From f9268e4095c33658a14536fdf333312702835ae8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrei-George Stoica <5600871+andreiztm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:52:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add remark regarding underlying OS activation

---
 windows/deployment/windows-10-subscription-activation.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/windows/deployment/windows-10-subscription-activation.md b/windows/deployment/windows-10-subscription-activation.md
index 97dcacdb84..630120cffe 100644
--- a/windows/deployment/windows-10-subscription-activation.md
+++ b/windows/deployment/windows-10-subscription-activation.md
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ When you have the required Azure AD subscription, group-based licensing is the p
 
 If you are running Windows 10, version 1803 or later, Subscription Activation will automatically pull the firmware-embedded Windows 10 activation key and activate the underlying Pro License. The license will then step-up to Windows 10/11 Enterprise using Subscription Activation. This automatically migrates your devices from KMS or MAK activated Enterprise to Subscription activated Enterprise.
 
+Subscription Activation doesn’t remove the need to activate the underlying operating system, this is still a requirement for running a genuine installation of Windows.
+
 > [!CAUTION]
 > Firmware-embedded Windows 10 activation happens automatically only when we go through OOBE (Out Of Box Experience).