key management

My notebook has a Win 8 OEM key in UEFI. After wiping my hard disc I want to install Win 8 retail instead of OEM version. Because this is not possible with stored OEM Win 8 key I want to boot with a Win 7 BootCD and patch the UEFI with a Win 8 retail serial key. For that I need a Program...

Describes an update for Key Management Services (KMS) that is hosted in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008, in Windows 7, or in Windows Server 2008 R2. This update enables support for Windows 8 and for Windows Server 2012. More...

Describes an update for Key Management Services (KMS) that is hosted in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 to support Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. More...

Describes an update for Key Management Services (KMS) that is hosted in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 to support Windows 8. More...

Describes why you may receive an error message when you try to activate Windows Vista or Windows 7 on a computer by using the Key Management Service (KMS). Link Removed

Describes an issue that occurs if you install Windows Vista Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 by using volume-licensed media, and the activation wizard cannot connect to a Key Management Service host computer. Provides two methods to resolve this issue Link Removed

If your wondering why, its inconvenient to image drives across multiple computers because the only thing different about them is windows key, and if your restoring drives constantly it can be a real pain. So whats microsofts stance on this, if i have a valid licenses x computers can i just use a...

I think I found a flaw in the way Bitlocker handles manually entering your key that would make it very vulnerable to a brute force attack. You can read about it Link Removed due to 404 Error on my site. It seems like I am the only one who thinks this a big deal. Is there something I am...

In reply to Moving my OS C: drive to a new motherboard? since it was closed I wanted to comment a few things Link Removed Link Removed said that is best method but Acronis will also clean install an image to a different Mobo just for reference. I wouldn't do that myself cause the If's but...

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.

So since I was not wanting to get locked out trying to upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit I installed the 32 bit and activated it. Now If I want to try and install the 64 bit like everyone says you can do with no problems on activation, if I do that now will it not work since I've all ready activated...

Good morning. I have this dilemma on my hands at the moment, and I wish to get the advise of people who are more up-to-date on the W7 scene than I am .. ie: you guys :D I'm currently running Windows 7 Beta Build 7229 x64, using the Beta key provided my Microsoft which activated nicely etc...

I own a completely legit (but as of now, expired) MSDN operating system subscription, which comes with 10 licenses for every version of windows currently released. The question is, if I buy two Windows 7 Pro upgrades right now while they're on sale, will I be able to use both of them? The thing...

Tried to activate using one of the universal keys and got this error: 0xC004B100 error the activation server has determined this computer cannot be activated So how do I try a different key? Any Suggestions