Windows 11 Enterprise subscription is active, but not activated

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Windows 11 Enterprise subscription is active, but not activated

Yevhenii Kostiuk 11

Hello,

I have Microsoft 365 E5 subscription assigned with "WIndows 10/11 Enterprise (original)".

I cannot get my Windows 11 Enterprise activated. The system says "Windows 11 Enterprise subscription is active", but the Activation state is "Not active", since "Windows reported that no product key was found on your device. Error code: 0xC004F213".

I don't have a firmware-embedded key or Windows License Key and expected that the M365 E5 would cover this.

The article https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/deploy-enterprise-licenses#step-2-pro-edition-activation does not clearly say if M365 E3/E5 requires a Windows Pro to be activated first or M365 E3/E5 subscription has an included license key and can activate Windows.

Could someone point me to an article where it's clearly said if M365 E3/E5 can activate your Windows or you have to have either firmware-embedded or any other key on your own before you can use E3/E5?

Thank you.

Jason Nash 0 Reputation points

2023-06-30T13:56:28.02+00:00

Same issue here, what was the resolution?
Jason Nash 0 Reputation points

2023-06-30T14:01:42.9366667+00:00

My thinking in our case may be that our test device has a Win 11 Home license embedded and this feature requires the device to have an OEM Pro license. Would just be good to verify this based on others experience.
Tas Smith 0 Reputation points

2023-12-13T23:17:14.1766667+00:00

This is tied to Windows Home. It was possible in Windows 10 but they fixed the Glitch. The Windows Enterprise license included with Office 365 requires Windows Pro. Unfortunately, you will have to drop the extra cash when ordering PCs. The upside is that users can just turn on the PC and log in with Azure AD account and Intune can handle the rest. Trying to image all your PCs with PRO that you bought with Home to save a few of your boss's / customers' dollars is a waste of your precious time.

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Jason Nash 0 Reputation points

2023-06-30T13:56:28.02+00:00

Same issue here, what was the resolution?
Jason Nash 0 Reputation points

2023-06-30T14:01:42.9366667+00:00

My thinking in our case may be that our test device has a Win 11 Home license embedded and this feature requires the device to have an OEM Pro license. Would just be good to verify this based on others experience.
Tas Smith 0 Reputation points

2023-12-13T23:17:14.1766667+00:00

This is tied to Windows Home. It was possible in Windows 10 but they fixed the Glitch. The Windows Enterprise license included with Office 365 requires Windows Pro. Unfortunately, you will have to drop the extra cash when ordering PCs. The upside is that users can just turn on the PC and log in with Azure AD account and Intune can handle the rest. Trying to image all your PCs with PRO that you bought with Home to save a few of your boss's / customers' dollars is a waste of your precious time.

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Anonymous

Read on here. I'd check that the device is Azure AD joined.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/windows-10-subscription-activation#requirements

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Anonymous

2022-09-07T12:47:31.747+00:00

Just checking if there's any progress or updates?

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Costello, Joseph 0 Reputation points

2023-04-04T18:51:00.8633333+00:00

I have the same issue. AAD Joined, AutoPilot, W11 A3 Subscription Active, Not Activated.
Dominik Herzog 0 Reputation points

2023-04-13T20:24:05.3533333+00:00

Same issue for me. Any updates on how to solve this issue?