

Microsoft verified the Windows 10 by registering the laptop’s hardware with the company’s servers. Modern versions of Windows no longer primarily rely on the product keys for activation and instead link the activation licenses with a Microsoft account. Microsoft introduced the digital license model for Windows activation starting with Windows 10. There is one more important step before we begin the Windows reinstallation process - linking Windows to a Microsoft account. You can also choose to take a backup of the individual files on a USB flash drive with the File History feature of Windows.

