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Windows 10 Enterprise Eval Shows License Expired Immediately Upon Install
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James Palic
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Since last Friday, August 11, 2023, any install of Windows 10 Enterprise Eval immediately shows License Expired. slmgr -rearm says it was successful but after reboot is still in License Expired state and shuts down after an hour.
There is an event in the application log that says:
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP
Date: 8/18/2023 8:32:45 AM
Event ID: 1004
Description: The Software Protection service has successfully installed the license.
License Title=Windows(R) EnterpriseEval Product PPD License License Id=610fbd9f-b152-3921-549f-bb6bb8151759
Then a subsequent entry:
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP
Date: 8/18/2023 8:32:47 AM
Event ID: 1003
Description: The Software Protection service has completed licensing status check.
Application Id=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f Licensing Status= 1: 3f4c0546-36c6-46a8-a37f-be13cdd0cf25, 1, 0 [(0 )(1 )(2 )(3 [0x00000000, 0, 0], [( 6 0xC004F009 0 0)( 1 0x00000000)( 6 0xC004F009 0 0)(?)(?)(?)( 10 0x00000000 msft:rm/algorithm/flags/1.0)( 11 0x00000000 0xC004F009)])]
Then:
Source: WLMS
Date: 8/18/2023 8:32:47 AM
Event ID: 100
Description: The license period for this installation of Windows has expired. The operating system will shutdown every hour.
Other products - e.g. Server 2016 eval - seem to rearm ok. Is there some solution/workaround to this issue for Win 10 Eval?
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Darrell Gorter 1,471 Reputation points2023-08-19T14:47:17.4533333+00:00 Hello James,
I would check the System event logs to see if there are any dates discrepancies that could throw the timing off causing WLMS to expire.
Then I would check certmgr.msc to see if possibly there is an expired cert that could be causing the issue.
Are you using a new download of Windows 10 Enterprise Evaluation or has this been previously been downloaded? This is the most current Windows 10 Enterprise editon correct?
Thanks
Darrell
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James Palic 0 Reputation points
2023-08-19T18:14:30.09+00:00 Darrell,
Thanks for the suggestions.
Yes it is a fresh download of Windows 10 Enterprise Evaluation. I don't see anything in the System log that looks unusual regarding dates either.
Jim
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S.Sengupta 17,311 Reputation points MVP2023-08-20T01:43:18.76+00:00 You can download a new copy of the evaluation edition from the Microsoft Evaluation Center. Keep in mind that the evaluation period is typically limited, and you should only use it for testing purposes.
If you wish to continue using Windows 10 Enterprise after the evaluation period, you can purchase a valid license from Microsoft or authorized resellers.
- If you have a valid Windows 10 Enterprise license, you can activate it to remove the "License Expired" message and gain full access to the operating system's features.
- To activate your license, go to "Settings" > "Update & Security" > "Activation" and enter the valid product key.
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James Palic 0 Reputation points
2023-08-21T13:38:05.2966667+00:00 S.Sengupta, I appreciate the reply. As I noted in the original post, on a new copy of the Windows 10 Enterprise Evaluation freshly downloaded from the Microsoft Evaluation Center, the OS shows no grace period, license expired when first booted up.
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Darrell Gorter 1,471 Reputation points
2023-08-21T14:39:16.1466667+00:00 Hello James.
Can you take a look at the setupact.log file located in the \windows\panther folder.
Attach to the thread if possible
Thanks
Darrell
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S.Sengupta 17,311 Reputation points MVP
2023-08-22T00:44:55.2633333+00:00 This looks to be an activation server issue.
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