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Activating Windows 7: KMS vs. MAK

What are the differences (and maybe pros and cons) of KMS and MAK license activation for Windows 7?
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Can't activate Windows Server 2012 r2

I installed Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Evaluation Version on an IBM x3650 M4 server. Also I connected a domain controller configured as a secondary server. Now I've purchased a Volume License Key, but when I am activating with the key I am…
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Purchasing a license for enterprise GNU/Linux

After recent software update I have found the following message from program glat-client in system logs of some systems: This copy of GNU/Linux is not activated. See https://gitlab.com/glat-official/howtotell for details. What does it mean?…
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How to change the associated user license for an Office 365 installation?

Office 365 allows (*) any user to install all Office applications (currently Office 2016) for which he/she has been granted a license on up to 5 devices; if the user installs the applications from the Office 365 portal, the installed software is…
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Moving Vmware Workstation VM to another host causes reactivation

I need to find a solution for developers using virtual environments with VMWare Workstation 7. We develop in different and incompatible environments. Presently almost a week is lost when modifying a developers PC for a particular environment. We…
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Event Viewer Warning: "Installation of the Proof of Purchase from the ACPI table failed. Error code: 0xC004F057"

I have Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard running on a Dell PowerEdge T320. The server is near one month in use as a domain controller. I've noticed this warning entry showing in the Application log since I first turned it on, even before I performed…
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phpBB: How to handle spammy registrations?

I'm managing a phpBB-based forum that gets hit hard by spammers signing up fake accounts. To combat this, we enabled "administrator activation required", but it's not working so well: When a new user signs up, I get an email with a link to activate…
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Windows Vista activation in VMWare

Our QA team requires Vista VMs for testing (installers, features, performance general compatibility, etc.). Physical PCs with Vista installed don't cut it since they make it difficult to roll back to specific points in the process. The problem is…
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Routing to KMS on another network/domain

This question is about KMS activation over a different network from the one my workstation is connected to. The software I am dealing with is Windows 7 Enterprise and MS Office 2013 Scenario I manage a LAN for my company. We have our own internal…
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Activate Windows 8 with Server 2008 R2 KMS Host

I have a KMS host running Server 2008 R2 sp1. I have licenses and a KMS host key for Windows 8. I would like to use my existing server to activate these licenses. I've successfully applied the update referred to at this link and restarted the…
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It it possible to downgrade Windows 10 Enterprise evaluation to Professional?

I'm planning to setup a Hyper-V virtual machine with Windows 10 and try to migrate some business applications. If everything works, I plan to activate with a Win 10 Professional license key. Unfortunately, I only see the Enterprise iso available for…
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"Show me other ways to activate" is disabled?

I have installed an instance of Win Server 2008 R2 on a Virtual machine. This machine is purposefully on an isolated environment (no internet) for testing purposes. I need to activate the machine and I have my MSDN key ready to go. I just ran…
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Can I create a pre-activated Windows 7 image

I have a large batch of laptops that all have identical hardware. Right now each laptop has its own backup image (ie Norton Ghost) that contains the installed OS as well as all the relevant software. What I'd like to do is create a master base image…
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Windows Server 2008R2 Virtual Lab Activation strategies?

I have a ESXi server that I use for testing, however, I am often needing to create additional Windows Server virtual machines. Typically, if I do not need a VM for more than 30 days, I simply do not activate. However, I have been doing a lot of…
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slmgr.vbs supress dialog

We use a batch file with the following content to activate our windows domain computer after imaging: slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX slmgr -ato This works well, but there is a problem: after each command a dialog box appears and the…
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