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== Activating Windows ==
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If you see a message on your University-owned computer that your copy of Windows is not genuine, you can activate it by right-clicking on the following file and choosing "Run as Administrator". Please note, however, that you must be on the U of I network, or if you are working off-site, you need to be using VPN.


*[[File:WindowsActivate.bat]]
== Activating or Reactivating Windows ==


== Activating MS Office ==
*You may see a message on your computer that your copy of Windows is not activated.


If you see a message on your University-owned computer that your copy of Microsoft Office is not genuine, you can activate it by right-clicking on the following file and choosing "Run as Administrator". Please note, however, that you must be on the U of I network, or if you are working off-site, you need to be using VPN.
[[File:WindowsNotGenuine.PNG|500px]]


*[[File:Office2013activate.bat]]
*Microsoft Windows and the activation file are '''not available to undergraduate students'''; you will need to contact help@igb.illinois.edu and we will activate it for you. If you are UIUC Faculty, staff, a graduate student, or a professional student, you can go to the U of IL Webstore to download the activation file for your '''University-owned''' computer. https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=1288
*'''Please note that you must be on the U of IL network, or if you are working off-site, you need to be using VPN. [https://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois/page.php?id=47507 https://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois/page.php?id=47507]'''
 
*You can log in and get the file from your history, or, if previously you did not get Windows from the webstore, you can "purchase" the free offer from webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=1288
 
*Choose "No media requested." This will give you the activation file, which you will need to download to your computer.
 
*Go to the folder where activateWindows.bat downloaded; right-click on '''activateWindows.bat''' and choose "Run as Administrator".
 
[[File:RCRun.PNG]]
 
*You will see a dialog box, asking you if you will allow changes. Click "Yes."
 
[[File:AllowChangesImage.PNG]]
 
*You will see a script informing you that the server is configuring; then a dialog box, informing you that the KMS machine name has been set successfully. Click "Okay.".
 
[[File:KMS1.PNG|600px]]
 
*There will be another dialog box, which says "Activating." Lastly, you will see a notice that the product has activated successfully. Click "Okay."
 
[[File:KMS2.PNG|600px]]
 
*Your copy of Windows is now genuine.
 
== Activating or Reactivating MS Office ==
 
*Campus has recently moved to using Office 365.  Mostly everyone with the university is assigned a license that allows them to install Office 365 on up to 5 devices.
*If you have an older version of Office installed, such as Office 2016, you will first want to UNINSTALL that software from the computer.
*Once you verify that you have no older versions of Office installed, you can follow the directions at this link to install Office 365 on your computer: [https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=2816 https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=2816]
 
<small>Page Reviewed: 1/18/21</small>

Latest revision as of 15:02, 18 January 2022

Activating or Reactivating Windows

  • You may see a message on your computer that your copy of Windows is not activated.

  • Microsoft Windows and the activation file are not available to undergraduate students; you will need to contact help@igb.illinois.edu and we will activate it for you. If you are UIUC Faculty, staff, a graduate student, or a professional student, you can go to the U of IL Webstore to download the activation file for your University-owned computer. https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=1288
  • Please note that you must be on the U of IL network, or if you are working off-site, you need to be using VPN. https://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois/page.php?id=47507
  • Choose "No media requested." This will give you the activation file, which you will need to download to your computer.
  • Go to the folder where activateWindows.bat downloaded; right-click on activateWindows.bat and choose "Run as Administrator".

  • You will see a dialog box, asking you if you will allow changes. Click "Yes."

  • You will see a script informing you that the server is configuring; then a dialog box, informing you that the KMS machine name has been set successfully. Click "Okay.".

  • There will be another dialog box, which says "Activating." Lastly, you will see a notice that the product has activated successfully. Click "Okay."

  • Your copy of Windows is now genuine.

Activating or Reactivating MS Office

  • Campus has recently moved to using Office 365. Mostly everyone with the university is assigned a license that allows them to install Office 365 on up to 5 devices.
  • If you have an older version of Office installed, such as Office 2016, you will first want to UNINSTALL that software from the computer.
  • Once you verify that you have no older versions of Office installed, you can follow the directions at this link to install Office 365 on your computer: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=2816

Page Reviewed: 1/18/21

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