deactivation

  1. Wolf

    Do I need to re-activate after adding ram and/or a new videocard?

    Hi all, I bought some additional ram and am planning to buy a new videocard in the near future. Will adding the ram and installing the new videocard result in the de-activation of my Windows 10 pro? Regards
  2. F

    Windows 10 Benefits of Disabling Cache

    Hi Friends, I have been indecisive whether I should deactivate the cache for certain sites, but I´m not too sure I am aware of all the benefits of doing that. What are the benefits of not depending on cache for a site to load? I know that you get to see certain design changes by not depending...
  3. C

    Windows 8 Bitlocker always asks for reboot before install

    Hello. I've been using Bitlocker with no problem for a long time on Windows 8.1 Enterprise. A week ago, I deactivated Bitlocker for resizing the Windows partition. After that, I activated Bitlocker again and everything continued working OK. Now I'm performing the same operation backwards. I...
  4. L

    Windows 7 Installing Windows 7 OEM on a different PC

    Hi everyone, A few years ago I purchased Windows 7 OEM and installed it on my laptop. Now I am thinking of buying a new laptop. I was told that OEM version can be installed only on one computer. Is that right? If so, maybe there is a way to somehow deactivate it on my current laptop and then...
  5. A

    Windows 8 Windows is deactivated

    Dears I bought asus notebook From 5 months installed windows 8.1 on it then I get partition recovery to my usb drive And formated my hard then I restored my hard but it know deactivated what can I do please
  6. GeneralHiningII

    Windows 7 Using the same Windows 7 Key on multiple computers

    Preface: I'm building my own computer from scratch after having headaches with my current one (a Dell) for about 4 years. Seeing since it's come from Dell, they've saved me the pain of installing Windows 7 myself, and have also handily provided me with a sticker that displays Proof of License...
  7. B

    Windows 7 Installer W7 on machine with factory Windows 8

    Daughter has and ASUS X55c-si 30202m that came with windows 8 preinstalled. It has been giving her nothing bu fits, giant pain in the butt, just doesnt run well.( like i cannot get windows defender to start, lots of weird little stuff like that.) but the interface is just horrible for her(metro)...
  8. P

    Windows 7 Deactivation of UEFI possible? Fallback/Switch to BIOS ?

    Currently more and more motherboards are released which support UEFI. Assume I don't want to use UEFI (e.g. because of compatibility reasons): Can I deactivate the UEFI features of the motherboard and switch back to "normal" BIOS? Peter
  9. Saltgrass

    Windows 8 Changing from AHCI to RAID deactivates Windows 8 !!

    Anybody else seen this behavior? Why would changing a SATA controller to a different mode (AHCI to RAID) cause Windows to become deactivated? No Hard Drive changes were made. I will give it some time to see if it comes back, but this is strange. I do have Media Center installed, possibly the...
  10. Twinsen

    Windows 7 Migrating to new hardware (Win7 HP)?

    So I bought win7 and got two links for 32-bit and 64-bit win7 installations. I downloaded the 32-bit version, installed it and activated, but now after two years I'm migrating to new hardware and I want to know proper procedure to successfully migrate windows activation key from one machine to...
  11. J

    Windows 7 A little Off Topic

    I didn't post in the XP section because it's pretty dead. A guy on WD forum is having a problem with his XP being deactivated when he plugs in his external HD. He's been getting the run around looking for help. Anybody got any suggestions? I sent him the thing about the wpa file to see if that...
  12. D

    Windows 7 Run as Administrator bug

    So i activated the defaulted administrator account and put a password on it. Couple months later I deactivated the account before removing the password. I tried removing the password but it didn't let me, so I deactivated it. Now whenever I try to run something as administrator, it keeps asking...
  13. J

    Windows 7 Windows 7 just deactivated on me!

    So there i was listening to music on msn etc... and suddenly i get a pop up in the corner telling me that i need to activate my version of windows i found this odd because it has been activated for some time i tried to enter the product key from the side of my pc and its no longer valid...
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    Windows 7 TPM Encrypted drive

    Hello Everyone, Ill start by saying thankyou to all that will help me in this intriguing problem. Last night I put my computer into hibernation mode. I awoke this morning to find it doing some odd clicking noises every time i clicked on a link decided to scroll down using the keyboard. It...
  15. fugno

    Windows 7 The ol' switch a roo

    I installed W7 Home Premium on my computer, because a lot of my games won't run on W7 I've decided to install said W7 on my wifes computer and go back to XP.My question is can I deactivate it or do I need to call MS for a new key?This is a retail upgrade copy.
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