ActivateOnline method of the Win32_WindowsProductActivation class
The ActivateOnline WMI class method exchanges license-related data with the Microsoft Clearinghouse license server. If the exchange succeeds, this method completes system activation. This method requires that the target computer communicate through the Internet using the HTTPS protocol.
This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.
Syntax
uint32 ActivateOnline();
Parameters
This method has no parameters.
Remarks
You can call the SetProxySetting method before calling ActivateOnline to connect to the Internet through a firewall.
Note
Windows Product Activation is not available on the Itanium-based versions of the Windows operating system.
Requirements
| Minimum supported client |
Windows XP |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2003 |
| End of client support |
Windows XP |
| End of server support |
Windows Server 2003 R2 |
| Namespace |
Root\CIMV2 |
| MOF |
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| DLL |
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