Rearm Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation to Extend 90 Days Trial for Free

                          Rearm Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation to Extend 90 Days Trial for Free

Microsoft has officially released evaluation edition for free for 90 days.It comes with all the features of Windows 8 Pro Edition.In this post we will discuss how to extend 90 days trial of Windows 8 pro and use it for 90 more days.So in total 90+90=180 Days.

If you don't know Rearm is a inbuilt feature of windows 8 which will extend the trial period of all editions of Windows 8.This methods isn’t anything cracking or illegal method to activate Windows 8.If you want to continue trial version for some more days, re-arm Windows 8 Evaluation version.

How to Extend Windows 8 90 Days Trial: 

• If you have not yet downloaded windows 8 edition then you can Download Windows 8 PRO Edition for Free from here.
• Once you download the Enterprise Edition and install it on your PC you can use it for trial for 90 days for free.
• A watermark will be visible on the bottom right corner of the desktop background showing the number of days remaining for activation.
• Once the trial period is over you will be demanded to buy windows 8 pro edition.If you don't want to buy and use it for trial for some more days then follow the below steps.
• Once the trial period is over you need to re-arm your windows 8 edition to extend the trial.This feature was available for windows 7 and Microsoft office as well.

Follow below steps to Re-arm Windows 8 Edition:

• Once you notice the trial period is over or about to complete you need to re-arm to use it for 90 more days for free.

• First open Command Prompt(CMD).The most important thing to execute this operation is to Run command prompt as Administrator.
• Once command prompt pops out run the following command.

Run this command:  slmgr /rearm

• As soon as you run the command you will get a pop up notification to restart your PC.

• Once you restart your PC it will set to 90 days trial again.

It is recommended to run this command on the 89th day so that you will get more 90 days from that day.

Few more Commands: 

There are few more commands to check the activation details of your windows Operating system.

To check the current license information of Windows 8:    slmgr /dli
To check the detailed information of the current license type:  slmgr /dlv
To check the expiration date of the current license:  slmgr /xpr

Complete Windows 8 Guide

                                           Complete Windows 8 Guide

Windows 8 has proved that its better than its predecessors windows 7 XP and Vista.In this article we will list out all the Tutorials and How to Guides related to Windows 8 Operating System.

Downloading Windows 8:

Microsoft first released the preview editions of windows 8 then finally released the Professional Edition on August 1st 2012.Since its release it has got a great hype.

• If you want to try windows 8 then you can try Pro Edition for free for 90 days.
• You can also buy full version of Windows 8 Professional Pack from Here.

Installation:

You can install windows 8 on your computer in different ways based on your need and convenience.

• Install Windows 8 on virtual box to test its features.
• You can mount ISO image of downloaded windows 8 edition and format your PC with usual bootable CD method.
• In case if you dont want to go ahead with Bootable CD method then you can also install windows 8 via usb/pendrive.
• You can also run Windows 8 in parallel to the existing OS on your PC.All you have to do is to format your PC using the same traditional bootable method but here you have to choose a different hard drive i.e Other than C Drive which is already loaded with the existing Operating system.So you have to choose drive other than C while formatting your personal computer.

Windows 8 Activation and Keys:

Almost all the editions of windows 8 comes with trial period.Windows 8 pro edition comes with a 90 days trial.

• If in case you want to extend the trial edition of Windows 8 Pro then you can Rearm Windows 8 to extend its trial period.
• If you are using any of the old editions of Windows 8 then you can also try these official serial keys to activate your windows product.

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How to Add a Shutdown,Reboot Buttons to Windows 8 Start Screen

                         How to Add a Shutdown,Reboot Buttons to Windows 8 Start Screen  

Windows 8, the latest operating stem from Microsoft has tried to unify the experience from Tablets to laptops and to desktops. This Operating system is way more touch friendly than its predecessors and has with its sleek approach to simplify all the day to day tasks.

However, there is one point where this Operating System didn't performed as per the expectations of the users. And that point is the ease with which one can Shutdown or restart the system. In earlier versions of Windows, user just need to click on the Start button and select the Shutdown option to shutdown the system. However that is not the case with Windows 8 as Windows 8 does not feature any Start button. In fact the Start button has been replaced by the Start screen. So, to Shutdown the system, one has to Go to the Power option under the Settings charm and then select the Shutdown option. Lengthy, isn't it?

So, today we are here with a tutorial following which you can add a Shutdown and Reboot tile to your Windows 8 Start Screen so that the whole process becomes simple and you get to shutdown or restart your system just with one click. So lets get started.

Check out the video tutorial on adding Shutdown and Reboot buttons to Windows 8 Start Screen:

Follow the steps to Add Shutdown and Restart Buttons:

(1) First of all launch Notepad. This can be done by pressing Win Key+R which will call up the run dialogue box and then type notepad and hit enter. Or you can even search for notepad from the start screen and then launch it.

(2) Then copy and paste the below given text to notepad.

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strStartMenu = WshShell.SpecialFolders("StartMenu")
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strStartMenu & "\Shutdown.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "%systemroot%\System32\shutdown.exe"
oShellLink.Arguments = "-s -t 0"
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.IconLocation = "%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,27"
oShellLink.Description = "Shutdown Computer (Power Off)"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "%systemroot%\System32\"
oShellLink.Save
Set oShellLink = Nothing
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strStartMenu & "\Log Off.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "%systemroot%\System32\shutdown.exe"
oShellLink.Arguments = "-l"
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.IconLocation = "%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,44"
oShellLink.Description = "Log Off (Switch User)"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "%systemroot%\System32\"
oShellLink.Save
Set oShellLink = Nothing
set oShellLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strStartMenu & "\Restart.lnk")
oShellLink.TargetPath = "%systemroot%\System32\shutdown.exe"
oShellLink.Arguments = "-r -t 0"
oShellLink.WindowStyle = 1
oShellLink.IconLocation = "%systemroot%\System32\shell32.dll,176"
oShellLink.Description = "Restart Computer (Reboot)"
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "%systemroot%\System32\"
oShellLink.Save
Set oShellLink = Nothing
Wscript.Echo "Created Shutdown, Restart and Log Off buttons"

(3) Now click on the Save As option in the File menu and in the File name enter Shutdown.vbs Don't forget to enter .vbs

(4) Next in the file type, select All files and click on the Save option.

(5) Then switch to the location where you saved the file and run the file once. The file will open for a second and then will automatically disappear.

(6) Now switch to the Start Screen and Voilla. You will see that the Tiles of Shutdown, Restart and Log Off have been automatically pinned there and now with one click you can Shutdown or restart your system.