If you use certain aspects of a valid key, it’ll even tell you which characters Microsoft uses for their keys. The site recognises if you mistype a key, or indeed enter a clearly fake one. ua registrar, and there’s no way to know who you’re handing the keys over to. Is rather sparse, simply asking visitors to select their Microsoft product then enter their key to see if it’s valid or not. We’ve seen a website which claims to offer a “PID checking” service. I definitely wouldn’t go entering them on random websites offering to check their validity, because I’d potentially be handing the keys to a third party. We all see deals too good to be true from time to time, but picking up cheap copies of Windows 8 from a market stall somewhere doesn’t necessarily guarantee the keys are real. Having said that, if I DID buy a set of keys at a market or online and wondered if they were real, I’d simply try using them in whatever way they were meant to be used and take things from there. Either way, you’ll work it out eventually. If we’re talking software, Microsoft can explain where to find the key. If you’re registering a new PC for the first time, the key will probably be on a sticker on the base or side of the machine. When you are prompted during the installation, the product may not open until you enter the Software installation to "unlock" or open the product.
PIDs are used by MicrosoftĬustomer Service to help identify the product when customers engage Microsoft for support.Ī Product key is a unique combination of numbers and letters that is used during Microsoft
As per their website on the subject: A PID is created after a product is successfully installed. Don’t confuse these with Process Identifiers). Microsoft products have a very specific way of doing this, and it involves Product Identification Numbers (PID for short. Reasons for registering could include customer support or simply keeping a program functional after a 30 day trial period. You’ll also probably need keys for everything else you buy further down the line. When you buy a shiny new PC sporting a copy of Windows, you’ll find it comes with a key for product activation.
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