Windows 11 Licensing for Student Personal Use

Active students are eligible to obtain a free Windows 11 Education product key, which can be installed on a personal computer that doesn’t already have a Windows license.

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 a student verification process.

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

6. On the left-hand menu, navigate to Learning Resources → Software.

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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.

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11. A popup window will appear on the right.

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    1. Click View Key to get the Windows Product Key

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

12. Follow the instructions of your computer or VM manufacturer to install Windows. If asked which version of Windows to install, select Windows 11 Education.