Windows 8 KMS Activation

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Yup - a bit hairy at first when your activation goes - but it returns again - not for the feint-hearted

 

hey how do I change the port used by the KMS? I want to change it to something I know might work as for some reason when I try my URL to activate it cant find it yet according to many sites and my router port 1688 is open.

 

Isn't there anything you can do without asking? rtfm!
slmgr.vbs /sprt PORT NUMBER

 

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Well I did not mean that but thats for the quick answer anyways . I did some searching and found what I needed. If you want to change your KMS listening port just type this in an admin cmd window:

Code:

SLMgr.vbs /SPrt xxxx

where xxxx = the new port number

 

Make sure your Windows Firewall has opened port 1688 as well, eg:

Code:

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name="Key Management Service (TCP-In)" new enable=yes

The command above should return:

Code:

Updated 2 rule(s).
Ok.

 

I am able to run VMWare windows 8 and 7 in my desktop and able to run KMS server. But in my laptop even after giving bridge and NAT i am unable to get lan connection and unable to ping the KMS server by network machines. I am using wireless, will that be the problem?

 

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To successfully ping open ICMP echo port & for activation open KMS port on host.

 

As already said i did not tested it, but i simply assumed 'activate the previous generation' would not mean 'activate the previous generations'
Anyway, good to know it works for Vista as well

 

Ok I think i am not being clear. I am using the same VM i used on desktop and moved it to use on laptop. In that I am not able to ping the KMS server (VM machine) which i run in the same laptop.

 

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Has this KMS Host key to be activated at Microsoft, and how often can this be done?

 

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@pisthai

I need this one: All supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

Cheers
and thanks

@rrohela
Many thanks just what i needed.