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Digital entitlement and other Activation methods in Windows 10

Digital Entitlement and Product Key Activation methods in Windows 10

Microsoft’s newest version of Windows – Windows 10 can be activated via two methods, Product Key method ie. the process of validating software with the manufacture, and the newly introduced Digital Entitlement. In addition to 25-character product key method, there’s […]

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Windows Activation Fails – Windows failed to activate

If you have tried to activate your copy of Windows over the Internet, and failed, with perhaps any of the following error codes, like with error code 0x80004005 or 0x8004FE33, you may want to follow this tutorial and see if any […]

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Cannot activate Windows 10. Product Key blocked.

If when you try to activate Windows 10, you receive an error message that Windows 10 couldn’t be activated, then this post may help you. Maybe you upgraded to Windows 10 or maybe you did a clean install of Windows […]

How to deactivate and uninstall Windows Product Key

Before you sell or dispose of your computer, you would probably back up your data and then format the drives. But there is something you must do if you wish to dispose of it without uninstalling the Windows operating system. […]

Error 0xC004F061, Unable To Use Product Key For Clean Install

Microsoft follows the policy of one key for one Windows activation. This means only a single key can be used for one installation. Suppose you installed Windows on multiple hard drives of a same computer, you won’t be able to activate […]

How to change Product Key in Windows 10/8/7

You may for some reason need to change your Windows product license key – maybe you want to upgrade your copy of Windows to a higher version, or maybe you want to change the default setup product key to a […]

How to Activate Windows 8/10 Enterprise Edition

We have already seen how to activate Windows 8 or upgrade Windows 8 earlier. But Windows 8 Enterprise Edition does not offer an option to enter your serial number during installation. In my case, when you click on “Activate” it tried […]

How to check the activation status & type of Microsoft Office

If you’d like to check the activation type and status of your Microsoft Office installation, on your Windows computer, then you can do so using a command prompt. Check Activation status & type of Microsoft Office Open an command prompt with […]

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Troubleshoot Microsoft Office Product Key issues

If you have just purchased a new copy of Microsoft Office 2010 and you find that you are unable to unlock or activate it using the license key given, then you may want to try out the following troubleshooting steps. […]

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Types of Retail Microsoft Office 2010 Product Keys

When you install or reinstall a Microsoft Office 2010 suite, you are prompted to type or to paste the 25-character product key. The product key is used during the Microsoft software installation to unlock the Microsoft Office suite.

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Microsoft releases Windows 7 Update to detect activation exploits

We had reported earlier that Microsoft would deploy a new update for Windows Activation Technologies. This update   to the activation and validation components in Windows Activation Technologies for Windows 7, is now available. Windows Activation Technologies help you confirm that […]