The Windows product key is a 25-digit character code. It looks like this: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX.
When installing Windows , you will have to provide a Windows product key. You can either provide a generic key or choose the trial version mode of installation. To get Windows activated, you have to enter a genuine product key. But if you skip the activation process, you will have a free trial period of 15 days. And when the expiry period ends, you will have to enter a genuine product key to continue using the operating system
You can also activate through toolkits.
But it's not always good because it my contain malware's.