Guide to preserve Windows 8.x OEM Activation

Would a program like Aida64 work as well retrieving the key? Not sure if it would show the actual bios key? Its a great program that shows everything about your system including key. But, like I said. Not sure if it works showing bios key. Since I am using the program but with a purchased MS key and it shows it.

 

Very nice!

 

hi,i've got a probleme, i have windows 8 preinstalled on my dell laptop , i upgraded to windows 8.1 but the pc become slow so i installed
a windows 8.1 core version when i entred my oem key they said that doen't work on this version , what should i do ???

 

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i've got a windows 8 preinstalled on dell pc , my pc become slow when i upgraded to windows 8.1.
so i dowloaded this MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.8.1.SINGLE.LANGUAGE.RTM.X64.FRENCH.DVD-WZT
and i installed it (so i lost my factory systeme ) , i thought it will be activated automatically cause my oririginal systeme was windows 8 single language , before installing it i've got my OEM product key to use it if not activated , when i install it
i found it not activated so i tried my product key but they said that key not for this version .
plz help me .

 

With a OEM machine like newer HP desktop for example that came with 8. Does it actually say either of the following. When running slmgr.vbs /dlv.

SKU = Core

SKU = CoreSingleLanguage

SKU = CoreCountrySpecific

When running the following slmgr.vbs /dlv this comes up

Windows Standard Core

So, that means its using the Core version yes and NOT the CoreSingleLanguage?

 

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there are no single core versions on MSDN. Simply run the upgrade way through store, that simple

 

Thanks, but I wait for final version. (not rtm). I read on your other post that it's not yet available, so I'll wait.

Hopefully your method get rid of bloatware. At first, I understood the contrary.

 

Well, it's written date of release is 08/21/2013 for the torrent linked. I thought windows 8.1 came in end of october. So I figured it was not the "final" version and that a new one is going to be soon available.

 

Thanks again, crystal clear.

So when I will receive my new drive, I only have to install the core rtm x64 iso I'm currently downloading (torrent one), then use the generic key for core version and finaly activate it directely on internet. Right?

 

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