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Activate windows watermark

Anonymous
2018-08-17T23:57:20+00:00

I recently got a new hard drive to store all of my games on. I didn't change the windows drive, just switched out an extra drive for a bigger one. Now, my windows is apparently not activated and i have a watermark in the bottom right corner of my screen. I went to the activation settings, tried to put in a generic key, used the troubleshoot button, and did pretty much everything else you could do to either remove the watermark or simply activate windows. Nothing has worked, and I was given the error code 0xC004F074.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Licensing and activation

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-08-18T20:31:59+00:00

    Here it is

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  2. DaveM121 891.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2018-08-18T08:49:58+00:00

    Hi UvealWriter296

    Open the Settings App

    Go to System - About

    What version of Windows 10 is reported there, is it Home, Pro or Enterprise?

    Then in the Settings App, go to Update and Security - Activation

    What exactly is reported under activation?

    Click your Start Button, type cmd then right click Command Prompt and choose 'Run as Administrator'

    Run or paste this command and hit Enter:

    slmgr.vbs /dlv

    Please post a screenshot of the resulting dialog . . .

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-18T03:43:32+00:00

    tried this and when i typed it in it responded with "OA3xOriginalProductKey" and thats it.

    ok i just ran the file from the link u sent me and it matches the one displayed in the activation page so its the right one, but it still wont let me activate for some reason. the activation page says "We can't activate Windows on this device as we can't connect to your organization's activation server. Make sure you're connected to your organization's network and try again. If you continue having problems with activation, contact your organization's support person. Error code: 0xC004F074."

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-08-18T03:37:22+00:00

    tried this and when i typed it in it responded with "OA3xOriginalProductKey" and thats it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-08-18T00:04:01+00:00

    Hello! Sorry you are having this issue. Hopefully we can fix it.

    Press windows key + X

    Click command prompt (admin)

    Enter the command: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

    then hit enter

    Go to Start > Settings > Update & security > Activation > Change the product key and enter it there.

    www.nirsoft.net/utils/produkey-x64.zip

    Look for oem key with this zip file's exe.

    Let me know if this fixes your issue. If not, Please update with further inquiries. :)

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