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Reinstall Windows 8. Enter key, will probably tell you already been activated, so will be reduced functionality till you sort it out. Go through phone activation, pick option to talk to someone, explain what you did and provide your existing license key. They will see it has been activated and...

First check you have created an "external" network in Hyper-v manager. Right click machine w8 name, virtual switch manager, highlight external and create virtual switch. Set your vm to to use this network in settings, network adapter, virtual switch. That allows the vms to get out on the...

Glad to be of help. Any "retail" key can only be used once to activate. (unlike Enterprise version keys which can be used multiple times and is provided to businesses that purchase multiple copies ) So if you change PC significanlty, or have to replace it you must talk to someone at Microsoft...

I went through same thing when I had to return a machine and had paid upgrade. Run slmgr -dlv from a command prompt , it will tell you status of license. The phone activation just gives you the key, when you activate it checks. Did you actually talk to someone, or auto phone activation. If Auto...