or faster than that processer with two cores on a fully compatible 64-bit processer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There should be at least 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">System firmware should be Secure Boot Capable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system should be a Trusted Platform Module 2.0.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Graphics card should be DirectX 12 or later, having a WDDM 2.0 driver.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft 11 home page needs an active internet connection as well as an MS account to execute the first-use setup of the OS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The display requirement is 720p, 8-bit per color channel.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Features of Windows 11\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows 11 has certain irresistible features that make it unique and appealing. Some of its defining features include the following.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new Taskbar, Start Menu, and Search.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability to multitask with Windows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New animations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced touch controls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dark mode feature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New sounds\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refreshed Action Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rounded corners\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new method to manage virtual desktops<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Widgets<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New icons\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Summing up\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you are familiar with <\/span><b>how to activate Windows 11 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free of cost and through the Settings app. If you don&#8217;t activate your Windows to the latest version, some apps and functionalities of your current Windows version will stop functioning. So, it&#8217;s a wise idea to activate the new version by following the instructions outlined above. If you face any problem activating Windows 11, feel free to connect with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howdoiactivate.com\/\"><em><strong>customer support<\/strong><\/em><\/a> staff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Windows 11 is marked by a refreshed start menu and a smooth design. It also has many useful updates and so, it&#8217;s definitely worth making the jump. This Windows version consists of many widgets, new sounds, and improved touch controls. 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