Activate Windows with my own OEM Key

[Qu1goN]

Hi, sorry for my bad english

I have a new PC that does not have a license stored in the UEFI.
On my previous PC, I installed my Windows 11 Pro created with NTLite and it activated automatically when connected to the Internet.

Is there a way to enter my OEM COA key somewhere?
So that Windows activates automatically after installation, as on a PC with a key stored in the UEFI?

Replacing the generic key with the OEM COA KEY in Autounattended.xml does not work or is it that easy?

 

[nuhi]

Sure, use the Unattended page, Product Key (Setup).

 

[Qu1goN]

THX

NTLite then creates an Autounattend.xml - but I already have an Autounattend.xml.

Is it sufficient to simply replace the COA key with the generic key?
If not, how or where do I copy the code from the Autounattend.xml created by NTLite into my Autounattend.xml?

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[garlin]

    <settings pass="specialize">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <ProductKey>AAAA1-BBBB2-CCCC3-DDDD4-EEEE5</ProductKey>
        </component>
    </settings>

 

[Qu1goN]

So just replace the generic key? - Or just my config here... can you just paste that in please? I try to post in Code but doesnt work.

 

[garlin]

1. No product key is required in order to install W10/11 (except for LTSC, which always needs a KMS install key).

2. For Unattended installs, every autounattend.xml must include the minimum lines:

        <settings pass="windowsPE">
                <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                        <UserData>
                                <ProductKey>
                                        <Key></Key>
                                </ProductKey>
                        </UserData>
                </component>
        </settings>

2. If you provide a non-empty <Key>, Setup will only display all Windows editions matching the generic install key's edition. When you're not using <InstallFrom> with a specific index number or image name, Setup will auto-install the image based on the key's edition (assuming there is only one unique edition in a multi-image WIM).

3. <ProductKey> in specialize pass allows you to provide the actual activation key. This cannot be filled by a generic key, because Setup will fail and stop processing.

Here is your updated Autounattend.xml.

 

[Qu1goN]

Thank you