Link Windows key to Microsoft account - yes or no?

There are various possible answers to the question of whether or not you should set up a free Microsoft account. There are currently a few tricks that allow you to use Microsoft Windows and officially certain versions of Microsoft Office without a Microsoft account. If you want to provide the US company with as little information as possible, you can get by with this for a few more years.

However, if you already have a Microsoft account, you should save your Windows licence key and add it to your Microsoft account in case you need to reactivate it at a later date. This is not done via the redeem.microsoft.com page. Only Office licence keys are linked there.

Click on the cogwheel (Settings) on your device and enter the term ‘Activation settings’ in the search field. Click on the result for ‘Activation settings’ and you will see whether your Windows licence is already linked to your Microsoft account or not. If yes, it will look like the picture below. If not, it will look like the picture above. In this case, please click on ‘Add a Microsoft account’ and add your Microsoft account. Done!