How To Activate Windows 8 Pro Permanently And Get All Features Unlocked

There are many activators floating around the web claiming to activate windows 8 permanently or for a long period of time but what they do is make the operating system feels like it has been activated so that it wont ask you for activation but leaves you restricted to the full features of windows 8 and damage the operating system giving you nightmare over your computer.

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It wasn't long before windows 8 was officially released, so getting a permanent working activation wont be anytime soon. But there is a loophole to activate windows 8 pro permanently and unlock all its features including updating windows and every other thing you would do if you originally purchase a licence from Microsoft.

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Steps To Activate Windows 8 Pro Permanently

1. First we are going to start by installing a MAC key in windows command window. Open elevated command windows (run command as admin). Run the command below and hit enter while replacing your key with any of the MAC keys below.


3HBY3-3GNXP-22R96-CCMCB-HT67C
F2V7V-8WN76-77BPV-MKY36-MKH3P
KGQND-Q2HH6-XHXHC-89VWW-82KVC
6CNK2-RTVRV-TXYQK-86DBM-B4DHC

Example:            slmgr /ipk 6CNK2-RTVRV-TXYQK-86DBM-B4DHC




Click OK when a window pops-up.

2. Turn off your internet connection and Wi-Fi.

3. Goto "My Computer", right click on an empty space and click Properties. Click "View Details in Windows Activation", its right above windows Product ID.



Click Activate, you should get a message that windows could not be activated. Press OK and click Activate by phone.

4. Select United Kingdom and click next. A new window should come up, write down the numbers from Step 2, there are 9 group of numbers there.


5. Now launch Skype. You can download it from the store if you dont have it already.

6. From Skype Dial +448000188354 (it's a Tollfree number, so it's free).



7. Press 1 when asked how many PC you want to activate and press # to skip the instructions.

8. Following the voice, enter each group of number when asked and again press 1when asked how many PC you would be activating.

9. Now listen carefully to the confirmation ID and write them down group by group and end the call.

10. Enter the confirmation ID you got over the phone in step 3 of the activation window and finally press Activate.

So that's it. With this you get windows 8 pro permanently activated. If you are having problem activating windows 8, feel free to leave a comment below.