This command tells you the edition of Windows, part of the product key so you can identify it, and whether the system is activated. To display very basic license and activation information about the current system, run the following command. RELATED: How to Put the Command Prompt Back on the Windows+X Power Users Menu View Activation, License, and Expiration Date Information You can do pretty much everything in PowerShell that you can do in Command Prompt, plus a lot of other useful things. It’s very easy to switch back to showing the Command Prompt on the Power Users menu if you want, or you can give PowerShell a try. Note: If you see PowerShell instead of Command Prompt on the Power Users menu, that’s a switch that came about with the Creators Update for Windows 10. On Windows 7, search the Start menu for “Command Prompt,” right-click it, and select “Run as Administrator.” Click the “Command Prompt (Admin)” option in the menu that appears. To do so on Windows 8 or 10, either right-click the Start button or press Windows+X. To use this tool, you’ll want to launch a Command Prompt with Administrator access. RELATED: How Does Windows Activation Work? First: Open an Administrator Command Prompt Window
