Keys for Windows 8.1 professional original license. Activators for Windows and Office. Trial period extension
Each operating system developed by Microsoft is distributed for a fee. And Windows 8 is no exception. In order to combat piracy, developers have created many protection systems and authentication checks. One of them is the activation of Windows 8. It is needed so that the user can confirm that he actually purchased the product, and not just downloaded it on the Internet. This article discusses how to activate Windows 8 using a key (including by phone), as well as special utilities - activators.
Need for activation
The operating system has a trial period during which no restrictions will be imposed on the user. While it lasts, you can use Windows without any problems. But when it comes to an end, the computer will begin to constantly inform you about the need to activate the system. And he will use many annoying methods.
Of course, none of these problems reduce the performance of the PC or prevent it from working normally. However, a sudden reboot while working or playing your favorite game can ruin a lot of your nerves. Therefore, it is recommended to activate Windows 8 to forget about such problems once and for all.
Activation key
Activation key is a 25-digit code that comes with all Windows distributions. If you buy a “boxed” version of the system, the key will be located on a special sticker. You can tape it to your computer case or put it in a safe place so you don't lose it. If you purchase a digital version of Windows, the key will be transferred to you electronically. 
The code is reusable, but only works on 1 computer at a time (there are special distributions for corporations, but they are not discussed in this article). If you reinstall the system, you will need to reactivate Windows 8 using the same key. So don't lose it.
It is also worth remembering that each version of the operating system has its own code. That is, you will not be able to activate Windows 8 Professional using a code for Home or, especially, for Windows 7.
If you did not purchase a licensed version, but simply installed one downloaded from the network, you can try to find the key on specialized forums or in groups on social networks. The following article describes the activation process using a code.
Activation using a key
If you have the code (you purchased it or found it online), you can easily activate the OS using a special interface. First, you can simply follow the link that is in the constantly pop-up windows asking for authentication.
If you don’t want to wait for the next window, you need to perform a few simple steps:
KMS Activator
There is an alternative free activation method. To do this, special utilities are used - Windows 8 activators. They change some entries in the system registry, forcing your computer to believe that activation has already been carried out. Some take a different approach - they simply extend the trial period, delaying the appearance of annoying messages.
The most popular program for these purposes is KMS Activator. It has many versions: for Windows 7 or 8, for Microsoft Office packages of various generations. Some distributions are combined - one utility for all occasions. 
All you need to do is download the utility from the Internet, run it (it does not require installation) and click the “Activate Windows 8” button. After successful activation, the computer will automatically restart and all reminders and restrictions will disappear. 
If, after installing the next update, your Windows 8 activation failed, it’s okay. This happens sometimes. Just use the activator again and continue working with your computer.
KMSAuto is an application for activating operating systems of the Windows family, including Windows 8 and Microsoft Office office suites. The utility boasts support for a huge number of operating systems and office programs, a simple interface, high stability and the absence of any harm to the activated software.
For what purposes is this needed?
The operating system can work without activation, but very poorly. Working on a computer will be constantly complicated by various messages about the need for activation, as well as the lack of a wide range of functions. Everything goes as far as the inability to change the wallpaper on the desktop and regular reboots (approximately once every 2 hours). For this reason, it is worth activating the operating system, be it “Seven”, Windows 8.1 Professional or “Ten”.
Advantages:
- The ability to activate not only Windows, but also Microsoft Office.
- Ideal support for new operating systems, starting with build 9600 and ending with modern builds.
- When using this utility, the user does not lose the opportunity to update the OS.
- Supports all bit depths (both 32 bit and 64 bit).
- The utility is not removed by various antiviruses or updates, so the user does not have to worry about the activation being suddenly removed.
- The highest stability of the OS after using KMSAuto.
- Activation occurs in just a couple of clicks.
Flaws:
- Incompatibility with older versions of systems.
- Incorrect operation with some editions of the operating system.
- Such utilities cannot be used in offices or enterprises. Any inspection that comes may result in a criminal case.
How to use KMSAuto
Any user can use this application, even a complete beginner in personal computers and computer programs. To do this you need:
Attention! This activator is incompatible with some editions of Windows 7. If KMSAuto does not work, you should use another utility called Windows 7 Loader.
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Each user must decide for himself whether he should use KMSAuto, try another similar utility, or purchase a license key. For most people, buying a key is immediately unnecessary, because it is incredibly expensive; in some cases, assembling a computer will cost less. It is worth considering that it will be difficult to find a suitable key on 8.1 or older operating systems; Microsoft is doing everything possible to promote the “top ten”, which not all people will like.
It is strictly not recommended to use pirated programs in enterprises or in the office. Such establishments are often subject to inspection for the presence of pirated software, as a result of which a lot of problems can arise, including a criminal case. For the home, there is no need to be afraid of such a situation; no one will check the average user (unless he crosses someone’s path, but in this case, in addition to pirated software, they will find something to dig into).
- Hello dear administrators! Question: how can I find out the OEM key for a licensed Windows 8.1 laptop if it does not have a hard drive? Or in other words, how can you find out the Windows 8.1 key embedded in the laptop’s BIOS? My problem is that my hard drive failed and I bought a new one, now I want to install Windows 8.1 Single Language pre-installed from the store on it, but I’m afraid that the system is not activated automatically during installation. I read on the Internet that using some programs you can find out the Windows 8.1 key,“hardwired” into the laptop’s BIOS and the key is saved in any case, for the entire life of the laptop.
- Hello admin! I bought a laptop a year ago, then it had Windows 8 installed, which I immediately tore down and installed Windows 7, but now I’m thinking about returning Windows 8, but I don’t know the license key, can I look it up somewhere? Previously, the Windows key was printed on the bottom of the laptop, but now it is not there.
Hello friends! With the advent of laptops with pre-installed Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and UEFI BIOS, Microsoft changed the rules for distributing licensed copies of Windows; now the operating system license key is no longer on the sticker located on the bottom of the laptop; from now on, the key is “sewn” in text form into the ACPI MSD table of the BIOS laptop. What to do, these are the new rules and according to them, an ordinary user does not need to know the key of the operating system installed on his laptop.
Despite this, you can view the contents of ACPI tables and find out the Windows 8.1 key in the BIOS using various utilities: RWEverything, OemKey, ShowKeyPlus, ProduKey. If your laptop boots, then these utilities can be launched directly in a running Windows and it doesn’t matter what operating system you currently have installed: Windows 7 or Windows 10, regardless of this, any of the programs I listed considers the Windows 8.1 key from the BIOS.
You can also find out the key if the laptop does not have a hard drive at all, in this case we will have to boot the laptop from a bootable flash drive Live CD AOMEI PE Builder, this flash drive contains all the programs I mentioned, in today’s article I will show you how to create such a flash drive.
- Note: If you look at the question from the other side, then it is not at all necessary for an ordinary user to recognize the Windows 8.1 key embedded in the laptop’s BIOS, and here’s why. The fact is that when you install on a laptop exactly the version of the operating system that was preinstalled on it from the store (in most cases, Windows 8.1 Single Language), the key will be inserted automatically during system installation and you will not need to enter anything. In other words, know the registered key You do not need to enter the ACPI MSD table of the laptop BIOS under any circumstances, even if you replace the hard drive on the laptop. I wrote about all this in detail in this.
For example, let's take a laptop with Windows 8.1 pre-installed from the store, delete everything from the hard drive and install another Windows 10 operating system, and then run our utilities and find out the Win 8.1 key registered in the BIOS.
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So, let's look at the Windows 8.1 key registered in the BIOS with the programs: ShowKeyPlus, OemKey, RWEverything, ProduKey.
The first program in line is ShowKeyPlus
The program displays detailed information.
Product Name(The version of the operating system currently installed on the laptop) - Windows 10 Single Language.
Product ID: Product ID.
Installed Key: Key for Windows 10 Single Language currently installed on the laptop.
OEM Key: TO Windows 8.1 key, registered into the ACPI MSD table of the laptop BIOS (what we need is the key embedded in the BIOS).
OEM Edition: Operating system version ( Windows 8.1 Single Language) preinstalled at the factory by the laptop manufacturer. This is the version that the key will fit into ( OEM Key) and it will be entered automatically during system installation, that is, you will not have to enter it.
OemKey program
It only shows the Windows 8.1 key embedded in the laptop's BIOS.
Go to the program folder and run the executable file Rw.exe.
Click on the button ACPI.
Click on the MSDM button and see the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 key.
The ProduKey program, already familiar to you from our previous articles, will also cope with the task of determining the key embedded in the BIOS of a laptop.
The utility shows two keys, the first is an OEM key registered to the ACPI MSD table of the laptop BIOS, and the second, the key of the currently installed Windows 10.
How to find out the OEM key of a licensed Windows 8.1 laptop if it does not have a hard drive?
Create a bootable USB flash drive Live CD AOMEI PE Builder
Friends, in this case, we need to boot the laptop from the AOMEI PE Builder Live CD bootable flash drive. Download the flash drive image from my cloud storage.
After downloading the ISO image, we launch the program, which is what we will use to create a bootable USB flash drive.
In the main window of the WinSetupFromUSB program, select our flash drive (be careful, all data on the flash drive will be deleted).
Put a tick on the item Auto format it with FBinst and check the FAT32 box.
Check the box Vista/7/8/Server 2008/2012 based ISO and click on the button on the right that opens the explorer window.
Explorer opens, find the ISO image of the Live CD AOMEI PE Builder, select it with the left mouse and click "Open".
The process of creating a bootable USB flash drive begins.
And it ends successfully.
Loading from a flash drive Live CD AOMEI PE Builder our laptop.
In the boot menu of the laptop, select our flash drive.
The main window of the Live CD AOMEI PE Builder opens, which is a regular Windows desktop with program icons.
Go to the folder Software.
and we see the same programs that we have already worked with.
In the same way, we determine the Windows 8, 8.1 key embedded in the BIOS.
Windows 8.1 Product Key: Windows 8.1 is the successor to windows 8 operating system by Microsoft. It has all new features of windows 8 and updating to windows 8.1 is free for the users who are using windows 8. It had updated features than windows 8, which made it attractive to the users. To run windows 8.1 we need windows 8.1 activation key. Let's get some information about windows 8.1 key.
Windows 8.1 Product Keys Free for You (32/64 bit)
To run windows 8.1 we need windows 8.1 key. The windows key is a 25-character code that’s used to activate windows on your computer. It looks like this: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX. This Activation helps verify that your copy hasn’t been used on more PCs than the Microsoft Software Terms allow. We have also shared windows 8.1 pro product key on our site. Even if you have genuine windows, but you do not have a windows 8.1 product key, you won’t be able to run your Windows 8.1 on your PC. So windows 8.1 serial keys for both 32-64 bit are very important part of windows and you must obtain it to get going.
Where your windows 8.1 product key will be depends on your mode of purchasing the windows. If you got it from a store you might get its digital copy from your vendor. If you bought it online you must get a windows 8.1 serial key from your online seller. People who get pre-installed windows 8.1, they will find their windows 8.1 activation key, stocked to the back of their device. Hope you will get your windows 8.1 product key with the help of any one medium.
List of Windows 8.1 Product/Serial Keys 2018
GCRJD-8NW9H-F2CDX-CCM8D-9D6T9
334NH-RXG76-64THK-C7CKG-D3VPT
MHF9N-XY6XB-WVXMC-BTDCT-MKKG7
TT4HM-HN7YT-62K67-RGRQJ-JFFXW
FHQNR-XYXYC-8PMHT-TV4PH-DRQ3H
HMCNV-VVBFX-7HMBH-CTY9B-B4FXY
XHQ8N-C3MCJ-RQXB6-WCHYG-C9WKB
MNDGV-M6PKV-DV4DR-CYY8X-2YRXH
Windows 8.1 DVD Keys
KQWNF-XPMXP-HDK3M-GBV69-Y7RDH
MMRNH-BMB4F-87JR9-D72RY-MY2KV
N4WY8-DVW92-GM8WF-CG872-HH3G7
ND8P2-BD2PB-DD8HM-2926R-CRYQH
Windows 8.1 Ultimate Product Keys
NTTX3-RV7VB-T7X7F-WQYYY-9Y92F
Windows 8.1 Pro Product Key
3FCND-JTWFM-24VQ8-QXTMB-TXT67
GX9N8-4H2FH-D987T-BQ9GK-XKT67
KKPMN-469HY-H6V43-T8VX2-8W8XV
T3NJK-3P683-2T7BJ-2X27F-8B2KV
DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J
MBFBV-W3DP2-2MVKN-PJCQD-KKTF7
6RH4V-HNTWC-JQKG8-RFR3R-36498
4Y8N3-H7MMW-C76VJ-YD3XV-MBDKV
28VNV-HF42G-K2WM9-JXRJQ-2WBQW
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Keys
MHF9N-XY6XB-WVXMC-BTDCT-MKKG7
Windows 8.1 Serial Keys
TGXN4-BPPYC-TJYMH-3WXFK-4JMQH
N9C46-MKKKR-2TTT8-FJCJP-4RDG7
Q4NBQ-3DRJD-777XK-MJHDC-749T7
4NMMK-QJH7K-F38H2-FQJ24-2J8XV
84NRV-6CJR6-DBDXH-FYTBF-4X49V
D7KN2-CBVPG-BC7YC-9JDVJ-YPWXV
3NHJ7-3WWQK-4RFTH-8FHJY-PRYQH
988NM-XKXT9-7YFWH-H2Q3Q-C34DH
2VTNH-323J4-BWP98-TX9JR-FCWXV
Windows 8.1 (Core | Multiple Editions) Keys
334NH-RXG76-64THK-C7CKG-D3VPT
To obtain a genuine windows 8.1 key you must buy your windows 8.1 from a legit seller. Do not get confused with fancy discounts with unknown sellers. When you have windows 8 key, you can use the same windows 8.1 pro product key when you update your system from windows 8 to windows 8.1, as this update is free from Microsoft. So in case you have windows 8 product key, you don’t have to go lengths to get windows 8.1 product key as you can update it with the same key. We have shared on our site, do check them.
You will find it very attractive as once you activate windows 8.1 with windows 8.1 key 2018; you can update it to windows 10 and enjoy updated features of Windows 10. So, it is always best to get yourself genuine windows and windows operating key with it so that you can enjoy all the updated features of these operating systems.
When the question arises of how to activate Windows, first of all, users look for free solutions that will help solve the registration problem. Let's look at 2 ways to activate Windows 8.1 if you don't have a license key. This instruction will help both with and with the key flying off from the working system.
Method number 1. Activating Windows 8.1 using the KMSAuto Net activator
Using the KMSAuto Net activator is the fastest and most effective method of free Windows activation.
For example, we activate Windows 8.1 Professional following simple instructions:
- First, let's unpack the activator. Run the file downloaded above, the password for the archive is 123.
- Extract the activator to C:\KMS.
- The built-in antivirus immediately removes it upon detecting a threat. Click on the warning.
- The Windows Defender Settings window will open. Let's go to the tab "Magazine", select " All detected objects" -> "View details".
- We find a threat HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS and allow its execution.
- We agree to comply.
- Now let's add the C:\KMS directory to the exceptions. Let's go to the tab “Options” -> “Excluded files and locations -> “Browse”.
- Select the folder into which the activator was unpacked. In our case - C:\KMS
- Press the button "Add".
- Go to the folder with the activator and run it as Administrator.
- We agree to make changes to the computer.
- Choose “Activate” - “Activate Windows” and the program will start working.
- We will force install the GVLK key (if the program asks).
- We create a task in the Task Scheduler to permanently reactivate the system.
- The program has completed successfully.
- Let's reboot the system and check the result. The system is activated!
In other antiviruses, the procedure for setting an exception is performed in a similar way. You simply find the desired section in the settings and specify the path to the folder with the activator, after which the antivirus stops responding to it.
Method number 2. Delayed activation
The second way is to use the right to delay activation for 30 days (can be used 3 times, for a total of 120 days). For this:
What happens if you don't activate Windows 8.1
For the first 30 days, the non-activated version of Windows 8.1 will work fine, but you won’t be able to sit quietly at the computer:
- There will always be a message on your desktop indicating that your copy of Windows is genuine.
- A message constantly appears that the system needs to be activated
- You cannot change the wallpaper and desktop theme
- You cannot change some system parameters in the Control Panel
- After some time, the system stops receiving updates
- The computer will reboot itself every 12 hours of continuous operation. After some time it will stop running altogether.