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Microsoft Support & Malware Removal
Windows 8 | Windows RT
WIN 8 ACTIVATION STATUS, ACTIVATION DATE, EDITION, UPGRADE, PURCHASE
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<blockquote data-quote="karlsnooks" data-source="post: 29860" data-attributes="member: 172"><p><strong><u>WIN 8 ACTIVATION STATUS, ACTIVATION DATE, EDITION, UPGRADE, PURCHASE </u></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>WIN + PAUSE |</strong> under <strong><em>View basic information about your computer</em></strong>, in the <strong><em>Windows Activation </em></strong>section--</p><p>You will see <strong>Windows is activated</strong> (if you have activated Win 8) and you will see your <strong>Product ID</strong> (which is NOT your 25 character Product Key).</p><p> </p><p>Click on <strong>View details in Windows Activation</strong>, you will see:</p><p><strong>Current Edition</strong>, for example, Windows 8 Pro</p><p><strong>Current Product Key</strong>, but only the last 5 characters</p><p><strong>Activated on</strong> which shows the date of activation</p><p> </p><p>Click on the <strong>Add Features</strong> button to <strong>upgrade</strong> your edition.</p><p>Click on <strong>Buy Windows</strong> for another computer to get the opportunity to <strong>buy WIN 7</strong>.</p><p>YEP, that’s what that link presently does. I’ll keep checking to see if that link gets updated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="karlsnooks, post: 29860, member: 172"] [B][U]WIN 8 ACTIVATION STATUS, ACTIVATION DATE, EDITION, UPGRADE, PURCHASE [/U][/B] [B]WIN + PAUSE |[/B] under [B][I]View basic information about your computer[/I][/B], in the [B][I]Windows Activation [/I][/B]section-- You will see [B]Windows is activated[/B] (if you have activated Win 8) and you will see your [B]Product ID[/B] (which is NOT your 25 character Product Key). Click on [B]View details in Windows Activation[/B], you will see: [B]Current Edition[/B], for example, Windows 8 Pro [B]Current Product Key[/B], but only the last 5 characters [B]Activated on[/B] which shows the date of activation Click on the [B]Add Features[/B] button to [B]upgrade[/B] your edition. Click on [B]Buy Windows[/B] for another computer to get the opportunity to [B]buy WIN 7[/B]. YEP, that’s what that link presently does. I’ll keep checking to see if that link gets updated. [/QUOTE]
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