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Windows is not activated with valid product key

Anonymous
2018-11-08T08:56:02+00:00

I bought this license and activated this Windows like 1 or 2 years ago, and it's a valid key, I had my Windows Activated and everything works perfectly until today when I saw a watermark at to bottom corner asking me to Activate Windows.

I tried to reenter my product key but it says that I do not have a valid product key and refuse to activate my windows

Is there any solution for this?

P.S. I didn't reinstall my Windows or make any hardware change

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-11-08T09:43:25+00:00

    Contacted Live Agent Chat, and here is the response given

    Thank you for sharing, Daniel. Microsoft has just released an Emerging issue announcement about current activation issue related to Pro edition recently. This happens in Japan, Korea, American and many other countries. I am very sorry to inform you that there is a temporary issue with Microsoft's activation server at the moment and some customers might experience this issue where Windows is displayed as not activated.

    Our engineers are working tirelessly to resolve this issue and it is expected to be corrected within one to two business days, Daniel.

    Hopefully it'll get fix soonest possible

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-11-08T21:51:23+00:00

    We are aware of reports that some customers’ Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise machines are not recognizing their licenses as activated. Users may receive the following notification: “Error: you are running Windows 10 Pro, but you have valid digital license for Windows 10 Home," or one of the following error codes 0X803F8001, 0xC004C003.

    We are actively working to resolve this within 24 hours. You can still use your PC; however, the watermark will appear until activation is restored. Thank you for your patience.

    We will update this post with additional information as needed and once activations are restored.

    Paul...

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  1. Vijay A. Verma 104.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-11-08T09:51:33+00:00

    Yes. Let's wait for sometime.

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  2. Vijay A. Verma 104.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-11-08T09:16:00+00:00

    If you face problem in activation, you can reach out to Microsoft Support for activation. They will reactivate from their side in Microsoft servers.

    By Live Agent Chat - https://partner.support.services.microsoft.com/...

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-11-08T11:02:56+00:00

    Yes. Let's wait for sometime.

    Anyone remember the colossal cave adventure?

    time passes...

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