1909 Gets Generic Keys
News is popping up all over the Web that generic keys for the Windows 10 November 1909 release are available. I’ll be darned if I can find the list at microsoft.com, but it’s available through countless third-party sources. I totally trust the guys at MajorGeeks.com, so that’s where the ones I reproduce come from. If 1909 gets generic keys, that means you can use the associated generic key during installation — especially useful for virtual machines (VMs) — even automated installation. You must still provide a valid key later on to activate that copy of Windows 10. But generic keys are invaluable for smooth installations, especially automated ones.
You can always use slmgr.vbs to replace a valid key with a generic one to make sure it works. Be sure to capture your valid key first!
[Click image for full-sized view. Note the key string matches the Windows 10 Pro entry below.]
If 1909 Gets Generic Keys, What Are They?
These keys come in two flavors. One is for Windows 10 installations that don’t use multiple activation keys (MAKs), or that don’t interact with a Key Management Server (KMS) for keys and activation. The other is for KMS-based environments. AFAIK, there are no generic MAK keys, so I can’t provide any. Here you go:
Windows 10 Product Keys (Direct Activation, no KMS):
Windows 10 Home: YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7
Windows 10 Home N: 4CPRK-NM3K3-X6XXQ-RXX86-WXCHW
Windows 10 Pro: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
Windows 10 Pro N: 2B87N-8KFHP-DKV6R-Y2C8J-PKCKT
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations: DXG7C-N36C4-C4HTG-X4T3X-2YV77
Windows 10 Pro N for Workstations: WYPNQ-8C467-V2W6J-TX4WX-WT2RQ
Windows 10 S: 3NF4D-GF9GY-63VKH-QRC3V-7QW8P
Windows 10 Education: YNMGQ-8RYV3-4PGQ3-C8XTP-7CFBY
Windows 10 Education N: 84NGF-MHBT6-FXBX8-QWJK7-DRR8H
Windows 10 Pro Education: 8PTT6-RNW4C-6V7J2-C2D3X-MHBPB
Windows 10 Pro Education N: GJTYN-HDMQY-FRR76-HVGC7-QPF8P
Windows 10 Enterprise: XGVPP-NMH47-7TTHJ-W3FW7-8HV2C
Windows 10 Enterprise G N: FW7NV-4T673-HF4VX-9X4MM-B4H4T
Windows 10 Enterprise N: WGGHN-J84D6-QYCPR-T7PJ7-X766F
Windows 10 Enterprise S: NK96Y-D9CD8-W44CQ-R8YTK-DYJWX
Windows 10 Enterprise N LTSB 2016: RW7WN-FMT44-KRGBK-G44WK-QV7YK
Windows 10 KMS client setup keys (KMS host present on network)
Windows 10 Pro: W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
Windows 10 Pro N: MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations: NRG8B-VKK3Q-CXVCJ-9G2XF-6Q84J
Windows 10 Pro N for Workstations: 9FNHH-K3HBT-3W4TD-6383H-6XYWF
Windows 10 Education: NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
Windows 10 Education N: 2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ
Windows 10 Pro Education: 6TP4R-GNPTD-KYYHQ-7B7DP-J447Y
Windows 10 Pro Education N: YVWGF-BXNMC-HTQYQ-CPQ99-66QFC
Windows 10 Enterprise: NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
Windows 10 Enterprise G: YYVX9-NTFWV-6MDM3-9PT4T-4M68B
Windows 10 Enterprise G N: 44RPN-FTY23-9VTTB-MP9BX-T84FV
Windows 10 Enterprise N: DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4
Windows 10 Enterprise S: FWN7H-PF93Q-4GGP8-M8RF3-MDWWW
Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB: WNMTR-4C88C-JK8YV-HQ7T2-76DF9
Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB N: 2F77B-TNFGY-69QQF-B8YKP-D69TJ
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016: DCPHK-NFMTC-H88MJ-PFHPY-QJ4BJ
Windows 10 Enterprise N LTSB 2016: QFFDN-GRT3P-VKWWX-X7T3R-8B639
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019: M7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D
Windows 10 Enterprise N LTSC 2019: 92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H
Windows Server 2016 Datacenter: CB7KF-BWN84-R7R2Y-793K2-8XDDG
Windows Server 2016 Standard: WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY
Windows Server 2016 Essentials: JCKRF-N37P4-C2D82-9YXRT-4M63B
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter: WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG
Windows Server 2019 Standard: N69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C
Windows Server 2019 Essentials: WVDHN-86M7X-466P6-VHXV7-YY726
Remember, these keys are not valid for activation purposes. They are handy for installation and large-scale Windows deployment but they will not activate. Thus, they do not convey a valid Windows 10 license in any way, shape or form. You’ve been warned/notified. They’re helpful nonetheless, so make yourself a local copy (or bookmark this blog post).
Note Added November 22, Hours Later
Ha! Ha! @KariTheFinn — my partner at Win10.Guru — reminded me that these are the same generic keys that have worked on previous Feature Upgrades to Windows 10. It’s always nice to have access to a copy, but they’re the same one we’ve been using for some time now. That’s a laugh for me, who knew from previous use that the generic key for Windows 10 Pro (ends in 3V66T) looked awfully familiar.