How To Change Windows Product Key After Install
Do you need to change your product key after installing Windows Vista or Windows 7 to activate properly? There is a very simple command line trick to do this task easily.
Just follow the steps below:
- First, Click on Start Menu. In the Start Menu Search box, type
cmd
orcommand prompt
. - Right click on the Command Prompt shortcut and select Run As Administrator.
- Now, at the command prompt, type
slmgr.vbs -ipk type-your-product-key
For example, typeslmgr.vbs -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
wherexxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
is your product key - After changing the product key, to activate windows type
slmgr.vbs -ato
If the product key you used is your own genuine product key, then it should activate automatically.
If you want to change the product key of Microsoft Office Suite, read here or here.