Error 0x80070005: Access denied. The requested action requires elevated privileges.

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Error 0x80070005: Access denied. The requested action requires elevated privileges.

Anonymous

I have tried multiple ways to try and activate windows server 2016 standard, but every time I try it appears with the message "Error 0x80070005: Access denied. The requested action requires elevated privileges."

I try

CMD with administrator right - slmgr.vbs /ipk xxxxxxxxx
PowerShell with administrator right - slmgr.vbs /ipk xxxxxxxxx

Any expertise can help me on this. Thanks.

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Answer 1

Hello Alan Wong5,

this error code usually caused by the User Account Control (UAC) prohibits activation processes from running in a non-elevated command prompt window. To resolve it, you can try the following steps:

Open the Start menu and search for Command Prompt.
Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
In the command prompt, run the command:
```
 slmgr.vbs
```

Hope it helps.

Kind regards,

Lei

Answer 2

Hi Lei

Yes, I'm always using the right-click Command Prompt and selecting 'Run as administrator,' but it still shows the same error. Anyway, thanks for answering my question. I managed to activate the OS by turning off some services in Task Manager.

Alan

Answer 3

Anonymous

Hi

Please try the below URL...

Error 0x80070005 (Access denied) when you activate Windows - Windows Server | Microsoft Learn

Answer 4

Anonymous

Hello,

maybe you can try a phone activation. For the details about it, you can see Volume License Key Phone Numbers | Microsoft Volume Licensing.

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