After you install Windows 8.1 on a PC or laptop, you must activate Windows. There are several free activation methods, one of which is by activating Windows 8.1 without software using a batch file.
The activation process on Windows 8.1 pro or enterprise build 9600, 9200, and others is very necessary because several shortcomings in Windows 8.1 cannot be activated. For example, the words Activate Windows always appear in the bottom right corner of the screen and you cannot change themes and other display settings. In other words, many features are locked and must be activated to be able to use these features.
The most common way to activate Windows 8.1 is by using a product key. So what if you don’t have the product key or serial number? Don’t worry, you can still activate Windows 8.1 without a product key in various ways. You can use an activator application such as KMS Pico or KMS Office. However, a more practical way is to activate Windows 8.1 without software, simply by using a batch file.
How to Activate Windows 8.1 Using a Batch File
As previously said, there are various ways to activate Windows 8.1 which can be done for free without a product key. The easiest and most practical way is to activate online without software, namely using a batch file.
By using this batch file you don’t need to bother downloading crack applications such as KMS Pico and the like. Apart from that, this method can also be used to activate all editions of Windows 8.1, starting from Core, Pro, Enterprise, and others. To do this, please follow these steps:
- Make sure your Windows 8.1 laptop is connected to the internet because this is online activation.
- Please click the link below to get the Windows 8.1 activation code.
View Windows 8.1 Activation Code
3. Then, right-click on the open page that displays the code, then click Save as.
4. In the Save As window , select the location where you want to save the batch file, for example on the Desktop.
5. After that, please change the Save as type section to All Files .
6. Also change the File name section and replace .txt with .bat at the end of the file name.
7. After that, please click the Save button to save the batch file.
8. Next, open File Explorer and look for where the batch file was saved.
9. Once found, right-click on the batch file, then click Run as administrator.
10. If a Security Warning pop-up appears, please just click Run.
11. In the User Account Control window that appears, click Yes to continue.
12. After that, CMD will open and the activation process will take place automatically, wait until it is finished.
13. If the activation is complete and successful, the statement Product activated successfully will appear.
14. Finally, just close the CMD window because the activation process is complete.
After carrying out the steps above, now Windows 8.1 on your laptop or PC is active. So, if you don’t have a product key and don’t want to use a cracked application, then please use the activation method without this software.
Solution if it fails and an error appears
When you activate it, an error may occur and it won’t work even though all the steps have been carried out correctly and thoroughly. Things like this usually happen because other factors prevent activation from running as it should.
One of the errors that often occurs when Windows 8.1 activation using a batch file fails is Windows Script Host access is disabled. If you encounter this error, don’t panic because it is very easy to solve it.
The most frequent cause of this error is the Smadav application which blocks Windows Script Host, even though this feature is really needed during activation. As a result, because the Windows Script Host feature does not work, activation cannot run properly.
So, if your laptop has the Smadav application, then this application is the culprit. The solution, you must allow Windows Script Host on the Smadav application so that activation can be successful. For more details, please just follow the guide in the tutorial on how to resolve Windows Script Host access to be disabled.
If you have allowed Windows Script Host in the Smadav application, then now you can repeat the activation process that was carried out earlier. Because Windows Script Host is no longer blocked, activation should now be able to run smoothly until it is successful.
Check whether Windows 8.1 is active or not
After activating using one of the methods above, you must check and ensure that Windows 8.1 on the laptop is active or not.
You can check by viewing the activation status via the Control Panel. To do this, please open the Control Panel on your Windows 8.1 laptop. After opening the Control Panel, please click System and Security, then click System.
On this page, you will see the Windows 8.1 activation status on your laptop. If Windows 8.1 has been successfully activated, the Windows activation information will say Windows is activated.
However, if it turns out that it has not been activated, then you can carry out the reactivation process using one of the methods above. Make sure you do all the steps correctly so that the activation can be successful.
Closing
That’s an explanation of several ways to activate Windows 8.1 Pro, Enterprise, and others for free without a product key, which can be done without software, namely by using a batch file. So, if your Windows 8.1 laptop is not active and you don’t have the product key, then please activate it using one of the methods above.
