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Activation guides

Your delivery email contains a guide tailored to your product - these are the general steps per category.

Windows (10 / 11)

  1. Open Settings → System → Activation.
  2. Click "Change product key".
  3. Enter the 25-character key from your delivery email.
  4. Windows verifies the key with Microsoft and activates.

Doing a clean install? Download the official media first (link in your email), install, and enter the key during setup or afterwards as above.

Microsoft Office

  1. Download the installer from the official link in your delivery email.
  2. Run the installer and wait for setup to finish.
  3. Open any Office app, e.g. Word.
  4. When prompted, enter your product key - all apps activate together.

Antivirus (Kaspersky, Panda, ESET, McAfee)

  1. Download the official installer from the vendor link in your email.
  2. Install and open the application.
  3. Find the "Activate" or "Enter activation code" option.
  4. Enter your code - protection starts immediately.

Tip: uninstall any other antivirus first; two real-time scanners conflict with each other.

Autodesk & CAD (AutoCAD, 3DS Max, ZWCAD)

  1. Download the software from the official vendor link in your email.
  2. Install and launch it.
  3. Sign in or enter the license details exactly as described in your delivery email.
  4. The full version unlocks after the license validates.

Windows Server

  1. Download the official ISO from the link in your email.
  2. Install the matching edition (Standard / Essentials / Datacenter).
  3. Enter the key during setup, or later via System Properties → Activate or sconfig.
  4. The server activates with Microsoft.

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