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- Genuine Advantage Validation V1.9.9.1
- Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool
- How To Uninstall Genuine Advantage Validation Tool
It's a little bit weird on why Microsoft needs to release an update for Windows Genuine Advantage validation to work, as WGA should have built into Windows Vista as part of the Software Protection Platform (SPP). May be the WGA validation on whether Windows is genuine or not needs a trigger in order to execute. Jun 06, 2018 For info about how to tell if your copy of Windows is genuine Microsoft software, see the How to tell page. Hope this information helps you. Feel free to post back if you need further assistance. The result of the diagnostic is folowed-Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):-Windows Validation Data- Validation Code: 50 Cached Online Validation. Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) was a program by Microsoft, similar to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA). Validation rejects those product keys that have either been leaked widely or those key-generated to pass through activation but not validation. Starting October 27, 2006, users of Office Update were required to validate the legitimacy of. Download Link: Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool Diagnostic Tool Information: The Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool provides detailed information about the Microsoft Genuine Advantage components and settings currently on your system. This tool allows you to dianose and automatically resolve problems in some cases. The data you choose to collect with this tool does not.
This article introduces how to validate the OEM activation key in Windows 10.
Original product version: Windows 10 - all editions
Original KB number: 4346763
Background
Starting at Windows 10 Creators Update (build 1703), Windows activation behavior has changed so that the unique OA3 Digital Product Key (DPK) is not always presented as the currently installed key in the device. Instead, the system behaves as follows:
Windows 10 (including all versions starting at Windows 10 Creators Update) is deployed to a device by having the appropriate default product key. You can run
slmgr /dliorslmgr /dlvto show the partial default product key instead of the OA3 DPK as the current license in the firmware. The product ID that is displayed on the Settings > System > About page is not unique for the Windows 10 key that is being used.A device that is running any Windows 10 OEM client edition, such as Windows Home or Windows Professional, and is activated by using the OA3 DPK in the firmware is upgraded to a newer version of Windows (for example, build 1703 to build 1709). However, sometimes running
slmgr /dliorslmgr /dlvdoes not show the OA3 DPK as the current license. Instead, these commands show the default product key.
The behavior that is described here is by design. The activation and user experience are not affected. However, OA validation in the factory may be affected as follows:
- The output of the
slmgr /dlvorslmgr /dlicommand is not necessarily the last five (5) digits of the injected DPK. Therefore, you can no longer rely upon these commands to return the expected results.
Recommendations for validating the product ID against the product key ID of OA3 DPK
Genuine Advantage Validation V1.9.9.1
Every OEM has a different manufacturing process that they have adopted through years of experience in manufacturing Windows. Specifically, to validate the DPK against the installed Windows 10 edition, we recommend that you not rely on the output of slmgr /dlv or slmgr/dli but, instead, use the latest OA3Tool as follows:
OA3TOOL /Validate
Runs a validation pass to make sure that the MSDM table exists, the MSDM table header includes all the required fields, and the MSDM table entries exist and comply with the correct formats.
OA3TOOL /CheckEdition
Does a cross-check between the injected DPK and the target Windows edition if they match.
Can Microsoft ensure that the system will always activate if I do the recommended steps
The Windows activation system is designed to use the product key that is injected into the firmware of the computer during manufacturing. It automatically activates the device when the device first comes online. This operation is used daily on thousands of devices. As an additional check, OEMs are encouraged to run the complete end-to-end validation process, including activation on a subset of the devices, to validate the user experience with their PCs. If you experience any issues, engage with us through the usual channels.
Why did Microsoft remove the ability to check the last five digits of the product by using slmgr
SLMGR is a legacy tool. Although we have not updated slmgr, and because of updates in successive system builds, the last five digits of the product key that are shown by slmgr /dlv or /dli do not match the product key that is injected into the system BIOS. This is by design. We have no intentions of validating SLMGR for every Windows 10 release or making any other changes. We are very open to feedback regarding the OA3 tool and what additional capabilities we can add to it to improve the manufacturing flow.
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.0.48.0 / August 3, 2009; 11 years ago[citation needed] |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows: Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007.[1]Mac OS X: Office X, Office 2004, Office 2008 |
| Type | Software validation |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | www.microsoft.com/genuine/ |
Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) was a program by Microsoft, similar to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), which required users of the Microsoft Office software to validate their copy of Microsoft Office to download non-critical updates and other downloads such as addons and samples.[2]
This is different from Microsoft Product Activation in that activation is required to use the software and is enforced at the software level, whereas validation permits users to download files and updates from the Microsoft web site and is Internet-based. Validation rejects those product keys that have either been leaked widely or those key-generated to pass through activation but not validation.
Starting October 27, 2006, users of Office Update were required to validate the legitimacy of their Office software in order to download files and updates.[3]
On April 15, 2008, Microsoft released Office Genuine Advantage Notifications to Windows Server Update Services as KB949810.[4]
On December 17, 2010, Microsoft retired Office Genuine Advantage.[5] The Office Genuine Advantage article on Microsoft support website was updated to reflect this.[2]
OA3TOOL /Validate
Runs a validation pass to make sure that the MSDM table exists, the MSDM table header includes all the required fields, and the MSDM table entries exist and comply with the correct formats.
OA3TOOL /CheckEdition
Does a cross-check between the injected DPK and the target Windows edition if they match.
Can Microsoft ensure that the system will always activate if I do the recommended steps
The Windows activation system is designed to use the product key that is injected into the firmware of the computer during manufacturing. It automatically activates the device when the device first comes online. This operation is used daily on thousands of devices. As an additional check, OEMs are encouraged to run the complete end-to-end validation process, including activation on a subset of the devices, to validate the user experience with their PCs. If you experience any issues, engage with us through the usual channels.
Why did Microsoft remove the ability to check the last five digits of the product by using slmgr
SLMGR is a legacy tool. Although we have not updated slmgr, and because of updates in successive system builds, the last five digits of the product key that are shown by slmgr /dlv or /dli do not match the product key that is injected into the system BIOS. This is by design. We have no intentions of validating SLMGR for every Windows 10 release or making any other changes. We are very open to feedback regarding the OA3 tool and what additional capabilities we can add to it to improve the manufacturing flow.
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.0.48.0 / August 3, 2009; 11 years ago[citation needed] |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows: Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007.[1]Mac OS X: Office X, Office 2004, Office 2008 |
| Type | Software validation |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | www.microsoft.com/genuine/ |
Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) was a program by Microsoft, similar to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), which required users of the Microsoft Office software to validate their copy of Microsoft Office to download non-critical updates and other downloads such as addons and samples.[2]
This is different from Microsoft Product Activation in that activation is required to use the software and is enforced at the software level, whereas validation permits users to download files and updates from the Microsoft web site and is Internet-based. Validation rejects those product keys that have either been leaked widely or those key-generated to pass through activation but not validation.
Starting October 27, 2006, users of Office Update were required to validate the legitimacy of their Office software in order to download files and updates.[3]
On April 15, 2008, Microsoft released Office Genuine Advantage Notifications to Windows Server Update Services as KB949810.[4]
On December 17, 2010, Microsoft retired Office Genuine Advantage.[5] The Office Genuine Advantage article on Microsoft support website was updated to reflect this.[2]
References[edit]
- ^Description of the Office Genuine Advantage Notifications applicationArchived January 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ab'Description of the Office Genuine Advantage Notifications application'. Microsoft Support (5.0 ed.). Microsoft. June 21, 2014. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^Montalbano, Elizabeth (October 26, 2006). 'If You Dislike Microsoft's Windows Antipiracy Checks, Look Out'. PCWorld. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^'Re: Questions regarding KB949810; XP activation problem'. social.microsoft.com. April 17, 2008. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^Bott, Ed (December 29, 2010). 'Microsoft quietly shuts down Office Genuine Advantage program'. ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
External links[edit]
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool
How To Uninstall Genuine Advantage Validation Tool
