Windows 8.1 Not Activating On KMS Host

I have a KMS 3.1 running on 2008R2. The goal is to be able to activate Windows 8.1. It all appears to be running properly, but the client running 8.1 will not activate. Below are a series of
questions and errors:
Environment:
Server: VAMT 3.1 on WS 2008R2
Client: Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Questions:
After installing the VAMT 3.1, on the server hosting the application I ran slmgr /ipk <<using a key for the ws 2008 R2>>
Any other key returned an invalid key error.
Is this the correct key to use?
When do I use the slmgr /ipk, on the client the I need to activate or on the VAMT (KMS) server?
When adding new Windows 8.1 KMS keys to the VAMT, am I suppose to use the public ones or the keys from our VL account?
KMS Client Setup Keys: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612867.aspx
When do I use the GLVK (listed on the site above) versus the CSVLK?
Errors:
On the client
I have ran: slmgr /ipk MHF9N-XY6XB-WVXMC-BTDCT-MKKG7 (this is a GVLK) on the client and success.
Then I go and do: slmgr /ato and I get:
Event logs show:
The client has sent an activation request to the key management service machine.
Info:
0xC004F042, 0x00000000, ksmserver.mydomain.com:1688, a7420cab-fd90-4d35-b014-bd8e77b6d44c, 2013/11/06 16:05, 0, 5, 0, 81671aaf-79d1-4eb1-b004-8cbbe173afea, 25
I run the nslookup to confirm the dns entries: success
On the server
Within VAMT, I right click on the client which I wish to activate and select:
I get the following error: The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
If I select Volume activate, I get:
The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
I run slmgr /dli, I get:
And if I run slmgr /dli all, I get:
I do not see anything licensed.

Don thank you for the reply ... So I have gone ahead and installed our KMS key for WS 2012 Standard R2, and this is what I get now:
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Software licensing service version: 6.1.7601.18257
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), RETAIL channel
Activation ID: 039998e3-3ef5-4adf-b758-d25fa0128ff4
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:50 PM
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), RETAIL channel
Activation ID: 47188d7c-b5ef-4336-91a9-3857b219fe95
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:50 PM
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel
Activation ID: 68531fb9-5511-4989-97be-d11a0f55633f
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:50 PM
Please use slmgr.vbs /ato to activate and update KMS client information in order to update values.
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_MAK_B channel
Activation ID: 6a4bd364-4b60-4856-a727-efb59d94348e
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:50 PM
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), OEM_COA_NSLP channel
Activation ID: 6d47464d-e43d-4228-b051-fddd47fd403f
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:50 PM
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMS_2012_C channel
Activation ID: 7b37c913-252b-46be-ad80-b2b5ceade8af
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:51 PM
Key Management Service is enabled on this machine
    Current count: 50
    Listening on Port: 1688
    DNS publishing enabled
    KMS priority: Normal
Key Management Service cumulative requests received from clients
    Total requests received: 22801
    Failed requests received: 4955
    Requests with License Status Unlicensed: 0
    Requests with License Status Licensed: 16798
    Requests with License Status Initial grace period: 940
    Requests with License Status License expired or Hardware out of tolerance: 62
    Requests with License Status Non-genuine grace period: 0
    Requests with License Status Notification: 46
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMS_R2_C channel
Activation ID: 8fe15d04-fc66-40e6-bf34-942481e06fd8
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:51 PM
Key Management Service is enabled on this machine
    Current count: 50
    Listening on Port: 1688
    DNS publishing enabled
    KMS priority: Normal
Key Management Service cumulative requests received from clients
    Total requests received: 22801
    Failed requests received: 4955
    Requests with License Status Unlicensed: 0
    Requests with License Status Licensed: 16798
    Requests with License Status Initial grace period: 940
    Requests with License Status License expired or Hardware out of tolerance: 62
    Requests with License Status Non-genuine grace period: 0
    Requests with License Status Notification: 46
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), OEM_COA_NSLP channel
Activation ID: 9a159de8-d114-41d7-a5bf-d3574edb42fa
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:51 PM
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), OEM_SLP channel
Activation ID: a60c85a9-7eff-4690-8aa1-010ddf5d38f0
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:51 PM
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), TIMEBASED_EVAL channel
Activation ID: a7dad4b1-8065-4576-9e61-2fd025fe16cc
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:51 PM
Name: Microsoft Office 2010, KMSHost edition
Description: Microsoft Office 2010 KMS, VOLUME_KMS channel
Activation ID: bfe7a195-4f8f-4f0b-a622-cf13c7d16864
Application ID: 59a52881-a989-479d-af46-f275c6370663
Extended PID: 55041-00096-200-509771-03-1033-7601.0000-3132011
Installation ID: 012223043336213011588873455406182881694423650360089796
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
Partial Product Key: 6MKM4
License Status: Licensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:52 PM
Key Management Service is enabled on this machine
    Current count: 10
    Listening on Port: 1688
    DNS publishing enabled
    KMS priority: Normal
Key Management Service cumulative requests received from clients
    Total requests received: 26966
    Failed requests received: 8
    Requests with License Status Unlicensed: 0
    Requests with License Status Licensed: 25428
    Requests with License Status Initial grace period: 1342
    Requests with License Status License expired or Hardware out of tolerance: 136
    Requests with License Status Non-genuine grace period: 0
    Requests with License Status Notification: 52
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_MAK_B channel
Activation ID: c60b048b-8071-4532-8398-f15f4c981861
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:52 PM
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), OEM_SLP channel
Activation ID: c837408d-3762-4dea-a4d7-6dba48f6c305
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:52 PM
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMS_R2_B channel
Activation ID: c99b641f-c4ea-4e63-bec3-5ed2ccd0f357
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:52 PM
Key Management Service is enabled on this machine
    Current count: 50
    Listening on Port: 1688
    DNS publishing enabled
    KMS priority: Normal
Key Management Service cumulative requests received from clients
    Total requests received: 22801
    Failed requests received: 4955
    Requests with License Status Unlicensed: 0
    Requests with License Status Licensed: 16798
    Requests with License Status Initial grace period: 940
    Requests with License Status License expired or Hardware out of tolerance: 62
    Requests with License Status Non-genuine grace period: 0
    Requests with License Status Notification: 46
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), TIMEBASED_EVAL channel
Activation ID: da71774d-b2c9-4c42-bb7b-a66365d5abb2
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:52 PM
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMS_2012-R2 channel
Activation ID: dcb88f6f-b090-405b-850e-dabcccf3693f
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID: 55041-00206-271-137468-03-1033-7601.0000-3162013
Installation ID: 018040179554726714633461643292868540676086646076047986
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
Partial Product Key: JXRWC
License Status: Licensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:52 PM
Key Management Service is enabled on this machine
    Current count: 50
    Listening on Port: 1688
    DNS publishing enabled
    KMS priority: Normal
Key Management Service cumulative requests received from clients
    Total requests received: 22801
    Failed requests received: 4955
    Requests with License Status Unlicensed: 0
    Requests with License Status Licensed: 16798
    Requests with License Status Initial grace period: 940
    Requests with License Status License expired or Hardware out of tolerance: 62
    Requests with License Status Non-genuine grace period: 0
    Requests with License Status Notification: 46
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), RETAIL channel
Activation ID: f14c8ee3-560d-441e-aee1-325c2e9ae74a
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID:
Installation ID:
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
This license is not in use.
License Status: Unlicensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 11/12/2013 1:44:52 PM

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Win 8.1 RTM Enterprise;EnterpriseN;Professional;ProfessionalN Volume:CSVLK
Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM ServerDataCenter;ServerStandard Volume:CSVLK
Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM Std and Ent Volume:CSVLK (KMS_B)
Windows 7 All Volume Editions Volume:CSVLK
I then go to one of our Windows 8.1 systems and run the following commands:
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /skms <servername>
cscript C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato
and I get the following error message:
"Error: 0xC004F074 The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information."
Meanwhile Windows 7 clients still activate without a problem.
On the KMS host I run slmgr /dlv and get the following:
Name: Windows Server(R), ServerStandard edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMS_R2_B channel
Activation ID: xxxx
Application ID: xxx
Extended PID: xxx
Installation ID: xxx
Processor Certificate URL:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88342
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88343
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88345
Product Key Certificate URL:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88344
Partial Product Key: xxxx
License Status: Licensed
Remaining Windows rearm count: 3
Trusted time: 3/26/2014 9:56:25 AM
I've seen in other articles that the description should be
"VOLUME_KMS_2012-R2" channel instead of "VOLUME_KMS_R2_B channel"
My question is how do I get the 2008 R2 KMS host to activate Windows 8.1 clients?
Did I miss a step in adding the 2012 R2 KMS key, and if I did what step did I miss?
It's not possible to add Windows Vista/7/8.0/8.1 KMShost pkeys into a WindowServer OS - they will not install, because the KMShost pkey must activate the host OS as well as perform KMShost functions, and, a WindowsClientOS pkey will never be accepted on
a WindowsServerOS.
Similarly, you can't install multiple Windows pkeys - only the last (acceptable) pkey will be kept - all previous pkeys will be displaced/removed (last in wins).
Your slmgr output clearly shows that you have the WS2008R2 KMShost pkey, in place. You need to install the WS2012R2 KMshost pkey to get your 8.1 KMSclients to activate.
KMShost pkeys are "cumulative", i.e. WS2012R2 KMShost pkey will activate all lower versions of both WindowsServer and WindowsClient OS.
Don
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How to activate Windows 8.1 on a Windows 2008 R2 KMS server when I don't have Windows 2012 R2 kms host key

I only have windows 8.1 kms host key but I can't add a client OS kms key to Windows 2008 R2 kms server. And I don't have Windows 2012 R2 license either. Is there any way I can activate Windows 8.1 using my existing kms server? Thanks.

I would like a yes no clarification answer. So does this mean that EVEN WITH THE PATCH. My Server 2012 Standard edition that currently hosts KMS VA for clients running Win7, Win 8, Office15, Server 2008, Server 2012. Will not be able to host windows 8.1?
I will have to install 8.1 and use as a host?
if you have a KMShost product key for WS2012R2, you can patch a down=level Server and be fine.
(the OP didn't renew SA or otherwise has no KMShost pkey for WS2012R2)
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I'm having similar issues and have a similar question that doesn't seem to be answered:
My KMS server is Windows 2008 R2 (Also is my domain controller). I want to activate Windows 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 machines off this KMS server. I can install the 2012 R2 key just fine but receive error 0xC004F015 (The Software Licensing Service reported
that the license is not installed) when I try to install my 8.1 KMS key.
What I'm gathering from this thread is that I have to set up a Windows 8.1 host and set it up to be a KMS server exclusively for activating Windows 8.1. Is this correct? If so, Microsoft needs to fix that. I have a SERVER for activations for a reason: it
is a server, not a client. If I am mis-understanding, how do I get my Windows 2008 R2 server to accept the Windows 8.1 KMS key for activating 8.1 clients?
Thanks!
You don't need Windows 8.1 KMS key. Your 2012 R2 KMS key will be able to activate your Windows 8.1 machines. So your current set up is fine, no need to set up another Windows 8.1 KMS host.
My problem is I don't have 2012 R2 KMS key as I didn't buy any Windows 2012 R2 license. So I can't use 2012 R2 KMS key to activate my Windows 8.1.
Oh that's interesting. I guess I need to play around more because my 8.1 test machine isn't activating. I'll start a new thread for that if needed. Sorry for the confusion.

Windos 2008 KMS host can't activate Windows 8 clients

Hi, I have a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 working as a KMS Host, i can activate Windows 7, Office 2010 and Office 2013 without problems, but, when I try to activate Windows 8 clients an error is showed: 0XC004F042, this same error code us registered in the service
log of the KMS Host.
Thanks in advanced for your help

This error almost always means that the KMSclient has successfully contacted a valid KMShost, but, the KMShost does not have the required KMShost productkey installed (e.g. a Windows8 KMSclient contacted a KMShost, but that KMshost doesn't have the needed
update/patch/productkeys installed).
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793399.aspx
Here's a wiki article I threw together:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/22510.volume-activation-kms-mak-adba-avma.aspx
Are you trying to activate Win8.0 or Win8.1?
(the required update/patch/productkey, is different...)
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Windows 8 Pro (re)Activation Error: 0xC004F074 and 5 things that do not fix it

I pre-apologize if the answer is buried somewhere on this forum already; if it does exist, please point me towards that thread
OK, I bought a used laptop with dual boot Win7x64 / Win8Prox64 in Feb. 2013. Windows 8 booted up and ran just fine for the first six months. I don't know if it had anything to do with it, but I installed Office 2013 in the Windows 8 partition not long ago,
and it seems that after that Windows 8 kept issuing pleas to "activate windows" (but no complaints from Office 2013, which is a HUP installation from my work). On the bottom right side of the screen it now says Windows Pro 8 Build 9200, and on top
of that is the light gray plea to (re) activate Windows. There have been no hardware changes to the laptop.
I finally got annoyed enough this weekend to try to resolve it, without success. Here are the five methods I tried, and the results:
Attempt 1:
go to Control Panel > search Windows Activation > choose Windows Activation
Response:
Windows isn’t activated
Windows can’t be activated right now. Try activating Windows later. If this issue persists, contact your system administrator or technical support department for assistance.
[Activate button]
Activation details
Error Code:
0xC004F074
The Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
Pressing the [Activate] button gets you the same response over and over.
Attempt 2:
Open the command window as an administrator -
CMD (run as administrator) slmgr.vbs –ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX (where this is the 25 character key for Windows 8 Pro)
Response:
Installed product key XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX successfully.
Next -
CMD (run as administrator) slmgr.vbs –ato
Response:
Activating Windows(R), Professional edition
Error: 0xC004F074 The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information.
Attempt 3:
Open the command window as an administrator -
CMD (run as administrator) SLUI 3
Response:
Enter a product key to activate Windows
(enter product key)
Your product key works! Continue when you’re ready
press [Activate]
Get the same 0xC004F074 error code message as before
Attempt 4:
Open the command window as an administrator -
CMD (run as administrator) SLUI 4
Response:
Find available phone numbers for activation
Click the nearest location:
Afghanistan
[Afghanistan is grayed out and you cannot select any other country]
Click on Next, and get a non-toll free number in Afghanistan to call.
Attempt 5:
CMD (run as admistrator) sfc /scannow
Response:
No errors reported.
All I want to do is (re)activate Windows 8, but it seems to be fighting me all the way. When you try to find the United States toll free number for Windows 8 activation (a la SLUI 4) on the Microsoft Customer Service site, it simply says the software
will provide the phone number.
So here are my questions for the Forum members:
1) Why did Windows 8 unactivate itself?
2) What the heck is Key Management Service as it relates to Windows 8 Pro? My limited interpretation is that like Office 2013, Windows is trying to go to a remote server to verify the license (?).
3) Is the version on this laptop not a standalone version? Is it a bogus or hacked installation, and how can you tell for sure? Could a virus have done this?
4) What is the path of least resistance to fix the activation issue? I don't mind calling MS customer service as a last resort, if needed, but wanted to see if there was anything else I could fix on my end before doing that.
Thanks in advance for your input, ask for any other info that I have not covered.

Please run Slmgr.vbs /dlv and look if you see a KMS server configured.
Check this guide for KMS issues:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee939272.aspx
Yes you can buy a Win8 Pro license at the MS store and enter the key. This doesn't impact your tools.
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I can't install Windows 7 key over KMS host with WS 2012 R2

Hi
I have a KMS Host with Windows Server 2012 R2. I don't have problems installing keys for Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Office 2013, Windows Server 2012 R2. However, when I tried install keys for Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2008, I have the next message:
C:\slmgr.vbs /ipk <Windows 7 key>
Error: 0xC004F050 The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalid
I've installed the keys from the same source.
Gary

Hi
I have a KMS Host with Windows Server 2012 R2. I don't have problems installing keys for Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Office 2013, Windows Server 2012 R2. However, when I tried install keys for Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2008, I have the next message:
C:\slmgr.vbs /ipk <Windows 7 key>
Error: 0xC004F050 The Software Licensing Service reported that the product key is invalid
I've installed the keys from the same source.
Gary
For a KMShost with the OS=WS2012R2, you cannot, and, there is no need to, install any other Windows KMShost keys. The WS2012R2 KMShost key, by itself, will activate the KMShost OS, and will also enable the issuing of activations for ALL Windows KMSclients.
Office KMS features are different, and do need to be installed for Office KMSclient activations.
The error you are experiencing is expected, and is a result of your attempt to perform an unnecessary configuration step.
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Why does my KMS host not activate a client in my network?

Dear all,
I am an administrator in a company and the office 2013 of one of my clients is not activating.
However, when I looked at the Event Viewer of the client, the client tried to contact the KMS host. However, nothing happened! The product is still not activated!!
Furthermore, I manually inputted the GVLK for Office 2013 Professional Plus so that the Office 2013 of the client automatically discovers and activates against my KMS host.
However, the client's Office 2013 is still not activated!
Could you please tell me what steps should I take so that the Office 2013 is activated via KMS?
Thanks for reading
Kindest Regards

Hi
Are you getting any error codes that the KMS server is unreachable?
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I booted up this morning to find my voice over feature active. A black bar was at the lower left corner of my screen. When I began to click on the users in my login window it would not respond. All that I saw was the black bar saying authentication busy.

I booted up this morning to find my voice over feature active. A black bar was at the lower left corner of my screen. When I began to click on the users in my login window it would not respond. All that I saw was the black bar saying authentication busy. I was not able to restart, I was not able to switch users, I was not able to shut down. I decided to manually shut down my Mac. when it booted back up I was looking at the disk utility screen. When I clicked on repair or race it indicated that my hard drive had already been arranged. I was looking at completely formatted drive and I was having to either restore from Time Machine or reinstall lion. I had a back up but why did this happen?

A possible workaround could be to have the horizontal scroll bar visible all the time.
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Pre-installed activated windows 7 says not installed

It says this when I try to activate the key for office 2010 (home and student) when I check back it says activated.
I've given up on contacting microsoft - useless.
Card already sent back as not activated but now it is.
Pls help.

Im afraid I cannot follow you with these keys but here some facts for you:
Toshiba notebooks are delivered with preinstalled and activated operating system. On th notebook is also saved recovery image on recovery partition. You can install it 1000 times but it must not be activated. Using preinstalled Toshiba recovery disc creator you can create recovery DVD and use it for operating system installation.
Preinstalled OS must not be activated. Windows product key placed on Microsoft label at the bottom of your notebook belongs to operating system you got with your notebook and CANNOT be used for any kind of activation. It is evidence that you use valid and not illegal product.
Recovery image contains Office 2010 but it is NOT full version. It is TRIAL version only. You can start it and use it for 60 or 90 days without registration but when this period of time is expired you must buy valid licence. Please note: Toshiba has nothing to do with this and if you have some activation problems contact Microsoft.

When creating a new window in safari, using command T, the marker have not activated the search field. It means you have to click there every time. Changed after upgrading to Mavericks. Anyone knows how to change this?

When creating a new window in safari, using command T, the marker have not activated the search field. It means you have to click there every time. Changed after upgrading to Mavericks. Anyone knows how to change this?

Yes, you can do something like that. What you would do is create a button for each image and then hide them. When I do this type of thing I place all of the buttons on a template page and then hide the template.
You can then use JavaScript to copy the icon from any of the hidden buttons to the main button that you've set up to display the image. For example, suppose you set up 10 buttons named b1, b2, b3, ...b10. The code to copy the icon from one of them to the button used to display the image (b0) would be something like this:
// Get the icon from the b3 button
var oIcon = getField("b3").buttonGetIcon();
// Get reference to the b0 button
var f = getField("b0");
// Set the icon of the b0 button to the icon retrieved from the hidden button
f.buttonSetIcon(oIcon);
// Show the b0 button
f.display = display.visible;
This code would go in the Mouse Up event of the smaller button.

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