Windows 11 Pro deactivated

Question

The warning that my Windows activation was expiring soon appeared every time I turned my PC on for the past few weeks. Today, it said that my Windows is now not active with the error message

"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"

I bought a new activation code but when I tried to enter the new product key it said:

"We can't reach a critical Windows service. Make sure you're connected to the Internet, wait a few minutes, and try reactivating again. (0X80070422)"

I tried troubleshooting and the same error code comes up (0X80070422).

I have now bought 3 different Windows 11 pro activation keys and have been met with the same message every time

Answer 1

Hello JL_241x,

I am Jaspreet Singh.

You seem to have been using a cracked version of windows earlier which have the activation services disabled. If you use a proper license on such windows it will give you an error.

Try doing an in place upgrade first following the guide here : https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Then use the activation key.

Answer 2

Thank you, Jaspreet. It was just the solution I needed. Much appreciated.