What is a pre-activated version of Windows 8?
There are two types of pre-activated versions of Windows:1 - Microsoft distributes pre-activated OEM versions of Windows to manufacturers so they can install Windows on the machines they build without having to activate each and every one of them.Since these copies of Windows are sold directly to the manufacturers to install on the machines they build to sell at retail, Microsoft knows they will be used in a legitimate manner.Therefore there’s no reason to require the manufacturers to activate them. The activation is automatic immediately as soon as the operating system has been installed.2 - It’s also possible to download “cracked” versions of Windows that simulate the form of pre-activation mentioned above.These cracked versions of Windows are considered illegitimate by Microsoft (for obvious reasons). They sometimes are distributed with keyloggers and other forms of malware infections that can put the information on your computer and your online accounts at risk.Microsoft will eventually realize a cracked version of Windows for what it is and remove its activated status. This of course introduces and entirely new batch of headaches for the machine’s owner.Bottom line: It’s best to stay away from the second type of pre-activated Windows in my humble opinion.
How do I download pre activated windows 8.1?
Torrent sites
Step By Step, how to pre-activate trial windows 8.1 pro?
Here is step by step guide on how to activate window 8.1 without product key and also learn how to recover your product key. click on the linkHow to activate Windows
Where to find Windows 8.1 activation key when Windows 8.1 is pre-installed on my desktop?
I got a cyberpowerpc desktop today for Christmas. And it's a great computer, but it says that I need to activate Windows 8.1 to be able to personalize anything. I asked my mom if she got an email about a product key and she said no. There's nothing in the box. Where do I find it?
My windows 8.1 license expires, how can I activate it?
As Andrei mentioned in his response, Windows licenses don’t expire.An OEM Windows license cannot be transferred to a different PC, but it will never expire as long as you keep using it on the same PC that it came pre-installed on.Retail Windows licenses (like the ones you buy off the shelf on a DVD) never expire either. What’s more, they can be transferred from one PC to another PC, but the license will only be valid on one PC at a time.There is one exception to what was said above: Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 licenses do expire after you have updated a PC from one of those Windows versions to Windows 10.(Actually, the license doesn’t truly expire, it just gets transferred from the previous Windows version to the new Window 10 installation.)After you have updated a PC from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 you won’t be able to use that particular Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 license with those Windows versions again.
From where can i download windows 8.1 pro iso file if i have a genuine key?
Microsoft has a site for that. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windo... – Dominic