Because the free version of Windows 11/10 is linked to your ... part where it wants you to add a product key. After installation, Windows will attempt to activate itself but will fail.

Find your Windows 10/11 product key using the Command Prompt by typing a specific command. Alternatively, you can use ...

If, for some reason, your Windows 11/10 online activation fails completely ... to reinstall the license file: Your Windows product key might not activate due to a mismatch between the key and ...