I have the same **** problem...I tired of their ****... I'm going to download Linux and see if I can use it...If it comes up to use then goodbye Microsoft. With all their money, they are still screwing us...
Domo Minn
Windows 8.1 Product Key and Activation
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About a week ago, I downloaded Windows 8.1 from MS Store. This was an upgrade for Windows 8 which came installed on my new HP PC.
The download was successful and Win 8.1 installed. However, Win 8.1 did not get activated and I keep getting a reminder screen to Activate Win 8.1.
This Activate Screen asks me to enter a Product Key. It gives me an error code of 0xc004c003 which states that the activation server has blocked my product key. It also gives the last five(5) characters of the blocked product key.
Well, I never entered a product key during the upgrade so I'm not sure where the product key came from.
I did a web search for the last five characters of the product key and it appears to be all over the web.
I used an application that showed the last fifteen(15) characters of the product key in my PC for Win 8.1 and they match the product key that I found all over the web.
It's no wonder that MS has blocked this key.
My question is. How do I activate Windows 8.1 since I have no product key. MS Store did not provide a key with the download.
Dennis J. Ferrier
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Licensing and activation
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Anonymous
2015-05-02T04:24:34+00:00 This worked for me! Thanks so much!
I need activation key on my computer windows 8.1 pro build
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Anonymous
2015-05-31T13:47:38+00:00 my windows keep on prompting me for activation so followed this option but the response was that i cant activate it on phone, so please how then can i activate my windows 8.1
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Anonymous
2015-06-02T07:34:34+00:00 Dennis J. Ferrier!
Me too had the same problem when I had purchased my Windows 8.1...
I had activated my OS with the hel of a software named MICROSOFT TOOLKIT...
here's the link from where you can install MS Toolkit... http://www.datafilehost.com/d/710f4c2f
*if the link wont work then you Google it.. I will recommend you to dowmload MS Toolkit from DATA FILE HOST website..
It can activate any version of Windows and Office...
Reply soon,
Asish Singh
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Anonymous
2015-07-26T21:39:11+00:00 I got my product key using this tool however it still will not work, I get the impression its being used on another pc somewhere, I may have to buy another activation key how do I do that?