Your Windows License Will Expire Soon

Anonymous
2018-01-16T13:08:40+00:00

I'm currently using 'Windows 10 Pro' and my windows has been activated by my organisation's activation service. But i kept getting notification that my windows license will expire soon, it started happening after windows update.

I've tried using slmgr /upk and logging out of my microsoft account but none of that seems to work, I suspect that this is caused by the windows update because before the update I never get this notification.

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Kapil Arya 38,471 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2019-10-05T10:56:01+00:00

Hello,

First, check the type of license installed on your system.

  1. Open administrative Command Prompt.
  2. Type slmgr /dlv and press Enter key.
  3. Note the Product Key Channel section Windows Script Host box:

If it mentions OEM <method>, you’ve OEM license installed.

If it says Retail, you’ve retail license installed.

If it mentions GVLK, VOLUME_<method> then you’ve volume license installed. Note that GVLK stands for Generic Volume License Key.

Retail license users facing this issue, run Activation troubleshooter:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/20527/windows-10-activation-troubleshooter

Contact Microsoft Support or license vendor, if issue still persists.

In case if it reports that you've volume license installed, then it is not a valid license to be used by end users (correct me, if your system is part of organization). 

In this case, you need to buy genuine license for your Windows 10.

For more help on this, refer this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyWpfxP6gTc

Hope this helps!

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-02-04T17:29:55+00:00

    Hello Ralitsa Hadzhieva,

    In midst of doing what you told. i did slmgr -rearm and restarted my computer, it seems like i have lost my connection to the organization's activation service? what did i do wrong?

    Best regards,

    Gerhard

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-02-01T13:00:07+00:00

    Hi.

    I´m facing the same issue, this license is not from any organization, it´s an upgrade from Windows 8.1 and now I don´t know what to do, please someone has any suggestion to fix it or only by buying a new license?

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-02-01T06:17:48+00:00

    You might have a volume license client installed. To confirm:

    Open Start, type: CMD

    Right click CMD

    Click Run as administrator

    At the prompt, type: slmgr.vbs /dlv

    Hit Enter

    Take a screenshot of the resulting dialog then post in a reply here.

    Learn how:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wik...

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-01-28T11:58:36+00:00

    Even I have the same problem. Could you please tell me the solution for this?

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