Solved New PC and Windows 8.1 Activation by Phone

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I just put together my pc, I changed everything but the hard drives and videocard. when I put in my key to activate windows it said my key was being used on a different pc and to call a number if I changed hardware. I called and everything worked fine, my question is am I going to have to do this every time I reinstall windows now? and if I do, next time I call and the system asks how many computers I have used the key on, do I say 2 now or still 1.

Thanks for your time.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Gdx said:
I just put together my pc, I changed everything but the hard drives and videocard. when I put in my key to activate windows it said my key was being used on a different pc and to call a number if I changed hardware. I called and everything worked fine, my question is am I going to have to do this every time I reinstall windows now? and if I do, next time I call and the system asks how many computers I have used the key on, do I say 2 now or still 1.

Thanks for your time.
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Next time, you could uninstall your product key first then continue on to the next phase, or, clean install next time so your key is not registered as 'in use'.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion
  • PC2
    Tablet - Windows 10 Home
Gdx said:
next time I call and the system asks how many computers I have used the key on, do I say 2 now or still 1.
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How to transfer Windows 8/8.1 license to new computer. -> link

Note: The activation robot asks you how many PC's you have installed Windows on. The correct answer is number 1.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.
Edwin said:
Next time, you could uninstall your product key first then continue on to the next phase, or, clean install next time so your key is not registered as 'in use'.
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Never works for me. I think uninstalling your key does nothing - I always have to phone up anyway if I haven't saved my activation tokens (I swap between VM and native boot a lot - several times a day).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
    CPU
    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Internal
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 800
    Hard Drives
    40GB
    Keyboard
    Apple
    Mouse
    Apple
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Various
    Antivirus
    Defender
adamf said:
Edwin said:
Next time, you could uninstall your product key first then continue on to the next phase, or, clean install next time so your key is not registered as 'in use'.
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Never works for me. I think uninstalling your key does nothing - I always have to phone up anyway if I haven't saved my activation tokens (I swap between VM and native boot a lot - several times a day).
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Your just removing the Key from windows - it does not un-register the activation with MS

Good for removing a Hacked Key from Windows.. Or forcing the guy who purchased your PC to buy his own key..
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
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