Sounds like the installation is badly broken. These one-offs are not worth spending any time on. I'd suggest clean installing it again, patch fully and try again.
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I have a new install of Windows Server 2019 that will not allow me to activate windows. I also cannot open any of the UI tools for activation or entering the product key but I get no error message.
The error code I get is 0x80072F8F or sometimes 0x87E10BC6
Things I have tried:
DISM and sfc check to ensure the image is not corrupted
slui.exe 3
Sounds like the installation is badly broken. These one-offs are not worth spending any time on. I'd suggest clean installing it again, patch fully and try again.
--please don't forget to upvote
and Accept as answer
if the reply is helpful--
Hi.
Error code 0x80072F8F can occur when the date and time settings on your computer are incorrect or out of sync with the activation server. You can do this by following these steps:
After syncing the time and date settings, try activating Windows Server 2019 again using the slmgr.vbs /ato command.
Best Regards,
Hania Lian