Method 1: Activate Windows by telephone
Use the Windows Activation Wizard to activate Windows through the automated telephone system. To do this, follow these steps for your version of the operating system.
Windows 8 and later versions
- Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. Or, if you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.
- Type SLUI 04, and then tap or click the displayed icon to open the wizard.
Method 2: Configure the proxy server to disable Basic authentication
Configure the proxy server to disable Basic authentication. For information about how to use this method, see the documentation that is included with the proxy software.
Method 3: Configure the proxy server to exclude URLs for certificate revocation lists
Configure the proxy server to exclude the URLs for the certificate revocation lists (CRLs) from the requirements for Basic authentication. To do this, configure the following list of CRLs to be unauthenticated on the proxy server:
- https://go.microsoft.com/
- http://go.microsoft.com/
- https://login.live.com
- https://activation.sls.microsoft.com/
- http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicProSecSerCA_2007-12-04.crl
- https://validation.sls.microsoft.com/
- https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/
- https://validation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/
- https://displaycatalog.mp.microsoft.com/
- https://licensing.mp.microsoft.com/
- https://purchase.mp.microsoft.com/
- https://displaycatalog.md.mp.microsoft.com/
- https://licensing.md.mp.microsoft.com/
- https://purchase.md.mp.microsoft.com/
For information about how to use this method, see the documentation that is included with the proxy software.
Note Microsoft cannot supply IP addresses or ranges of the servers listed above. The URL must be used.