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Windows 8 Active Directory based volume activation

Windows Server 8 comes with a new role called Volume Activation Services. The Volume Activation Service allows IT administrators to enable volume acti...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Friday, November 25, 2011

ReadTip: General (Windows) activation concepts (KMS/MAK)

A great article from Kevin Ledman - Microsoft Platforms Support, covering the following topics around Windows activation: - What is KMS? - What is MAK...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tip: How to troubleshoot KMS Activation problems

Here are some good resources for KMS troubleshooting: MS KB [938450](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938450/en-us) How to troubleshoot Volume Activati...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Sunday, September 5, 2010

Windows 7 Product Activation Methods

Today I was asked whether Windows 7 Ultimate can be activated through KMS, since we’re primarily busy with Windows 7 Enterprise I couldn’t instantly p...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Monday, May 17, 2010

Identifying KMS Servers

Assume you are at a client site and plan to deploy a Windows Server (2008 / 2008-R2) or Windows Clients (Windows Vista / Windows 7) and want to check ...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Fundamentals of Volume Activation

If you are looking for a very easy 5 minute video that explains Volume Activation for Windows 7, then click [here](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...

Posted by Alex Verboon on Monday, August 10, 2009