In this guide, we will walk you through the steps on how to activate Windows 10 using existing product key on Boot Camp partition for Mac. On the other hand, if you forgot Windows 10 product key, you will need to buy a new one from Microsoft, which is the bad news. If you still have a product key in your email or elsewhere, you can quickly re-activate Windows 10 during the installation of operating system, whether it is running in a virtual machine or via Boot Camp partition. This is both good news and bad news.įirst, the good news.
If you want to stick with Windows and use it side-by-side with macOS, it's a better idea to activate it in Boot Camp so you can access Windows 10 full feature set. This means that it comes with some restrictions, including the fact that you will have a watermark on your screen, and you will lose the ability to change the desktop wallpapers. However, Windows 10 installed in Boot Camp partition is different from how it behaves in a traditional Windows PC. Basically, this method gives you a glimpse of what Windows 10 offers directly on your Mac, without the need to buy a new Windows-based machine. If you now own a Mac that is running macOS, you can also install Windows 10 on the same Mac hardware via Boot Camp. Windows 10 is widely used desktop operating system out there and can be installed on multiple platforms.
