After activating Windows 10 installed on your PC, you can view all the data about this process: whether it was activated or not, whether a license key was received to activate the system, the id of the computer for which activation was performed. All this data can be found and verified using the built-in Windows Tools, as well as through third-party programs.
How to find out the license key of installed Windows 10
Windows status is information about whether the system is activated by entering license key and its confirmation, as well as the number of the individual activation key. You can find out this data in several ways: through system settings, command execution, computer settings, third-party programs and scripts. Remember that the license key consists of 25 numbers and letters divided into 5 blocks of 5 numbers or letters.
Through the execution of commands
In this way, you can only find out whether Windows is activated, but the product key will not be specified:
How to check activation through computer settings
Through system settings
Through a third party program
Another way to find out the activation key is to use a third-party program:
Through scripts
Script to be in the file:
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
regKey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\"
DigitalProductId = WshShell.RegRead(regKey & "DigitalProductId")
Win8ProductName = "Windows Product Name: " & WshShell.RegRead(regKey & "ProductName") & vbNewLine
Win8ProductID = "Windows Product ID: " & WshShell.RegRead(regKey & "ProductID") & vbNewLine
Win8ProductKey = ConvertToKey(DigitalProductId)
strProductKey = "Windows Key: " & Win8ProductKey
Win8ProductID = Win8ProductName & Win8ProductID & strProductKey
MsgBox(Win8ProductKey)
MsgBox(Win8ProductID)
Function ConvertToKey(regKey)
Const KeyOffset = 52
isWin8 = (regKey(66) \ 6) And 1
regKey(66) = (regKey(66) And &HF7) Or ((isWin8 And 2) * 4)
Chars = "BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789"
Cur = regKey(y + KeyOffset) + Cur
regKey(y + KeyOffset) = (Cur \ 24)
Cur = Cur Mod 24
Loop While y >= 0
winKeyOutput = Mid(Chars, Cur + 1, 1) & winKeyOutput
Loop While j >= 0
If(isWin8=1) Then
keypart1 = Mid(winKeyOutput, 2, Last)
winKeyOutput = Replace(winKeyOutput, keypart1, keypart1 & insert, 2, 1, 0)
If Last = 0 Then winKeyOutput = insert & winKeyOutput
a = Mid(winKeyOutput, 1, 5)
b = Mid(winKeyOutput, 6, 5)
c = Mid(winKeyOutput, 11, 5)
d = Mid(winKeyOutput, 16, 5)
e = Mid(winKeyOutput, 21, 5)
ConvertToKey = a & "-" & b & "-" & c & "-" & d & "-" & e
Video: checking the activation of the operating system
How to check activation expiration dates for Windows 10
If you entered a license key, then the activation period will be infinite, since Windows is activated once and for all. But if you installed on your computer trial version system issued to you for a certain number of days, you can view when the trial period ends by doing the following:
Video tutorial: how to find out the activation expiration dates
How to find out the computer ID of Windows 10
Computer ID is the same as ID network card installed in it, since with the help of this card the computer makes all connections to the Internet. You can view the unique computer code without third party programs by doing the following:
- click right click click on the Start icon at the bottom left of the screen.
- Select "Device Manager".
- Expand the Network Adapters tree.
- Right-click on your network card and open its properties. The name of the network card is different for everyone, you should not navigate by it.
- Go to the "Details" tab.
- Expand the "Properties" block and select the line "ID or hardware ID".
- The "Values" block will contain all the IDs related to your PC.
On this search for information about Windows state and computer ID is over. You can always view the activation key through the computer settings if the old one is no longer valid or was entered incorrectly. Remember that you need to activate Windows 10, that is, pay for a license key, only once. So if your key is no longer accepted by the system, contact the official Microsoft support service.
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How to check windows 2008 or windows 7 activation?
Section: TipsWritten: 1.09.2011
Question: How to check the activation of windows 2008 or windows 7? Answer: Start -> Run -> write cmd (a black window opens command line) -> write slmgr -dli After a couple of seconds, a window will appear in which the activation expiration date will be written
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19 Jul 2011 | Author: anchous |It's no secret that all versions of the windows 7 operating system and windows vista require activation. Until activation is required, the user can use this system within 30 days (which can be extended up to 120 days) in a trial version of the operating system, with occasional reminders that this system needs to be activated. If the system is not activated in time, then it becomes inoperable, and you have to boot into safe mode.
Actually, not to profuse this moment when activation is required, and in order to be sure that you have an activated copy of windows, you can check the activation status again on all versions of Windows, both 7 and Vista.
1. The first method is the easiest and is done in a couple of mouse clicks: Start -> right-click in Computer -> Properties -> at the very bottom, the activation status and product code are written.
2. A method using SLMgr.vbs - a script inserted into windows 7 and Vista and used to manage licenses, activations and serial numbers. Because this script is console command, then press Win + R -> write cmd and press ENTER. After that, in the DOS-Promt that appears, enter one of the commands: slmgr -xpr slmgr -dli
As a result, we get the following window, telling us that our Windows is activated.
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Checking the activation status of windows 10
It's been almost a month since the free update started windows users 7 and windows 8.1 to windows 10. According to Microsoft, users of these operating systems receive licensed windows 10 after the update, and the system is activated automatically in the background. How to understand if your copy of windows 10 is activated or not?
When upgrading to windows 10, the system should automatically activate the OS on Microsoft activation servers. The problem is that the user is not shown information windows about the successful activation of the OS. There are several ways to check the system activation status in windows 10.
1. System properties window
Press combination Win keys+ X and select System. The activation status is displayed in windows section activation. In our example, the message "windows is activated" indicates that the system is activated.
2. New system settings panel
The activation status can also be found in the parameters of the new Modern (modern) Control Panel. To do this, click on the notification icon in the lower right corner of the taskbar and select the All Settings menu item.
Then go to the “Update and Security” section. As you can see, the status in the Activation line indicates that the system is activated.
3. Command line
The activation status can also be obtained from the command line using the SLMgr.vbs script, which is used to manage licenses, activations, and serial keys systems since the days of Window Vista. Open a command prompt (cmd) with administrator rights and run the command:
After a few seconds, a window will appear with the text “The machine is permanently activated” .
Hello friends. How to find out if licensed Windows is installed on a computer? The answer to this question is obvious to you if you bought a new PC, laptop or tablet with the Home edition activated in some respectable hardware store. Or if you purchased . But how to check if the license is real if it was bought in OEM, boxed version or in the form of the same dongle in some online store? Or if we purchased a computer device in the secondary market, and the buyer swore to us that he was selling along with the most genuine Windows?Let's try to understand this issue and of course I will give you some examples from my practice when I managed to prove to my clients that the activated system installed on their computer was not licensed.
How to find out if licensed Windows is installed on a computer
Friends, I strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with . This is a complex and tortuous topic, Microsoft has made a lot of wilds in it, but we still tried to state it as simply and clearly as possible. Thus, deception can lie not only in the fact that OS keys are authentic, but also in the type of licenses (in particular, trial free ones) to which these keys give access. So you need to have at least a basic understanding of the types of Windows licenses.
Non-activated, pirated and licensed Windows
OS from Microsoft in the context of its activation can be divided into three types:
- Not activated;
- Activated pirate;
- Activated license.
Unactivated Windows- This is a limited OS. In Win7, this is a black desktop and notifications that put pressure on the psyche that we have become a victim of fake software. In Win8.1, this is the inability to choose a color for the start screen and the activation window that appears every 4 hours. In Win10, this is a lock on all personalization settings. A universal way for all versions to find out whether the system is activated or not is the control panel. Press Win + Pause on the keyboard and look at the "Windows Activation" column. If there is an activation, we will see it.
If there is no activation, then this.
Or this if Win7 is used within the monthly trial period.
An activated system will be the same, regardless of the activation method - pirated or legal.
Activated Pirated Windows Externally and functionally, it does not differ in any way from a legally activated system. Unless, of course, we are talking about a system installed from a clean distribution, and a separate activation step carried out using, for example, a KMS activator.
If third party Windows assembly it is initially supplied activated, it can be intervened in the functionality - something is cut out, something is disabled, something (including malicious) is installed additionally. About all the pros and cons of pirated assemblies. Disadvantages of pirated activation:
It can fly off periodically;
Files and processes of the activator are blocked by antiviruses;
Its discovery by the competent authorities will result in prosecution - civil, administrative or even criminal. Like, we read the practice of the courts on the website of the court decisions of the Russian Federation. We go to the site http://judicial decisions.rf. And in the "Document Text" field, enter key query, for example, "Windows KMS".
- Note: I especially recommend reading the judicial practice on cases of copyright infringement of developers at your leisure to all those “wise men” who insult those who chose the path of using paid licensed software in the comments of the site.
activated licensed Windows is a legal way to use it that will let us sleep peacefully at night. And do not be afraid of any checks by the competent authorities if we use the system for our IP or head some structural unit of the company.
So, genuine and pirated Windows are externally and functionally indistinguishable. How to understand which one we are dealing with?
Windows authentic stickers
You can find out if licensed Windows is installed by looking at the authenticity stickers on the computer device. What are these stickers? It:
Certificate of Authenticity (COA) - a sticker on the PC case, on the bottom of the laptop or inside its battery compartment, as well as inside the latter on Surface tablets;
GML sticker - a hologram sticker with changing colors depending on the viewing angle, implemented since September 2017, sticking places are the same as for COA.
If the license key was purchased separately from the device, by purchasing a boxed version of Windows - an installation DVD or flash drive, authenticity stickers must be on their packaging, respectively. For boxed versions, the same types of stickers are used,
as for device cases - a certificate of authenticity (COA) and holograms.
How to find out if Windows is licensed using the command line
If the seller of a used computer swears that he is selling it with licensed Windows, if a new device is bought in a store with a hitherto unknown reputation, the authenticity of the OS can be verified by asking you to enter something into the command line. Let's run it as an administrator. And enter:
slmgr -ato
If the activation is pirated, in the script window that appears, we will see something like this message.
Or something like this.
But if the system is genuine, we will see in the script the inscription "Activation completed successfully."
In addition to the direct activation inscription in the script window, it is also important to pay attention to the Windows edition. If there is an addition “Eval” in the name of the edition, for example, “EnterpriseSEval”, there is, alas, little use for such activation authenticity.
How to find out if Windows is licensed using the task scheduler or how pirated activators work
It should be noted that the latest operating systems from Microsoft (Windows 8.1, 10) have a fairly strong anti-piracy protection mechanism and at the moment there are only a few activators that can activate the above OS, the most famous one is KMSAuto Net. But it works very simply and is easily detected in the system. KMSAuto Net creates a folder at: C:\ProgramData\KMSAutoS and places its files in it.
To permanently reactivate the OS, he is also forced to create his own task in the scheduler.
Once, a friend brought me a laptop with Windows 10 installed and activated.
and asked if a licensed system is installed on it. I stupidly opened the command line and entered the command you already know: slmgr –ato , the result was very eloquent.
Then I opened the scheduler and showed my friend the task I createdKMSAuto Net. Questions disappeared by themselves.
How to check if Windows 7 is genuine
If you are faced with the task of determining the authenticity of Windows 7, then first of all look at the sticker with the license key on the PC case or on the bottom of the laptop, if there is none, then the task becomes more complicated many times over, since this OS has a weak protection mechanism against activation by pirated tools . If you ask this question on the official Microsoft website, then you will be advised to install the KB971033 update, created specifically for OS authentication, but for example, this update is installed on this PC,
and the system is activated pirate activator and I will prove it to you later.
You may also be advised to enter the command line: slmgr.vbs /dli , but the message "License status: licensed" does not prove anything.
Also at office Microsoft website will advise you to download the tool MGADiag.exe ,
In the "Licensing" window, you can see the partial product key - 7TP9F and "License Status: Licensed".
But key YKHFT-KW986-GK4PY-FDWYH-7TP9F can be on Win 7 installed on Acer laptops, but not on Win 7 installed on a regular desktop computer,
he constantly comes across to me on pirate sevens. This key is installed by the Windows 7 Loader by DaZ Activator or Windows7 ULoader 8.0.0.0 pirate activation program.
A real license key will not be "googled" at all, since information about it should not be on the Internet.
Trial Windows
Trial Windows - offered on the Microsoft Evaluation Center website of the Win10 Enterprise edition and which you can test for free for 90 days - these are completely legal systems. You can also add the trial Win8.1 Enterprise to them, it is no longer available for download on the Evaluation Center website, but it can be found on the net, in particular,. And, of course, the activation legality check team will show that everything is in order with them. But this arrangement will be temporary.
Evaluation builds are activated for 90 days with a temporary Evaluation license activation key. If such an assembly will be installed on computers system administrators companies, you can not be afraid of any inspections of the competent authorities. Everything is legal here. As well as completely legal, because there is no direct prohibition, after 90 days it is possible to reset the term of the Evaluation-license and use the system for another 90 days. And then another and another 90 days (activation is reset only three times). Well, then you can already reinstall the system. Evaluation editions are the best solution for those who still reinstall the OS at least once a year. It is illegal if we are not an IT employee of the company and will use such an Evaluation build for commerce or for leisure. But this solution is definitely better than pirated activation - both in terms of the technical part and in terms of legal liability.
So, there is nothing wrong with trial Evaluation editions if they are not being sold to us as a full-fledged system with a perpetual license. In addition to the method shown in the previous paragraph of the article, you can also identify the Evaluation edition by the watermark in the lower right corner of the screen with an inscription in the form of a countdown to the end of the 90-day period. But such inscriptions are very easily removed by software like . We can make sure that we are dealing with an Evaluation license and see the number of days left until the end of the 90-day period using the same command line. Let's run it as an administrator. We enter:
slmgr.vbs /dli
And look at the information.
Documents on Windows
What documents verify the authenticity of a Windows product key? The proof of legal use of the OS are:
An e-mail from the seller of the electronic key - Microsoft itself or an online store. This letter specifically states the key. The system must be activated by him;
Sales receipts, waybills, acceptance certificates and similar documents from OEM suppliers for OEM devices. Without these documents, there will be a violation of Microsoft's licensing policy in terms of non-compliance with the terms of use of the OEM license.
So, friends, the purchase of decommissioned and stolen by employees of OEM computers, as well as the purchase of cheap OEM keys on eBay, is not the best solution. It is undeniably better than KMS activators and Evaluation builds of Windows, but it is not a panacea for problems from inspection bodies.
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A heartfelt hello to all! What is date iPhone activation? In fact, this is the date of the first full inclusion and registration of the device on the Apple servers. Immediately after this moment, almost always (there are nuances -) the countdown begins warranty period and the phone becomes at least a little, but already used.
Why even know this date? The first thing that comes to mind is for the sake of checking the iPhone upon purchase. After all, if we are told that the phone is new (not beaten, not beautiful, just bought), and the activation date was more than a year ago, then this, to put it mildly, is a lie. But we don’t want to be deceived and waste money, do we? Not!
So let's figure it out: how to check when the iPhone was activated for the first time? Let's go! :)
And now let's go!
Method 1. You can find out the activation date on the official Apple website
In fact, Apple company"big fellow" - on her official website there is a very good tool to check any "apple" devices. How to use it?
We open the page "Checking the right to service and support" - here is the link.
- Enter the serial number.
- Enter the verification code.
- Click to continue.
A window with results appears. We are interested in the line - "the right to maintenance and repair." And in it, in turn, the estimated expiration date.
As you can see in the picture, this specific example is October 31, 2018. So, to calculate the exact activation date, subtract 1 year from this period and add 1 day.
As a result, we get that the iPhone from this example was first fully turned on and registered on Apple servers on November 1, 2017.
I think the meaning is clear - if you have questions, write in the comments :)
However, when checking, you may encounter other results (), but we are only interested in two:
- “You need to activate iPhone” - see this inscription? Wonderful! Your iPhone is new and has never been turned on.
- Service and Repair Eligibility: Expired, which means that more than a year has definitely passed since the iPhone was activated.
If everything is clear in the first case, you just need to rejoice new iPhone, then what to do in the second? After all, the activation date more than a year ago is too vague data, I would like specifics! I have them...
Method 2. Alternative sites to check
They are also called "checkers". What are their advantages? The fact that they provide much more information than the official Apple website (for example,) and store this data for a much longer time. There are also disadvantages - this is still not an official tool with all the ensuing consequences.
Okay, let's move on to testing. We will use one of the most famous and popular checker sites.
- Open the resource at this link.
- Also indicate the serial number.
- We look at the activation date (it is also the warranty start date - Warranty Start Date).
Note 1. What is nice, the site gives out a lot of other, no less useful additional information about the device.
Note 2: I have nothing to do with the iPhone verification resource in question. But it is, just in case :)
Note 3 (2019). Unfortunately, the resource has become paid. However, judging by the comments:
- They ask for little money.
- The activation date is shown exactly.
To use or not? It's up to you to decide.
So, as you can see, quite a lot of time has passed since the first inclusion. Almost two years. Therefore, if you are offered to buy something similar and call it a new or "refurbished" device, it is better to refuse to buy - they are simply trying to deceive you.
P.S. Did you manage to find out the activation date of the iPhone? Put "Like" and click on the buttons social networks- the author will be very grateful. Thanks a lot!
FPP
- FPP (Full Product Package), Retail, Box or boxed version, in early versions before XP optical disc, later a flash drive with Windows installation files.
- ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) or E-key, electronic key. You buy an electronic key on the Microsoft website and download the distribution kit of the system to install it on your computer. also download the necessary documents from the manufacturer's website.
- OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) is the most limited type of license in terms of use. Installed on new PCs, laptops, tablets and other computer devices, when buying a computer device bundled with it, it is tied to the device to a specific hardware configuration.
- Starting from the Xp version and ending with Windows 7, this can be done on the Microsoft website. New versions of products released after Windows 7 cannot be checked on the site. They check themselves and if your a copy of Windows not licensed, then a message will be shown on your desktop (Your copy of Windows does not have a license key, is not licensed), your version may have been activated, but the activation failed due to an error.
- How does activation occur when switching from an earlier version of the OS to Windows 10. If you have a fake version of Windows tied to a specific oem device, as we said earlier. Then when you update the OS to Windows 10 on Microsoft servers, your account which has a device ID, key, OS version. This update was at the time of the release of Windows 10.
- Windows 10 license can be viewed by typing winver at the command prompt and pressing enter. If the version is not activated, then you will not receive data for this version. Otherwise, in the opposite case, you will see a message like in the picture below:
- You can also check the authenticity of your version of Windows after 7 by pressing the key combination Win + X and in the menu that opens, click "System"
- In the system window that opens, at the very bottom, we look at how the activation is going:
- Highlighted with an arrow in the picture above that Windows activation completed. If there are problems with the activation of the operating system, you will be shown a message:
- In others Windows versions starting after 7 there will be similar messages in the same window.
- The command on the command line will help determine the type of operating system, first press the key combination:
- Win+R
- In the "Run" window that opens, type "CMD" and press "Enter". When the command prompt opens, type:
- slmgr.vbs /dli
- Confirm by pressing "Enter", who does not know how to work with the command line can read. There is another wonderful article on this subject,. You can read the article
- Let's return to the license type and after confirming the entered command in the command line with the "Enter" key, a window with information will open:
- Check Windows xp and Win7. Authentication checks to see if your key is blocked.
- See all Windows license options and questions.
- Well, in fact, if you do the above methods, then the mouse will not slip, let's say re-activate and everything will become clear. Only do it using the command line and not different activators! Well, if you want a soft that is in service with you, you yourself understand where, so without divulging the secrets of the name Defacto. If this name does not mean anything to you, then you can go to the site, everything is told there. I'll guide you how to use this program, because what it is clear for. Defacto can detect not only Windows for pirated copies, but also other paid software. The program connects to the product activation servers and checks whether the product is activated or not, thereby recognizing the pirated version or the real one. Here is an example of a message about signs of pirated copies on a PC:
- In general, the program looks like the picture below. Three options are offered to start the scan, I think everything is clear with them, but I’ll break it down:
- 1.) Scan this computer. It is clear that everyone will installed programs on a running PC to be scanned for license violations.
- 2.) Scan a directory. Select the folder that the program scans for and if it finds programs in it, it will notify you about it.
- 3.) Scan network computers. Computers on the local network in the office or at home if you have configured the local network, you can scan all computers on the local network from one computer.
- See the picture below:
- At the bottom of the program in the footer, let's say, there is information on the selected program after scanning, there is also information on the icons. Let's say the license or freeware is violated. Look at the picture below:
- Well, it’s not clear, there’s simply nothing in this program, I told you from the very beginning that it exists. The program is paid but there is a free trial period to learn about several computers is enough. If you have any questions, ask in the comments below or search the site by clicking on the button below.