Windows 8.1 automatically activating after installing product key from VAMT 3.1?

I use MAK keys (with the Count of 500 activations). I use the latest VAMT (3.1), and as soon as I "Install Product Key..." the target operating system will activate automatically without giving me the possibility to Proxy Activate and hence saving
the CID. Anybody knows if this has to do with Windows 8.1 or the VAMT 3.1 itself? In my eyes this makes VAMT useless, since I can't save the CID!!!!!!!
I just want to save the CID in the VAMT database already upon the first activation. I found some threads here on TechNet, but non of them seem to deal with the problem how to solve it within VAMT (or if there is some GPO to hinder the target OS go out to
the internet and activate automatically).
Please help me...

You open the following key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\Activation
Where you set "Manual" to "1". I remember this from Windows 7 installations, that if manual was set to "0", that if would activate automatically after 3 Days. However, The grace period in Windows 8/8.1 is somehow different, it will start complaining directly
if OS is not activated. Since the computers are domain-joined, I can roll out this regkey-entry using GPO Preferences without too much of a hassle.
Found this regkey info from:
http://www.somethingsomewhere.net/disable-the-automatic-windows-8-activation/
Sorry for bothering you all with this thread. I will mark it as solved now.

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