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= KMS key. You will use this key when online KMS servers that support KMS v6 come up to activate for 180 days at a time, or on a KMS activator. You can change your key after install using the command: "SLUI 3" -or"SLMGR /IPK XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX" DO NOT USE any activators that are NOT KMS-based, they are hacktivators that will screw your system up and possibly even your hardware. Use only KMS-based activations for Win8.x if you don't have a legit OEM or retail key. VolumeMAK will likely get leaked soon for VL activations. Old 8.0 VolumeMAK permanent activation keys will not work on 8.1. If you get a VolumeMAK successful activation, you should back up your C:\Windows\System32\spp\store\ folder. The activation information is stored in store\2.0\data.dat and tokens.dat, but there could be some relevent data in the cache as well. To restore activation simply install the desired OS, copy over the saved activation files over the old ones in your system that are not activated, and reboot. Reboot is not essential; you can do other things that involve system functions and it will eventually re-read your activation files. Reboot is just a quicker way. You have to enter a key in this version because the ei.cfg method that was used previously, blocks upgrades that keep program settings and files. Note that the Migration Wizard is no longer existant, so back up your personal information another way. murphy78 TPB/MDL