If you need to activate Windows on a Brown-owned computer, you will need to connect to Brown's Key Management Service (KMS) with the following steps:

1. If you are off campus, make sure you are connected to the Brown VPN.
2. In the search bar next to the start menu, type cmd
3. The Command Prompt icon will appear in the search window. Right-click the icon and select "Run as Administrator"
4. Click "Yes" to "allow the app to make changes"
5. In the Command Prompt window, type:
   slmgr /skms pkmscit.ad.brown.edu:1688 and press enter.
6. This should open a new window with this text output:
   Key Management Service machine name set to pkmscit.ad.brown.edu:1688 successfully.
   Click OK on this window.
7. In the Command Prompt window, type slmgr /ato and press enter.
8. This should open a new window with this text output:
   Activating Windows(R),.....Product activated successfully.
   Click OK on this window.
9. Close the Command Prompt window.