It is clear that the activation will dismiss after installation but windows will be installed.
Activate windows 8 1 retail with oem key.
A device that is running any windows 10 oem.
Is it a pre built system or hand built from scratch.
There is only an official windows 8 1 10 logo sticker instead.
If you buy a windows 8 1 or windows 10 pre installed computer you will no longer see a sticker on the back or top of the machine with 5 5 product key printed on it.
Retail activation keys for windows 8 1 professional on the phone or online.
How to activate windows 8 1.
Reactivate windows 10 using a digital license.
The oem license model has changed since windows 8.
This is not applicable to vista or xp licenses.
In this case customers don t have a windows 10 key nor is a key embedded in the bios or uefi.
Read on for detailed information on how to activate windows 8 1.
I purchased a dell laptop with windows 8 pre installed.
If you are unable to find a product key for your windows 8 1 you may want to reach out to microsoft for a replacement.
Then i upgraded it to windows 8 1 by windows app store everything is fine.
Reactivation will depend on the pc.
Retail and retail upgrade.
Starting at windows 10 creators update build 1703 windows activation behavior has changed so that the unique oa3 digital product key dpk is not always presented as the currently installed key in the device.
Upgrades from windows 7 8 8 1.
All activation keys for windows 8 1 have been tested previously and working.
Now i want to activate the windows 8 1 i have genuine windows 8 oem key found using get win8key program from bios.
To activate windows 8 1 after use activator from the link below.
Now accidentally i updated the product key invalid one and windows got deactivated.
And if that doesn t work you will have no option other than to visit this page for new activation keys or buy a product key.
Instead they can apply the same product key used to upgrade to windows 10.
Use the windows 8 1 media creation utility to get windows 8 1 with update 1 media.