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 […]

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 […]

Troubleshoot Windows 10 Activation Errors: List or error codes and fixes

Have you upgraded to Windows 10 and not able to explore all features because of activation errors? There are some common activation errors that can show up on your newly installed Windows 10. Learn what this activation error means, common […]

Check Windows 10 activation status, activate it, or Change product key

After you have upgraded your Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 PC to Windows 10, you might want to check if your copy has been activated.In this post, we will see how to check activation status of Windows 10 OS, activate […]

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. […]

How to find Windows Product Key using Command Prompt or PowerShell

When you enter, register and activate your copy of Windows, using a Retail key, the information is stored in the Windows Registry. Users of OEM computers may have noticed that, since a couple of years, the manufacturers have stopped pasting […]

Activate Windows 8 by Phone Retail, Volume Licensing

Activate Windows 10/8 by Phone: Retail & Volume Licensing customers

We have seen how to activate Windows 8.1, Windows 8 or Windows 7 online and how to activate Windows 8 Enterprise Edition using slui.exe. There are two ways to activate Windows. First, via the Internet and second, by phone. Today we will […]

Fix: Unable to activate Office 2013 due to Active Content Removed error

We all know that product activation is mandatory for most paid software you use in Windows. The same thing is applicable to Office productivity suite; Microsoft Office as well. Without the activation, the software is no use, and you can’t […]

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 rebuild the Tokens.dat or Activation Tokens file in Windows 10/8/7

The Tokens.dat file in the Windows operating system is a digitally signed file, which stores most of the Windows activation files. All files together have a digital signature that prevents tokens.dat be replaced on other machines, in this case, if […]

Disable Automatic Windows Activation popup in Windows 10/8/7

Windows Activation is a process that helps you to activate Windows and verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and that it has not been used on more computers than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. Windows has different […]

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 […]

Backup Windows and Office Activation Tokens files with Advanced Tokens Manager

Advanced Tokens Manager lets you backup and restore your Windows and Office Activation files, thereby doing away with the need of activating your software every time you install it. Backup Windows & Office Activation Tokens files Windows Activation is the initial process by […]

Troubleshoot Volume Activation error codes and error messages on Windows

If you are trying to activate your copy of Windows using the Multiple Activation Key (MAK) or the Key Management Service (KMS) to perform Volume Activation on one or more on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista-based computers, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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.

Volume Activation Management Tool 2.0 released

Microsoft has released the Volume Activation Management Tool 2.0.

How to use The Volume Activation Management Tool or VAMT

Microsoft has released a set of 3 Guides on how to use, how to manage product keys & how to track and report activation data using Volume Activation Management Tool, VAMT 2.0, in Windows client and Windows Server products.

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