Activating Windows 10 by phone - how it works

If you want to use Windows 10, it is necessary to have an activation key for this. With this, you acquire permission to use the operating system. Before this is the case, it is necessary to activate Windows 10, for example, by phone or directly during setup.

How to activate Windows 10 by phone

In order to use the Windows 10 operating system, you must activate it with a suitable product key. You can get this from various retailers or directly from Microsoft. Once the installation of Windows 10 is complete, the setup will start automatically. During this, you will be prompted to enter a valid product key. Alternatively, you can skip this step and do it later. You can then perform the phone activation at any time.

1. Press the key combination "Windows" key + "R" to open the "Run" window.
2. Enter "slui 4" in the text field and confirm the entry with the Enter key.
3. Next, another window opens. In the drop-down menu, you now select the option "Germany" and confirm via "Next".
4. Now phone numbers and an installation ID with nine number blocks are displayed.
5. Call the number. Then you will be connected to a computer voice. Hierbei müssen Sie die Zahlenblöcke über die Tastatur eingeben.
6. Die Bestätigungs-ID, die Sie nun erhalten, schreiben Sie sich auf. Klicken Sie nun auf „Bestätigungs-ID eingeben“.
7. Tragen Sie diese ID in die vorgegebenen Felder ein. Nun wählen Sie abschließend die Schaltfläche „Windows aktivieren“ aus.