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"Activate Windows" Appears Every Day

Patrick 0 Reputation points
2026-06-07T16:24:43.3733333+00:00

Like clockwork, every day I get a message saying "Activate Windows" in the bottom right corner. I purchased this PC in 2021 and never had this happen before, but all of a sudden for the past week it appears every day. I click on Settings > System > Activation and click "Troubleshoot" and then Windows gets activated immediately and the message goes away - yet it returns the very next day and I have to repeat the process. I have tried re-entering the Product Key again and this also works but then the message comes back the next day. This is what I see, there are no error codes, and clicking on Troubleshoot fixes it. No hardware has been changed on the system. There is no option to contact Microsoft by phone. Clicking Open Get Help has brought me here.

User's image Can someone please tell me how I can get rid of this message permanently? It's really annoying to have to do this every day. Thanks in advance.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
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  1. Neil D 33,330 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-06-16T08:56:32.0233333+00:00

    @Patrick you appear to have a valid retail licence so perhaps the activation service is the problem.

    Go to Settings > System > Recovery > Fix problems using windows update, select Reinstall now. The process takes a while to complete.

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  2. EmilyS726 239.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-06-07T16:56:23.42+00:00

    Can you please type cmd in the search on the taskbar and hit enter to launch command prompt, then run the following command: 

    slmgr /dlv

    Then share a screenshot please. Thanks!

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