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HP PCs - Windows viii Product Activation

This document is for HP and Compaq PCs and tablets with Windows 8.

To help prevent software piracy, Microsoft requires that Windows viii is activated earlier it can be used. All HP and Compaq computers and tablets that come with Windows viii installed activates automatically one time connected to the Internet, to go far easier for you to prepare your computer. However, if you decide to install a different version of Windows 8 (such as an upgrade to the Enterprise version) or a shop-bought copy of Windows 8, y'all need to activate Windows every bit role of the installation process. At that place too might exist situations when Windows prompts you lot to actuate the production, even though the production has already been activated.

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If you are non using the latest version of Windows viii, some graphics and data in this document may vary. Yous tin can become the latest version from the Microsoft Shop.

Types of Windows eight activation

In that location are 2 methods for activating Windows 8: Windows Production Activation and OEM Activation 3.0.

• Windows Product Activation (WPA) sends an installation ID number to Microsoft before Windows is verified, then activated. WPA involves two numbers. One is an installation ID (generated by entering a Windows 8 product central) that the computer owner submits to Microsoft, either over the Internet or past phone. The 2nd is a confirmation ID, assigned past Microsoft, which is used to activate the operating system'due south software. This method is used when upgrading or installing Windows 8 from disc (not HP System Recovery).

• OEM Activation 3.0 (OA3) takes place at the factory. A digital product central (DPK) is installed on the motherboard BIOS during the manufacturing process. Windows 8 will activate automatically the first time the computer is continued to the Net. With OA3-activated systems, most of the computer's hardware tin be replaced without the demand to reactivate the software through Microsoft.

Reasons Windows 8 might need to exist activated once more

If your figurer came with Windows 8 pre-installed, Windows might require activation through Microsoft due to:

• An upgrade or update to Windows.

• Completion of an HP Organisation Recovery after recovery using HP Recovery Discs.

• Installation of sure device drivers and software.

• Removal of certain operating system software or files.

• An update to the BIOS or installation of a new BIOS flash from a company other than HP.

• Replacement of the motherboard with one that does not contain the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) version of the BIOS.

Windows activation terms

These are terms used during the activation process:

• Windows Production Activation (WPA): Requires a person to unlock the reckoner before Windows tin can be used.

• OEM Activation three.0 (OA3): No personal intervention is required unremarkably to actuate Windows, merely the computer must be connected to the Net for Windows to activate automatically.

• Cease-User License Understanding (EULA): The agreement that the Windows user must accept to use the Windows product.

• Certificate of Authenticity (COA): A proof of ownership identification method to help prove that a Windows product is not apocryphal or copied. The COA might exist in the form of a label that contains a bar code and product key.

• 18-carat Microsoft Label (GML): A label included on computers that came with Windows viii pre-installed. The GML indicates which version of Windows 8 was installed originally on the computer.

• Product Primal: A 25-graphic symbol alphanumeric code used to actuate Windows.

• Installation Identification Number: A number generated based on the product primal entered during Windows setup.

• Confirmation Identification Number: A number that allows you to consummate the activation process.

Activate Windows 8 over the Internet

The quickest and easiest way to actuate your re-create of Windows 8 is to activate it over the Internet. If you practice not accept an Internet connection, or if it is inconvenient to make a network connection, run into the Other means to activate Windows 8 section of this document.

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You must be signed in as an administrator to actuate Windows 8.

To activate Windows 8 over the Internet:

1. Log in to the computer every bit an administrator, and then connect to the Internet.

2. Press the Windows + I keys to open up the Settings charm.

3. Select Alter PC settings in the lower-right corner of the screen.

   

4. In PC settings, select the Actuate Windows tab.

   

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   Once Windows is activated, the Activate Windows tab no longer displays in PC settings.

5. Select the Enter central push.

   

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   • If y'all used discs to install Windows 8, yous might notice the product key on the disc packaging. If you bought Windows 8 over the Internet, the product number might be included in an email you received after the purchase and download of Windows 8.

   • If yous have the Windows 8 disc packaging, apply the Windows 8 Document of Authenticity label to your computer for piece of cake reference in the time to come.

6. Type the product key into the Product Key field.

   

   Windows automatically detects whether the product fundamental is valid.

   If a User Account Control message displays, enter your countersign or provide confirmation.

7. If product activation is successful and a Thanks, yous're all done message displays, click Shut.

   

   If activation was not successful, cheque the key and enter information technology again, or go along to the Other ways to activate Windows 8 section of this document.

• Confirming that Windows is activated

  Follow the steps beneath to ostend that Windows activation was successful.

  1. Press the Windows + I keys to open the Settings amuse.

  2. Select Modify PC settings in the lower-right corner of the screen.

     

  3. In PC Settings, select the PC and devices tab.

     

  4. In PC and devices, select PC info.

  5. In PC info, look nether Windows in the right pane to confirm that Windows is activated.

     

• Calculation features or getting a dissimilar edition of Windows 8:

  Yous can add features to Windows 8, or become a different version of Windows 8. From the Start screen, type add features to open the Search charm, and so select Add features to Windows eight.1 from the search results. When the Add features to Windows 8.i screen opens, follow the onscreen instructions.

  

Other ways to activate Windows 8

Alternate methods to activate Windows eight:

Actuate Windows 8 over the telephone

If Windows viii activation over the Internet is non possible, activate the product by contacting Microsoft over the phone.

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When you contact Microsoft, do non request a "new" activation code. If you practise, Microsoft might directly you to buy a new operating organisation. If the operating system does not demand to exist replaced, simply activate or reactivate your existing installation.

To activate Windows 8 over the telephone:

1. From the Offset screen, blazon slui to open up the Search charm, and then select slui four from the search results.

   

2. Click the down arrow under Select your country or region, select the name of your country or region, and so click Next.

   

3. Call the telephone number provided on the Call and provide your installation ID screen. Be prepared to enter the series of numbers listed under Installation ID.

4. Follow the instructions from the telephone arrangement. When provided with the confirmation ID, write the numbers down.

5. On the Call and provide your installation ID screen, click the Enter confirmation ID button.

   

6. On the Enter your confirmation ID screen, enter the numbers into fields A through H, in the same sequence as provided by the phone system, and so click Activate Windows.

   

   • If product activation was successful, a success screen displays and you are done.

   • If product activation is not successful:

     • Windows 8 came pre-installed on your figurer: see the next section for how to perform an HP Organisation Recovery.

Actuate Windows eight using HP Organization Recovery

If your computer came with Windows 8 pre-installed and you have not replaced the motherboard, HP System Recovery can be used as an alternative to performing either an online or telephone activation. HP System Recovery restores Windows 8 to its original factory condition and reinstalls the original operating arrangement. After an HP System Recovery, Windows viii activates automatically when the computer is continued to the Net.

Troubleshooting Windows viii activation errors

If an error lawmaking displays while attempting to activate Windows, try the solutions below to solve the problem. If y'all continue to get an error message, Contact HP support. When contacting HP, have your model number, product number, and series number ready.

Error message	What the mistake bulletin means	Possible solutions
Windows isn't activated. This PC isn't activated anymore. If you reinstalled Windows or made changes to your hardware recently, you tin contact support for help.	Windows viii is non activated on the computer for reasons such as changes in the hardware configuration or because Windows viii was activated multiple times on the computer.	Contact HP support for assistance.
Actuate Windows. You're running Windows in safe mode. Restart Windows normally to get everything you demand to activate.	Windows viii activation is not possible in safe mode.	Restart in normal fashion from Windows: Press the Windows + R primal, type msconfig into the Open field, and then click OK. On the Full general tab of the Organization Configuration tool, select the Normal startup radio button, and then click OK. On the System Configuration pop-upwardly window, click Restart For further assist, Contact HP back up.
Actuate Windows. In that location'due south a problem with activation. Please contact the manufacturer of your PC, or purchase a new key.	In that location is a problem with the product central.	Contact HP back up for assistance.
Activate Windows. The product key on this PC didn't work. Yous might need to contact the company that built this reckoner, or buy a new key.	There is a problem with the product central.	Contact HP support for assistance.
Windows isn't activated. The product key didn't work. Try a different primal, or purchase a new one.	Windows is unable to procedure the product key due to a problem in manufacturing, a problem with the computer, an incomplete reinstallation of Windows 8, an invalid product key, or considering the central was not entered correctly.	Carefully bank check the product key entry to make certain that all numbers and messages are entered correctly. To try to enter the central again, click the Activate with a new key button on the Windows Activation window, and follow the onscreen instructions. Contact HP support for further assistance. To buy a new key, click the Buy a new key button on the Windows Activation window, and follow the onscreen instructions.
Windows isn't activated. Your license to use this evaluation version of Windows has expired.	The costless trial for Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Windows 8.one Preview has ended, and the license is no longer valid.	Buy the latest version of Windows 8, or restore the computer to a previous operating system using recovery or installation media. For more than information. For more information, come across: Windows 7: Performing an HP Organization Recovery (Windows 7)
Windows isn't activated. This product key is already being used on some other PC. Try a unlike key, or buy a new one.	In most cases, Microsoft allows a production key to be installed on only 1 computer at a fourth dimension.	Advisedly check the production key entry to make certain that all numbers and letters are entered correctly. To endeavour to enter the key once again, click the Actuate with a new key button on the Windows Activation window, and follow the onscreen instructions. To purchase a new key, click the Buy a new fundamental button on the Windows Activation window, and follow the onscreen instructions. Contact HP support .
Windows isn't activated. This preinstalled version of Windows can't exist activated. Contact your PC manufacturer for assistance, or buy a new fundamental.	Windows 8 is not activated on the computer for reasons such as changes in the hardware configuration or a problem in manufacturing.	Contact HP support for assistance.
Windows isn't activated. Enter a new production key to activate Windows.	Windows 8 is not preinstalled on the computer, and no product key is configured.	Contact HP support for aid.
Windows isn't activated. The product key doesn't match the region you're in, so effort a different primal.	The product primal is not for the region specified in your location settings.	Check your location settings: Printing the Windows + W keys, and enter region into the search field. Click Region from the listing of results. On the Location tab of the Region window, confirm that the right option was made from the Home location drib-down menu. Contact HP back up for further assist.
Windows isn't activated. The product key can only be used to restore Windows on PCs that have Windows pre-installed. Y'all can activate Windows on the telephone.	The Windows 8 license installed on the calculator does not match the type of key entered.	Follow the instructions in Actuate Windows viii over the phone. Contact HP back up for farther assistance.
Windows isn't activated. At that place are files on your PC that are preventing activation. You demand to purchase and reinstall a new version of Windows.	There are files on the computer that are blocking Windows 8 from being activated.	To purchase a new product key, click the Buy a new primal button on the Windows Activation window, and then follow the onscreen instructions. Contact HP support for further assistance.
Windows isn't activated. Windows couldn't be activated right now. We'll proceed trying to activate information technology for you lot.	Windows is cannot connect with the online activation service.	Allow Windows to continue to try to complete activation, or follow the instructions in Activate Windows viii over the phone. Contact HP support for further assistance.
Windows isn't activated. If you want to activate online, y'all need to connect to the Internet—or you can telephone call us.	Your computer is not connected to the Internet.	Connect to the Internet, or follow the instructions in Actuate Windows viii over the phone.
Windows isn't activated. The version of Windows is expired. Install the latest version to activate.	A trial or evaluation version of Windows 8 is installed, and the license is no longer valid.	Install a non-evaluation version of Windows 8. Contact HP support for further assistance.

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