Activate immediately after purchase
Normally we would use the official Win8 Upgrade helper to install our Windows 8 system, through which we would need to check the current computer, purchase serial numbers to install the system, and so on a series of operations. When we purchase the complete Windows 8 serial number we can see the following image.
Product Key
The following is the direct access to the system download and installation process, these are our initial installation of the WIN8 process, the specific purchase and installation process can refer to the "buy that is the purchase of the original Win8 to buy installation super detailed process" this article.
This is activated when the direct installation is installed.
In other words, the installation of Win8 is done in such a way that the system is activated directly after the installation is completed, and no additional activation action is required.
Internet routine activation
However, in view of the actual situation, there are users choose to use the full WIN8 installation file installed system, and then activated, so we need to use the system activation function. We move the mouse to the lower right corner of the screen or to the upper right corner and exhale the charm bar, then select "Settings" to find the "Computer Information" option.
Find activation options in Computer information
At the bottom of the "Computer Information" interface, if the system is not activated will be prompted to activate the button, the next is very simple, click in, the product serial number fill in the input box and activate. Your Win8 will be officially activated when the system is briefly authenticated.
Input serial number networking activation
Phone activation after breaking the network
Regular activation requires users to be in a networked environment, but not everyone has such a condition, and Win8 is not a cloud operating system, so Microsoft is still ready to be in a disconnected state of the activation method.
Similarly, we still need to enter the serial number in the "Computer Information", but click "Activate" and then appear the following image as an interface, click "Activate by Phone" to enter the phone activation interface.
Phone activation option appears when you break the network
The first choice of the country, is naturally the choice of China, and then we look at this phone activation interface, which has the number we can dial. After getting through the 1~9 corresponding 9 sets of numbers according to the phone number key input, and then the telephone feedback a~h group number input corresponding space.
Phone activation interface
Then click "Activate" and our system is officially activated.