So, another problem: in January 2014, activation failed for many Windows 8 users, the computer began to restart every 2 hours, etc. Here is the verbatim message "Reinstall Windows 8 now. Your license to use this evaluation version of Windows has expired. After an hour, the computer will restart and continue to restart every 2 hours. To prevent these interruptions, get the latest version of Windows" What should I do in this situation? how to activate windows?
What to do if activation fails?
In this situation, each user must determine for himself: buy or purchase a license and use the operating system with a clear conscience; surf the Internet a little, download the Windows 8 activator, activate Windows and use it further with a guilty conscience. Actually, we go straight to the second option, since the majority will choose it.
How to activate Windows 8 and other versions?
In order to activate Windows, we need to download the activator and do a couple of manipulations.
1. Run the command line, for this, in the search for Windows, type cmd, then right-click on the found one and select run as administrator
at the command line, you need to enter the following command spp-restore, press enter and restart the computer.
2. After reboot download the activator if you haven't downloaded it yet. Before starting the activator, disable the antivirus. The activator is running and we see a big button ACTIVATION, click on it.
Key for Windows 8
Activator program (key for Windows 8)- this is a great set to activate almost new versions Windows 8 and an office suite (Office 2013). The activator key for windows 8 does not require any user action after launch, this entire activation process takes place in the background (minimized) mode, you just need to download the activator and run it. after a few minutes, check the activation status of Windows 8 and / or Office 2013. A video instruction has been added to help activation. The first launch of this operating system was October 26, 2012 by the well-known Microsoft. During the first days, the company sold about 4 million updates. It differs from Win 7 in that it has a new interface called Metro. This is a convenient and beautiful interface with different tiles with which you can launch a browser or any other program, there is also a main desktop like Win 7.
Great activator. The interface is very clear and simple, running the program does not require special knowledge, just run and get the key to the program you need. As you can see, the program will help you both when installing the office and Windows itself, there are also all the other more or less important programs from Maykrasovt, so anyone can find the right key!
Keys for some versions of Windows 8
- Windows 8.1 Core: 334NH-RXG76-64THK-C7CKG-D3VPT
- Windows 8.1 Pro: GCRJD-8NW9H-F2CDX-CCM8D-9D6T9
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise: HMCNV-VVBFX-7HMBH-CTY9B-B4FXY
8K42N-QCM63-4KCTX-WQQVK-HCC7D Active. Count: 2521
NYQKJ-WXDR6-PJD4V-J9CBF-YTB93 Active. Count: 468
P86Q8-PNR2W-4F226-BPJ2Q-7T8K3 Activ. Count: 1105
NDMBK-H2JJQ-FW2MV-QBTTH-X74X3 Active. Count: 8
The keys do not always work for this, so as not to be upset that the working key did not get, you can use the universal tool, this is the activator, below you will find the instructions and the crack itself.
By running our activator, it activates both Windows 8 and, if Office 2013 is available, it too. But this functionality is not limited, you can still activate some versions of Os Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Office 2010.
windows activation process:
Double click on the KMSnano.exe application.
After a minute or two, see the activation status.
Ready
With the help of the program you can activate:
Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows 8 Professional
Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft Office Visio 2013
Microsoft Office Project 2013
Windows 7 Enterprise
Windows 7 Professional
Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft Office Visio 2010
Microsoft Office Project 2010
Windows Vista Enterprise
G8 users can. Users of other versions of Windows must purchase a license to use 8.1.
During development, it was said that users could use a Windows 8.0 key to install 8.1.
Now, after the official release of the RTM version, this rule no longer works.
If you enter a genuine Windows 8 license key during the 8.1 installation, you will receive an error message.
I think this is done so that the bulk of users switch from version 8 to 8.1 by upgrading, and not performing a clean installation.
The update method through the store, I think is not the most convenient way. There are workarounds to this particular problem though.
The best and legal thing in my opinion is installing Windows 8.1 using a shared product key and then activating with a genuine Windows 8.0 key.
Some of you may be asking what is a Generic Product Key? It can be thought of as a dummy key that can be used to install the operating system, but it cannot be used to activate the OS.
These pre-shared keys are legally distributed and you can find them on the Microsoft website - technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612867.aspx. Or use the ones below:
- Windows 8.1 Core: 334NH-RXG76-64THK-C7CKG-D3VPT
- Windows 8.1 Core Single Language: Y9NXP-XT8MV-PT9TG-97CT3-9D6TC
- Windows 8.1 Pro: XHQ8N-C3MCJ-RQXB6-WCHYG-C9WKB
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise: HMCNV-VVBFX-7HMBH-CTY9B-B4FXY
To install Windows 8.1, use the iso image, which can be downloaded, for example, from the official Microsoft page.
Instructions on how to do this.
You can now enter this pre-shared key into the Windows 8.1 Setup Wizard window and it will continue without any problems.
After installing version 8.1, you activate it using your own genuine Windows 8.0 key. Open the System Properties window
and click on the "Windows Activation" button in the lower right corner. Although this product key did not work during installation, it will work during activation.
New keys:
Windows 8, 8.1 Professional
RDN6Y-RD633-CGQ2Q-8THQV-7QR9V
WY7FN-4K339-J3XXJ-BJ44K-8QG67
Windows 8 Professional; Enterprise;
6WWPC-KN4KX-8TB87-6JDP8-MR9VC
2VNV4-77CKK-GRDM3-4FPQK-QV3HC
2C9ND-V2GFR-RR4YD-QB4DR-JHRDP
4RHDN-D6CT9-8PJCM-C7XBP-HH3HC
D7HNG-C6MPP-DVR4B-V2GX4-JHRDP
HJQNJ-879TM-47X6T-F3Q9C-HH3HC
JXNBF-VG8TP-PBDBW-TB2K2-P9T7C
MQJNQ-G2TKM-YJP7W-CCXVY-VQR92
NJ34M-WQ2DX-T8W7T-CBRMX-YDR92
YT4KP-4TNXX-9MKRP-BYJC9-JW8X2
YTD27-N9T2C-P9Y7W-W6MDC-749VC
K6K3W-TJNGF-JGTVK-PT484-BY2K2
Windows 8.1 Enterprise
6FN9-4C2VW-D8T6G-FRKGQ-4GB93
NK7KH-D8BG6-MCRM8-Y6DPB-3GMDQ
Alternative way to activate Windows 8.1
Cases have become very frequent when, when trying to activate Windows 8.1, the technical support (activation) service could not generate an activation code and answered in a boring voice that "you may have become a victim of fraud." Therefore, it was impossible to activate the system in any way. The same applies to Office 2013.
Please note that this The activator only works on Volume editions of Windows 8 and 8.1. Retail editions cannot be activated. The same goes for Windows 8 and Windows Media Center.
What if you urgently need to activate Windows 8.1?
1. First of all, download the KMS Micro activator from the link. It weighs about 130 MB.
2. After downloading, extract the files to any folder on your computer.
3. Run the file as administrator KMS Micro.exe
Note: it is possible that the antivirus will not like this file and will delete it, referring to the fact that it is a virus. Don't trust him. The file is secure and contains no viruses. Before activation, simply disable all anti-virus systems on your computer.
4. In the application that is open, go to the tab "Settings" - "Language" - select a Russian file, restart the application.
5. After the restart, go to the "Settings" tab again and check if the checkboxes are checked "Install GLVK Product Keys".
6. Click on the tab "Settings" - "Install TAP". The installation wizard will open. Install the app.
7. Open "Network and Sharing Center" - "Change adapter settings". You will see that in addition to your standard adapter, an adapter has appeared there. "LAN connection". It must be inactive. It should be renamed to " tap1". It is important.
8. Now highlight your active connection and "tap1". Right-click on the highlight and click "Bridge Settings". Wait until the system creates the bridge and activates the connection.
9. Start KMS Micro again.
10. Click "Launch KMS Micro Console".
11. The console starts up for a long time, you have to wait a little.
12. When on a blue background from below, it will be written in yellow letters "Select Option", press the English "Z" and "Enter".
13. On the next screen, press "Z" and "Enter" again.
14. Now we need to synchronize the time. Click on the clock in the lower right corner - "Change date and time settings" and see what time zone you have set. Then, in the console, find the same time zone and press the key that corresponds to it. Enter.
15. After the time is synchronized, the console will turn off automatically. Run it again and minimize to the taskbar.
16. Now click "Activate Windows". If the button is not available, and there is a green bar at the bottom, wait until it's finished, then the button will be available.
17. Done.
When the question arises of how to activate Windows, first of all, users look for free solutions that will help solve the registration problem. Let's look at 2 ways to activate Windows 8.1 if you don't have a license key. This instruction will help both with and with the rally of the key from the working system.
Method number 1. Windows 8.1 activation with KMSAuto Net activator
Using the KMSAuto Net activator is the fastest and most efficient way to activate Windows for free.
For example, we activate Windows 8.1 Professional by following a simple instruction:
- First, let's unpack the activator. Run the file downloaded above, the password for the archive is 123.
- Extract the activator to C:\KMS.
- To which the built-in antivirus immediately removes it when it detects a threat. We click on the warning.
- The Windows Defender settings window will open. Let's go to the tab "Journal", choose " All Detected Objects -> View Details.
- Finding a Threat HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS and let it run.
- We agree to perform.
- Now let's add the C:\KMS directory to the exclusions. Go to tab Options -> Excluded Files and Locations -> Browse.
- Select the folder in which the activator was unpacked. In our case, C:\KMS
- We press the button "Add".
- We go to the folder with the activator and run it on behalf of the Administrator.
- We agree to make changes to the computer.
- Choose "Activate" - "Activate Windows" and the program will start running.
- Forcibly install the GVLK key (if the program asks).
- We create a task in the Task Scheduler to permanently reactivate the system.
- The program has been successfully completed.
- Let's reboot the system and check the result. The system is activated!
In other antiviruses, the procedure for setting an exception is performed in a similar way. You simply find the desired section in the settings and specify the path to the folder with the activator, after which the antivirus stops responding to it.
Method number 2. Delay activation
The second way is to use the right to defer activation for 30 days (you can use it 3 times, in total 120 days). For this:
What happens if you do not activate Windows 8.1
For the first 30 days, an unactivated version of Windows 8.1 will work fine, but you won’t be able to sit quietly at your computer:
- There will always be an inscription on the desktop stating that your copy of Windows is genuine
- Constantly appears a message that the system needs to be activated
- Can't change desktop wallpaper and theme
- You can not change some system settings in the control panel
- After some time, the system stops receiving updates
- The computer will reboot itself every 12 hours of continuous operation. After a while, it will stop working altogether.
