修改或者移除Visual Studio 2017的激活序列号

• Change The Key
• Remove The Key
• Note

网上随便找了一个VS2017的激活key，成功的激活了VS2017，但是由于公司的要求，只允许使用正版激活序列号，所以尝遍各种方式去移除或者更换序列号：

• Repair
• Uninstall 然后 Install
• InstallCleanup之后 再次Uninstall 然后 Install

打开VS之后还是显示已经激活。。。。。 已经打算重做OS，看到了修改注册表的帖子，试了一下。的确好用。 记录、分享出来！

Change The Key

Setting new product key with StorePID.exe (MS Docs).

• navigate to VS 2017 installation directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE)
• start cmd as admin
• execute StorePID.exe <your_new_product_key> <MPC>
• maybe a restart

Possible Microsoft Product Codes (MPC) are:

• 08860 Visual Studio Enterprise 2017
• 08862 Visual Studio Professional 2017
• 08866 Visual Studio Test Professional 2017

Remove The Key

• open register editor
• navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Licenses\5C505A59-E312-4B89-9508-E162F8150517 and delete it
• exeute a repair installation of VS 2017 （Or restart your VS）
• enter your new product key under Help > Register Product

BTW,For VS 2015, the key of register is HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Licenses\4D8CFBCB-2F6A-4AD2-BABF-10E28F6F2C8F

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