VAMT Step-by-Step Scenarios
Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1
This section provides step-by-step instructions on implementing the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) in typical environments. VAMT supports many common scenarios; the scenarios in this section describe some of the most common to get you started.
In this Section
Describes how to distribute Multiple Activation Keys (MAKs) to products installed on one or more connected computers within a network, and how to instruct these products to contact Microsoft over the Internet for activation. |
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Describes how to use two VAMT host computers — the first one with Internet access and a second computer within an isolated workgroup — as proxies to perform MAK volume activation for workgroup computers that do not have Internet access. |
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Describes how to use VAMT to configure client products for Key Management Service (KMS) activation. By default, volume license editions of Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows Server® 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server® 2012, and Microsoft® Office 2010 use KMS for activation. |