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HP PCs - Windows 8 Product Activation

This certificate is for HP and Compaq PCs and tablets with Windows viii.

To help prevent software piracy, Microsoft requires that Windows 8 is activated earlier it tin be used. All HP and Compaq computers and tablets that come up with Windows 8 installed activates automatically once connected to the Net, to get in easier for you to set up your computer. However, if you decide to install a different version of Windows 8 (such as an upgrade to the Enterprise version) or a shop-bought copy of Windows 8, you need to actuate Windows every bit part of the installation process. There likewise might be situations when Windows prompts you to activate the product, even though the production has already been activated.

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If y'all are not using the latest version of Windows eight, some graphics and information in this document may vary. You lot can get the latest version from the Microsoft Store.

Types of Windows eight activation

There are two methods for activating Windows 8: Windows Production Activation and OEM Activation three.0.

• Windows Product Activation (WPA) sends an installation ID number to Microsoft before Windows is verified, and and then activated. WPA involves two numbers. 1 is an installation ID (generated by entering a Windows 8 production key) that the estimator owner submits to Microsoft, either over the Internet or by phone. The 2nd is a confirmation ID, assigned by Microsoft, which is used to activate the operating system's software. This method is used when upgrading or installing Windows 8 from disc (not HP System Recovery).

• OEM Activation 3.0 (OA3) takes identify at the factory. A digital product key (DPK) is installed on the motherboard BIOS during the manufacturing process. Windows viii will activate automatically the first time the computer is continued to the Internet. With OA3-activated systems, most of the computer'due south hardware can be replaced without the need to reactivate the software through Microsoft.

Reasons Windows viii might need to exist activated again

If your calculator came with Windows viii pre-installed, Windows might crave activation through Microsoft due to:

• An upgrade or update to Windows.

• Completion of an HP Arrangement Recovery afterwards recovery using HP Recovery Discs.

• Installation of certain device drivers and software.

• Removal of sure operating system software or files.

• An update to the BIOS or installation of a new BIOS flash from a company other than HP.

• Replacement of the motherboard with ane that does not comprise the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) version of the BIOS.

Windows activation terms

These are terms used during the activation process:

• Windows Product Activation (WPA): Requires a person to unlock the estimator earlier Windows tin can be used.

• OEM Activation 3.0 (OA3): No personal intervention is required normally to activate Windows, but the computer must be connected to the Internet for Windows to activate automatically.

• End-User License Agreement (EULA): The agreement that the Windows user must have to utilize the Windows product.

• Certificate of Authenticity (COA): A proof of ownership identification method to aid prove that a Windows product is not counterfeit or copied. The COA might be in the grade of a label that contains a bar code and product key.

• Genuine Microsoft Label (GML): A label included on computers that came with Windows viii pre-installed. The GML indicates which version of Windows 8 was installed originally on the estimator.

• Product Key: A 25-graphic symbol alphanumeric lawmaking used to actuate Windows.

• Installation Identification Number: A number generated based on the production fundamental entered during Windows setup.

• Confirmation Identification Number: A number that allows you to consummate the activation process.

Activate Windows 8 over the Internet

The quickest and easiest fashion to activate your copy of Windows 8 is to activate it over the Net. If you do not have an Cyberspace connectedness, or if information technology is inconvenient to make a network connectedness, meet the Other ways to activate Windows viii section of this document.

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You must be signed in as an administrator to activate Windows 8.

To activate Windows 8 over the Internet:

1. Log in to the computer as an ambassador, and then connect to the Internet.

2. Press the Windows + I keys to open the Settings amuse.

3. Select Alter PC settings in the lower-correct corner of the screen.

   

4. In PC settings, select the Actuate Windows tab.

   

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   Once Windows is activated, the Activate Windows tab no longer displays in PC settings.

5. Select the Enter primal button.

   

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   • If you used discs to install Windows 8, you might observe the product primal on the disc packaging. If you bought Windows 8 over the Internet, the product number might be included in an e-mail you lot received after the purchase and download of Windows 8.

   • If y'all have the Windows 8 disc packaging, utilize the Windows viii Document of Actuality label to your computer for easy reference in the future.

6. Type the product cardinal into the Product Key field.

   

   Windows automatically detects whether the product cardinal is valid.

   If a User Account Command message displays, enter your password or provide confirmation.

7. If product activation is successful and a Thanks, you lot're all done message displays, click Close.

   

   If activation was non successful, bank check the key and enter it again, or continue to the Other ways to activate Windows eight department of this document.

• Confirming that Windows is activated

  Follow the steps below to confirm that Windows activation was successful.

  1. Press the Windows + I keys to open up the Settings charm.

  2. Select Change PC settings in the lower-right corner of the screen.

     

  3. In PC Settings, select the PC and devices tab.

     

  4. In PC and devices, select PC info.

  5. In PC info, await under Windows in the correct pane to ostend that Windows is activated.

     

• Adding features or getting a different edition of Windows 8:

  You can add features to Windows eight, or become a different version of Windows 8. From the Offset screen, type add features to open the Search charm, and so select Add features to Windows 8.1 from the search results. When the Add together features to Windows 8.i screen opens, follow the onscreen instructions.

  

Other ways to activate Windows 8

Alternate methods to actuate Windows viii:

Actuate Windows 8 over the phone

If Windows eight activation over the Net is not possible, activate the product past contacting Microsoft over the phone.

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When you lot contact Microsoft, do not asking a "new" activation code. If yous exercise, Microsoft might directly you to purchase a new operating system. If the operating system does not need to exist replaced, simply actuate or reactivate your existing installation.

To activate Windows 8 over the phone:

1. From the Showtime screen, type slui to open the Search charm, and so select slui four from the search results.

   

2. Click the down pointer under Select your country or region, select the name of your country or region, and then click Side by side.

   

3. Call the telephone number provided on the Call and provide your installation ID screen. Be prepared to enter the series of numbers listed under Installation ID.

4. Follow the instructions from the telephone system. When provided with the confirmation ID, write the numbers down.

5. On the Call and provide your installation ID screen, click the Enter confirmation ID button.

   

6. On the Enter your confirmation ID screen, enter the numbers into fields A through H, in the same sequence as provided by the phone system, then click Activate Windows.

   

   • If production activation was successful, a success screen displays and you are done.

   • If product activation is non successful:

     • Windows 8 came pre-installed on your figurer: see the next department for how to perform an HP Organisation Recovery.

Activate Windows 8 using HP Organisation Recovery

If your computer came with Windows 8 pre-installed and you have non replaced the motherboard, HP System Recovery tin exist used as an alternative to performing either an online or phone activation. HP Organization Recovery restores Windows 8 to its original factory condition and reinstalls the original operating system. After an HP System Recovery, Windows eight activates automatically when the figurer is connected to the Internet.

Troubleshooting Windows 8 activation errors

If an mistake code displays while attempting to activate Windows, try the solutions below to solve the problem. If you go on to get an error bulletin, Contact HP back up. When contacting HP, have your model number, product number, and serial number ready.

Fault message	What the error bulletin ways	Possible solutions
Windows isn't activated. This PC isn't activated anymore. If y'all reinstalled Windows or made changes to your hardware recently, yous can contact support for help.	Windows viii is not activated on the reckoner for reasons such as changes in the hardware configuration or because Windows viii was activated multiple times on the calculator.	Contact HP support for assistance.
Actuate Windows. You lot're running Windows in safe mode. Restart Windows normally to get everything you demand to activate.	Windows 8 activation is not possible in safe fashion.	Restart in normal style from Windows: Press the Windows + R key, type msconfig into the Open field, and and so click OK. On the General tab of the Organization Configuration tool, select the Normal startup radio button, and so click OK. On the Organisation Configuration pop-upwards window, click Restart For further assistance, Contact HP support.
Activate Windows. There's a problem with activation. Please contact the manufacturer of your PC, or purchase a new cardinal.	There is a problem with the production fundamental.	Contact HP support for assist.
Actuate Windows. The product key on this PC didn't work. You might demand to contact the visitor that built this computer, or buy a new key.	There is a problem with the product key.	Contact HP support for assistance.
Windows isn't activated. The product key didn't work. Try a different central, or buy a new one.	Windows is unable to process the product key due to a problem in manufacturing, a problem with the calculator, an incomplete reinstallation of Windows 8, an invalid product key, or because the key was not entered correctly.	Carefully check the product central entry to make certain that all numbers and messages are entered correctly. To endeavour to enter the key again, click the Activate with a new key button on the Windows Activation window, and follow the onscreen instructions. Contact HP support for further help. To buy a new key, click the Buy a new cardinal button on the Windows Activation window, and follow the onscreen instructions.
Windows isn't activated. Your license to utilize this evaluation version of Windows has expired.	The free trial for Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Windows 8.ane Preview has ended, and the license is no longer valid.	Buy the latest version of Windows viii, or restore the figurer to a previous operating system using recovery or installation media. For more than information. For more information, see: Windows 7: Performing an HP Organization Recovery (Windows 7)
Windows isn't activated. This product key is already existence used on another PC. Endeavor a different key, or buy a new i.	In most cases, Microsoft allows a product key to exist installed on only one computer at a time.	Advisedly check the product primal entry to make certain that all numbers and letters are entered correctly. To try to enter the key again, click the Activate with a new key button on the Windows Activation window, and follow the onscreen instructions. To buy a new key, click the Buy a new key button on the Windows Activation window, and follow the onscreen instructions. Contact HP support .
Windows isn't activated. This preinstalled version of Windows can't be activated. Contact your PC manufacturer for assistance, or purchase a new key.	Windows eight is not activated on the computer for reasons such every bit changes in the hardware configuration or a problem in manufacturing.	Contact HP support for help.
Windows isn't activated. Enter a new production key to actuate Windows.	Windows 8 is not preinstalled on the computer, and no production key is configured.	Contact HP back up for help.
Windows isn't activated. The production primal doesn't match the region you're in, so endeavor a different key.	The product key is not for the region specified in your location settings.	Cheque your location settings: Printing the Windows + W keys, and enter region into the search field. Click Region from the listing of results. On the Location tab of the Region window, confirm that the right pick was made from the Dwelling house location drop-downwardly menu. Contact HP support for further assistance.
Windows isn't activated. The product key can only be used to restore Windows on PCs that accept Windows pre-installed. You can activate Windows on the telephone.	The Windows 8 license installed on the reckoner does not match the blazon of key entered.	Follow the instructions in Activate Windows 8 over the phone. Contact HP support for further assist.
Windows isn't activated. There are files on your PC that are preventing activation. Y'all need to buy and reinstall a new version of Windows.	There are files on the computer that are blocking Windows 8 from being activated.	To buy a new production key, click the Purchase a new key push button on the Windows Activation window, and so follow the onscreen instructions. Contact HP back up for farther assistance.
Windows isn't activated. Windows couldn't be activated right now. We'll continue trying to actuate it for you lot.	Windows is cannot connect with the online activation service.	Allow Windows to continue to try to complete activation, or follow the instructions in Activate Windows viii over the phone. Contact HP support for further assistance.
Windows isn't activated. If you want to activate online, you need to connect to the Cyberspace—or you can call the states.	Your computer is non continued to the Internet.	Connect to the Net, or follow the instructions in Actuate Windows viii over the telephone.
Windows isn't activated. The version of Windows is expired. Install the latest version to activate.	A trial or evaluation version of Windows 8 is installed, and the license is no longer valid.	Install a non-evaluation version of Windows 8. Contact HP support for farther assistance.

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