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Um... for those who haven't activated their Windows 8 yet, you can do it using this KMS Server i found today (thank you Google), i've tested it and it works like a charm |
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CMD (as admin)
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slmgr.vbs -ipk NG4HW-VH26C-733KW-K6F98-J8CK4/ @1 X( H' o/ f6 c) }0 \& T
slmgr -skms 147.134.1.42:1688% X0 W: _+ ~4 z& U3 E3 O" w$ g
slmgr.vbs -ato F! O5 T3 R; {, g/ I& L) w4 B9 S0 Y- D
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# D3 k6 z# Z4 M/ f- [6 t1 _UPDATE 1: PLEASE NOTICE THAT KMS ACTIVATION IS VALID ONLY FOR 180 DAYS, AND YOU CAN RENEW IT, SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PERMANENT ACTIVATION, THIS TUTORIAL MIGHT HELP:
; W- w$ ]! Q6 T7 Y, B; Z `0 mActivate Windows 8 Via Phone , (I USED THIS ONE ),
) D: \ a0 n! _0 q5 vANY OTHER ACTIVATION METHODS, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT (AT LEAST FOR NOW, WAITING FOR A REAL ACTIVATOR).5 J9 c" C$ I: C( Y8 y3 I: z
ONE MORE THING, YOU CAN ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR ACTIVATION, FOR LATER USE...6 J+ x" a# ?1 `4 U6 ~& K1 d4 [
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5 W$ j$ t2 G/ _* sUPDATE 2 (ACTIVATE VIA PHONE) : WANNA ACTIVATE WINDOWS 8 BUT YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE MAK KEY IS STILL VALID ? THIS UTILITY WILL HELP: PID Checker+ o/ N1 B4 `, ]7 w' i) a( V5 M
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7 k0 A4 u# h- z# ?9 B[strike]Ouch! too bad!! that was the last working key , waiting for new ones...[/strike]
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alexmartz710, on 07 October 2012 - 01:38 AM, said:
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This server is also working: kms.creighton.edu:1688
, r! i' u5 p5 W7 i- S* EAnd to activate Enterprise using this method use this key: 32JNW-9KQ84-P47T8-D8GGY-CWCK78 w# q* `7 d" F( s2 N5 u
Have fun! And Enjoy!' v4 N" e8 {6 }
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IT TURNED OUT THAT BOTH ARE SAME SERVER WITH DIFFERENT DNS NAME (HERE IS ANOTHER NAME : ), BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY... IT DOES THE JOB
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UPDATE 4 : WINDOWS 8 KMS KEYS
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Windows 8 Professional | NG4HW-VH26C-733KW-K6F98-J8CK4 | Windows 8 Professional N | XCVCF-2NXM9-723PB-MHCB7-2RYQQ | Windows 8 Enterprise | 32JNW-9KQ84-P47T8-D8GGY-CWCK7 | Windows 8 Enterprise N | JMNMF-RHW7P-DMY6X-RF3DR-X2BQT | 5 Q' @ o$ `- B: r3 q3 a
7 o+ Q( S* r+ p5 o9 {JUST REPLACE [KEY] WITH THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOUR VERSION :7 \- y7 Q, g- a1 L; h) b' c# F
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[li]FOR ENTERPRISE, JUST RUN "-skms" AND "-ato" COMMANDS, NO NEED FOR A KEY AS IT'S PREINSTALLED.
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[/li][li]WINDOWS 8 CORE VERSION CANNOT BE ACTIVATED THROUGH KMS, SORRY[/li] HAVING PROBLEMS APPLYING THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE? EASY! YOU CAN NOW GET ACTIVATED WITH JUST ONE CLICK...USING THIS SMALL *.bat FILE
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KMS ACTIVATION DOESN'T WORK WITH WINDOWS 8 PROWMC, SO IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO UPGRADE TO PROWMC, PLEASE FIRST ACTIVATE PRO VERSION, THEN AFTER ADDING WMC USE PHONE METHOD TO GET ACTIVATED.! q5 i3 ?; C+ v* ^- G
*IF YOU MISSED PRO ACTIVATION PART, YOU'LL BE UNABLE TO INSTALL MAK KEY AFTER UPGRADING WHICH MEANS NO ACTIVATION |