Windows 11 Licensing for Student Personal Use

Owned by Christian Bergeron
Jun 28, 2024
2 min read

Active Students are eligible to download a free Windows 11 Education ISO and Product Key from Microsoft using Azure Dev Tools for Teaching.

Previously, students could download Windows 11 via OnTheHub. Due to contract changes between Kivuto, the owner of OnTheHub, and Microsoft, this option will no longer be available.

  1. Navigate to https://aka.ms/devtoolsforteaching

  2. Click the blue Sign In button

  3. Login with your UConn Email and NetID Password

  4. If this is your first time accessing Azure Dev Tools, you will be prompted to complete student verification process

  5. Once your status has been verified, you will be brought to the Azure for Education portal

    Azure for Education Portal Home Page

  6. On the left-hand menu, click Learning Resources and then click Software

    Azure Dev Tools Home Page with Side Menu shown and Learning Resources expanded and Software highlighted

  7. On the Software Page, you will see all the software you are eligible to download

  8. Search for “Windows 11 Education”

  9. You will see two options, Windows 11 Education and Windows 11 Education N

  10. Click the blue link for Windows 11 Education

  11. A side window will appear on the right

    1. Click View Key to get the Windows Product Key

    2. Click Download to get the ISO for installing Windows on a new system