Windows 8 was officially announced two years after windows 7 was released in 2009. By 2012, Microsoft had fully released the Windows 8 operating system, which has been followed upon the release of pre-release versions.
Activating Windows 8 OS: There are basically two methods in activating Windows 8. These are ‘License Key’ and ‘Double Click’ methods using an activator. In either method, you could easily activate your Windows 8 version.
Activating Windows 8 Through License Key: For this method to work perfectly, an original license key that has been given at purchase/download will be needed.
Step 1: Move your cursor over the right most corner (top or bottom), to pop out setting items including settings, start, search, etc on the desktop.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Search’ icon and then type ‘cmd’ in the box that appears. This allows you search for Command Prompt and once it appears within the result area click on it.
Step 3: A Command Prompt window appears and ‘slui 3’ will have to be typed with space in between ( slui and 3) and then press enter.
Step 4: This will take you to the Windows Activation panel with the product key box. Next, you enter your product/license key.
Step 5: As you as you click the ‘Activate’ box below, your Windows 8 will be activated.
Note: In case you experience any trouble, try checking your product key once again. If it’s still not working, it maybe that your product key is wrong or not useful. If this method doesn’t work the you can try the second method, which is activating by downloading the Windows 8 activator.
Activating Windows 8 With Activator: Here is also a step by step approach to using this method.
Step 1: Download the zip file
Step 2: Then extract the file into an easily accessible area (Desktop is much better).
Step 3: Open the extracted folder and you will see the activator. Double click on it.
Step 4: If it is showing any threat detection, it’s OK, just ignore the warning and continue the process.
Step 5: After some seconds, your system will restart automatically.
Step 6: The next step is to check your activation status and you will find your Windows already activated.
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This article was first published on 26th November 2014
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Windows 8 was officially announced two years after windows 7 was released in 2009. By 2012, Microsoft had fully released the Windows 8 operating system, which has been followed upon the release of pre-release versions.
Activating Windows 8 OS: There are basically two methods in activating Windows 8. These are ‘License Key’ and ‘Double Click’ methods using an activator. In either method, you could easily activate your Windows 8 version.
Activating Windows 8 Through License Key: For this method to work perfectly, an original license key that has been given at purchase/download will be needed.
Step 1: Move your cursor over the right most corner (top or bottom), to pop out setting items including settings, start, search, etc on the desktop.
Step 2: Click on the ‘Search’ icon and then type ‘cmd’ in the box that appears. This allows you search for Command Prompt and once it appears within the result area click on it.
Step 3: A Command Prompt window appears and ‘slui 3’ will have to be typed with space in between ( slui and 3) and then press enter.
Step 4: This will take you to the Windows Activation panel with the product key box. Next, you enter your product/license key.
Step 5: As you as you click the ‘Activate’ box below, your Windows 8 will be activated.
Note: In case you experience any trouble, try checking your product key once again. If it’s still not working, it maybe that your product key is wrong or not useful. If this method doesn’t work the you can try the second method, which is activating by downloading the Windows 8 activator.
Activating Windows 8 With Activator: Here is also a step by step approach to using this method.
Step 1: Download the zip file
Step 2: Then extract the file into an easily accessible area (Desktop is much better).
Step 3: Open the extracted folder and you will see the activator. Double click on it.
Step 4: If it is showing any threat detection, it’s OK, just ignore the warning and continue the process.
Step 5: After some seconds, your system will restart automatically.
Step 6: The next step is to check your activation status and you will find your Windows already activated.
