Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool

Making sure your copy of Windows is activated on your computer might not seem like a big deal, but there are various applications which can trigger issues with activation services, as well as when making major changes to hardware components. Luckily, you can use specialized applications like Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool to check and attempt to solve activation problems on Windows.

On the bright side of things, this little utility comes in a lightweight package, and doesn’t even take you through a setup process to ensure functionality. It can be used without any worries on other computers, even from a thumb drive, because registry entries are not modified while reading system information.

The initial window displays general info on the application. Hitting continue initiates the scan process, so that the program can tell whether your copy of Windows is legit, and if there are any activation problems. It doesn’t take a lot of time to grab details, with several tabs showing up in the same window to help you analyze details.

You navigate through tabs like Windows, WgaER, Notifications, Office, and Browser. The first holds the most relevant pieces of info. Here, you find the validation status and code, product key, product key hash, product ID and type, Windows OS version, administrator, and more. Values can be copied to clipboard at the press of a button.

The WgaER tab mostly comes in handy for Windows vista Genuine verification, while the Notifications tab displays XP-related version and cached results, but also Office notifications settings. All tabs contain the copy function. The application can attempt to fix possible issues, while the second method is to send copied data to Microsoft for thorough debugging and troubleshooting.

Bottom line is that Windows activation and Genuine issues can even occur when making consistent hardware changes, since the OS associates the key with your computer as well. Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostic Tool comes to solve such issues, while also displaying useful Windows info.