
Often these keys were usually sold in bulk for dirt cheap to markets where piracy is a problem. If it passed activation then it’s pretty clear that it’s never been used before. These keys were never good for multiple activations without calling MS and asking for an exception anyway. Invalidating a Windows 10 key would probably not block the system from using the existing activation. The original enterprise customer was, no doubt, compensated somehow or was done using it anyway (upgraded entire organization to something else). Only thing close I can think of was the FCKGW key for WinXP Professional Enterprise Edition, which millions of people used for a decade before MS stopped allowing. Microsoft generally does not revoke activations/keys. To extend the activation period for another 180 days, you simply make VPN connection to the campus network, and extension will be done automatically.Click to expand.The analogy ends when the key is used and passes activation because that is when it would be checked by the equivalent of the DMV’s computer. You need to activate Windows every 180 days otherwise the system will fall back to trial mode and it will be locked after 30 days. A success message will pop-up as below:.Firstly, we need to tell windows which is the KMS license server we are going to communicate:.To do so, right click the 'common prompt' and choose Run As Administrator. You need to have administrator permission. Then type 'cmd' in the text box provided.


Launch " Command prompt" by clicking the 'Search' button at the bottom.If you are outside the campus network, please connect with VPN first. Procedures: (Screen capture base on Windows 10 - Build version 1803) If you found that the MS Windows cannot activate automatically, please follow the steps below to activate manually. Normally, after you install MS Windows 10/7, it will automatically activate the license via our KMS license server.
