Cannot Activate Windows 11

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Cannot Activate Windows 11

Egor Makarov 20

Windows cannot be activated. I completely updated my computer and when I tried to activate the license, a message appeared stating that Windows was not activated, with error code 0xC004F213. The troubleshooting button did not solve the problem. I need help to activate Windows.

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Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 3,511

Hello Egor did you try to see if you have digital license embedded in you Microsoft Account?

Did you Upgrade from WS10 to WS11?

Also I made a little researcher for you so you can try this troubleshooting;

Open Settings → System → Activation.
Check the Activation state:
- If it says Windows is not activated, click Change product key and enter a valid one.
- If you upgraded from Windows 10, ensure you're using the correct edition (e.g., Pro vs. Home).

To check your key from the command line, run:

sh
CopyEdit
slmgr /dli

If you need to re-enter your key:

sh
CopyEdit
slmgr /ipk <your-product-key>
slmgr /ato

f activation is stuck, try forcing activation with:

sh
CopyEdit
slmgr /ato

Or check the activation status with:

sh
CopyEdit
slmgr /xpr

Egor Makarov 20 Reputation points

2025-02-25T19:40:10.7866667+00:00

Greetings! I have a digital license. The key was on Windows 8 Home Single Language, then I upgraded to Windows 10 and, if I understand correctly, after that I got the digital version. Since I was upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, I only needed to log in and Windows 11 was activated. But in this case, the built-in troubleshooting function does not help. During a clean install of Windows 11, only Home was selected, without a single language. I used the last two commands. And both write that I have Windows core edition. Although it says Home in the system settings. Strange, is this possible because I created a bootable USB flash drive using rufus? So I need to reinstall Windows 11?
Egor Makarov 20 Reputation points

2025-02-25T19:45:18.82+00:00

Duplicate response
Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 3,511 Reputation points

2025-02-25T20:00:01.4166667+00:00

The best is to make a clean install perhaps sometimes Windows 11 wont recognize your digital license because Windows 8 support already ended.

Please take a look a this post where someone already have the same situation.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-81-single-language-upgrade-to-windows-1011/af5ff6f5-8ff5-4568-8d0a-5fb9bea60186

😊 If my answer helped you resolve your issue, please consider marking it as the correct answer. This helps others in the community find solutions more easily. Thanks!
Egor Makarov 20 Reputation points

2025-02-26T09:35:49.2366667+00:00

Thanks!

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