Windows 10 Pro suddenly reports not being activated

dessimpson · 8 Nov 2018 at 22:07

I bought my copy of Pro on the 12th Aug this year when I upgraded. £219!!! To say I was unimpressed, when greeted by this when I got home from work, is a slight understatement.

Jamauk · 8 Nov 2018 at 22:35

I've found Microsoft support to be utterly useless, last year when a PC wouldn't activate the idiot at Microsoft used RDP to get in to try and activate it, they just spent 20 minutes going into control panel, device manager and a few other areas whilst trying to activate before they gave in and tried to sell me a copy for about £180, I gave up and said I'd buy elsewhere. Anyway after a reinstall it activated.

malachi · 8 Nov 2018 at 22:38

Explains the reason why I couldnt transfer my old Win 10 license and I had to call MS to get a new one activated. Never had that problem before.

something daft already!! · 8 Nov 2018 at 22:42

Mine is fixed now. Try activating again and select "Troubleshoot".

Orcvader · 8 Nov 2018 at 22:48

Mine is fixed too. The activate Windows message popped up again just now, ran the troubleshooter and it reactivated just fine.

fredx · 8 Nov 2018 at 23:02

something daft already!! said:
Mine is fixed now. Try activating again and select "Troubleshoot".

worked for me finally. i've been clicking troubleshoot for hours in disbelief.

that was a stressful and wasteful few hours

Quartz · 9 Nov 2018 at 00:35

This has just hit me. It appears to be have been triggered by upgrading my Nvidia graphics driver to 416.81. I hit Troubleshoot as suggested above and it said there was a problem with my internet connection, but Windows is reporting itself as now activated.

Ree · 9 Nov 2018 at 02:40

yeah sorted now after clicking troubleshoot.

Sean0 · 9 Nov 2018 at 03:04

Good old Microsoft, had the issue but now sorted, found it strange that two computers didn't have the issue but one did, all linked to the same account.

JasonM · 9 Nov 2018 at 03:39

I have had exactly the same issue on Win 10 Pro N 64. Computer had been registered since 2013, it lost license, then tonight all on it's own Windows became valid again.

Elevon · 9 Nov 2018 at 10:16

I did the troubleshoot thing, working fine now

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Wonder how long until the next major bug arrives,regardless my Win10 is now running sweet again

. I miss my DOS 6.22, I knew where I was with that.

HEADRAT · 9 Nov 2018 at 12:27

Mines OK again this morning

Midlife Crisis · 9 Nov 2018 at 12:36

+1 for troubleshoot and reactivate sorted now

Wrinkly · 9 Nov 2018 at 15:59

Mine just went to the un-activated state for a second time :mad:

Begbie · 9 Nov 2018 at 16:05

Mines done the same, just re-entered my key.

Rroff · 9 Nov 2018 at 16:05

How did you acquire the key? they recently started waves of banning blocks of "grey" keys, etc. that previously worked and so on.

Though looks like the activation servers are having issues again - Windows 10 seems to be excessive in how often it phones home to check stuff like that.

EDIT: Some reports (not sure if valid) that for some people Windows 10 is actually downgrading the installation to home after the previous issue and no longer can be activated with a Pro key even though you installed Pro and for some can't be easily reversed without reinstalling.

LOAM · 9 Nov 2018 at 16:14

It's doing the same on Windows 7

something daft already!! · 9 Nov 2018 at 16:20

My key was a legit upgrade from Windows 8.1 to 10. I'll check when I get home. I won't be best pleased if so, again.

Rroff · 9 Nov 2018 at 16:20

Hmm logging into my account only one out of my 3 professional entitlements are showing - not even downgraded to home there as some are saying while the remaining one is showing as pro still - none of the devices are having issues (so far) with activation though.

something daft already!! · 9 Nov 2018 at 17:54

Mine is still activated.