Activate a Device Using Telephone Activation (Standard 8)

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7/8/2014

Learn how to activate your Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) device by using telephone activation.

If your device is not connected to the Internet or you do not want to connect your device to the Internet either directly or via a proxy connection from a private network, you will need to use telephone activation and the Windows Licensing Manager script (SLMGR). If your device is connected to the Internet, but you still want to use telephone activation, you can use either SLMGR or the Windows Activation Client (SLUI).

Telephone activation involves calling a Microsoft Product Activation Center, providing your information and your 63-digit Installation ID, and then using either SLMGR or SLUI to complete the activation with the confirmation ID provided by the Microsoft Product Activation Center.

Prerequisites

  • Telephone

  • Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) is installed on your device

    Note

    To use SLUI, Standard 8 must include the following modules:

    • Windows Security Center (Features > Security)
    • Telephony API Client (Features > Application Development Frameworks > Legacy Support)

  • Administrator user rights to the device

To activate a device using telephone activation and SLMGR

  1. On your device, open a command prompt with administrator user rights.

  2. Navigate to the <system drive>:\Windows\System32 folder, and then type cscript slmgr.vbs /dti.

  3. Record the 63-digit Installation ID.

  4. Call the Microsoft Product Activation Center. In the United States, call 855-469-9468. For a list of other phone numbers, see How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center by phone.

  5. Follow the automated instructions and provide the 63-digit Installation ID when prompted.

    Note

    The phone activation system will expect the Installation ID to be entered in blocks of seven digits. It may be easier to break your Installation ID up into blocks of seven digits before placing the call.

  6. Record the confirmation ID provided by the phone activation system.

  7. On your device, in the command prompt window, type the following, where <confirmation id> is the confirmation ID provided by the phone activation system.

    cscript slmgr.vbs /atp <confirmation id>

  8. Type the following, and then verify the License Status now displays “Licensed.”

    cscript slmgr.vbs /dlv

    Note

    Each device must be activated separately. Batch activation is not supported.

To activate a device using telephone activation and SLUI

  1. On your device, open a command prompt with administrator user rights and launch SLUI by typing SLUI 0x4.

  2. In the Windows Activation tool, on the Click the nearest location page, click Next to continue.

  3. Call the Microsoft Product Activation Center. In the United States, call 855-469-9468. For a list of other phone numbers, see How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center by phone.

  4. Follow the automated instructions and, when prompted, provide the 63-digit Installation ID.

  5. Enter the confirmation ID provided by the phone activation system, and then click Activate.

  6. To verify the licensing status, open a command prompt as Administrator on the device.

  7. Navigate to the <system drive>:\Windows\System32 folder, type the following, and then verify the License Status now displays “Licensed.”

    cscript slmgr.vbs /dlv

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