What is product activation?
A1: Microsoft asks that you activate your product to verify that your installation is performed with a genuine Microsoft product. Product activation is an anti-piracy technology that is designed to verify that the product is legitimately licensed. When you activate a product, no personal information is sent to Microsoft.
Microsoft product activation is an anti-piracy technology designed to verify that products have been legitimately licensed. Product activation works by validating that the software’s product key, required as part of product installation, has not been used on more PCs than is allowed by the software’s End User Licence Agreement (EULA).
Product Activation is a software-based anti-piracy technology that Microsoft® implemented several years ago in a number of product releases, including Microsoft® Office solutions. Product Activation is designed to prevent a common form of software piracy called casual copying, in which a consumer shares the software he or she has acquired with others outside the terms of the license agreement.
Product activation is an anonymous, secure and hassle-free process that authenticates licensed users during the installation process. The process verifies that the product activation code is legitimate and has not been activated on more systems than allowed by the WinFCE End-User License Agreement. It does not affect the ability of licensed users to use their software the way they have always done.
