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Windows 11 Professional License – Retail Key

Windows 11 Professional License – Retail Key

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A transferable single-PC licence for Windows 11 Pro, delivered by email within minutes. Retail means the licence belongs to you rather than the machine: replace your computer and you can move it across.

What you get

  • Your product key, delivered by email (usually within 1–5 minutes)
  • The official Microsoft ISO download link — you install from Microsoft's own servers, never a third-party file
  • A step-by-step activation guide
  • An invoice, sent automatically
  • Key replacement or full refund within 24 hours if activation fails

Check compatibility before you buy

Windows 11 has hardware requirements that Windows 10 did not. Run Microsoft's PC Health Check tool first — it takes two minutes and tells you definitively.

If your PC fails, do not assume it is too old. A large share of machines fail only because the firmware TPM is switched off in the BIOS: look for fTPM on AMD boards or PTT on Intel boards, enable it, and re-run the check. Secure Boot being disabled is the second most common cause.

Retail or OEM — which one you need

  • Retail (this licence): transferable to a new PC, survives a motherboard replacement. Choose this if you upgrade or rebuild machines.
  • OEM: permanently locked to the first PC it activates on, and cheaper for that reason. Fine for a fixed desktop.

The difference matters most when a motherboard fails. An OEM licence is bound to that board; a Retail one is not. This is a Microsoft rule, so no reseller can work around it.

What Pro adds over Home

BitLocker drive encryption, Remote Desktop as host, Hyper-V virtualisation, Group Policy Management, and Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) domain join. Everything in Windows 11 Home is included as well — Snap Layouts, virtual desktops, Windows Hello, Microsoft Defender, DirectStorage and Copilot.

System requirements

  • Processor: supported 64-bit CPU, 1 GHz or faster, 2 or more cores
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Storage: 64 GB free
  • TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot enabled (hardware prerequisites, not optional)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Microsoft Teams included with Windows 11 Pro?

No. Microsoft removed the pre-installed Teams Chat integration from Windows 11. Teams is now a separate application you download from Microsoft, and the free version costs nothing. Nothing about this licence prevents you from installing and using it.

Will Windows 11 run on my PC?

Windows 11 needs a supported 64-bit CPU, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot. Use Microsoft's PC Health Check tool to confirm before purchasing. If it reports a failure, check the BIOS first — enabling fTPM (AMD) or PTT (Intel) resolves it on a large proportion of machines that appear incompatible.

What is the difference between Windows 11 Home and Pro?

Pro includes everything in Home and adds BitLocker drive encryption, Remote Desktop as host, Hyper-V, Group Policy Management, and Active Directory or Microsoft Entra ID domain join. For personal and family use, Home is sufficient. If you work with sensitive files, connect remotely to this machine, or join a company domain, you need Pro.

Can I transfer this licence to a new PC?

Yes. This is a Retail licence and is fully transferable. Deactivate it on the old machine and activate it on the new one. Only one PC may use it at a time. A Retail licence also survives a motherboard replacement, which an OEM licence does not.

Can I use this key to upgrade Windows 11 Home to Pro?

Yes. Go to Settings → System → Activation → Change product key and enter it. The edition upgrade happens in place — files, applications and settings are preserved, and no reinstall is needed.

Does this licence include Copilot?

Windows 11 includes the built-in Copilot assistant at no extra cost. The Microsoft 365 Copilot features inside Word, Excel and Outlook are separate and require a Microsoft 365 subscription — those are not part of any Windows licence.

How many PCs can I activate with this licence?

One at a time. For several machines, a multi-activation key is far cheaper per seat: see our 5-PC and 10-PC volume licences.

What happens if the key does not activate?

Send us your order number and a screenshot of the error code. We verify it and either send a working key or refund you in full, within 24 hours. Most failures come from entering a Pro key on a Home installation or an activation server timeout, and both are quick to resolve.

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