Microsoft makes use of product activation to reduce a type of piracy known as “casual copying” or “softlifting.” Casual copying occurs when people share program in a way that violates the Microsoft Program License Terms.

To reduce application piracy & to make definite that all Microsoft customers get the product quality that they expect, Microsoft is now including product activation expertise in several products. This article defines product activation & describes when & how to activate a Microsoft product.

It also explains how to contact Microsoft Product Activation Middle & contains additional product activation resources.

Note that Microsoft product activation phone numbers are not listed in this article.

There’s lots of regional Microsoft Product Activation Centers worldwide. Use the Product Activation Wizard to make positive that you are routed to the correct regional Product Activation Middle.

For more information about how to contact the Microsoft Product Activation Middle, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.