Activate Windows?! Brand new PC

Coowhan · 5 Aug 2017 at 02:58

As above I have the watermark thing in the bottom right telling me to go to settings and activate Windows... Literally took delivery of this PC yesterday from OcUK. All built and ready to use. Absolutely love it but this gets annoying when playing games haha. When I go to activate though, it tells me I cannot. Confused.

Any guidance?

nightmare99 · 5 Aug 2017 at 09:23

Check the date and time is correct, try clicking change product key and re entering the key from the Windows sticker (if OEM) or key card (if retail boxed). If you still have problems use the contact support app built into Windows and do a chat session with Microsoft so they can look at getting it sorted remotely.

TheVoice · 5 Aug 2017 at 10:02

I'd probably ask the people who supplied the PC.

smogsy · 5 Aug 2017 at 10:32

Coowhan said:
As above I have the watermark thing in the bottom right telling me to go to settings and activate Windows... Literally took delivery of this PC yesterday from OcUK. All built and ready to use. Absolutely love it but this gets annoying when playing games haha. When I go to activate though, it tells me I cannot. Confused.

Any guidance?

talk with ocuk. for now upload a screenshot of the error message