Windows 8.1 Product Key and Activation

Anonymous
2013-11-22T04:35:23+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-27T18:47:17+00:00

    fixed problem`, thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-26T03:37:54+00:00

    Sorry.  You provided nothing to go on.

    Add more if you actually require assistance.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-26T02:43:02+00:00

    windows 8.1 produk key prablam

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-03T02:59:07+00:00

    If you meant, "Please send me a product key for Windows 8 so I might activate my installation" : no. 

     If Windows 8/8.1 was previously installed and working for you, you have one (you purchased it and should have kept track of it better or it was pre-installed and is embedded in your BIOS and will activate your copy later.

      If Windows 8/8.1 was not previously installed: buy it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-11-01T08:33:43+00:00

    My produc key

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