Your Windows License Will Expire Soon

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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 Volunteer Moderator

Hello,

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

Open administrative Command Prompt.
Type slmgr /dlv and press Enter key.
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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Anonymous

2019-02-20T11:22:13+00:00

Thanks for your email, I can confirm that the device is working properly now and I have no need to take any further action.
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Anonymous

2019-02-20T11:08:17+00:00

Windows 10 Pro volume license clients are used by large organizations that deploy Windows 10 in bulk to hundreds or thousands of computers. Sometimes, users will copy these organization keys off the Internet and use them to install Windows 10 Pro, but they are blocked from activating because it can't reach appropriate KMS host (Server computer) which handles the activation request. They also expire every 180 days if they are not able to contact the central server.
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Anonymous

2019-02-20T10:41:15+00:00

Hi jayd8,

from the screenshot you provided it appears that Windows is activated properly.

Could you share what the warning looks like?

Also, please try the following:

a: Press Windows key + X.

b: Then click Command Prompt(admin)

c: Now type the following command and then hit enter

slmgr -rearm

d: Now restart the computer.

This will send an Windows activation request to Microsoft's activation servers and should fix the mismatch.

Best regards,

Ralitsa
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Anonymous

2019-02-19T16:26:43+00:00

Your computer has a volume license.

"Description: Windows Operating System, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel"

That type of license is sold to organizations that buy Windows licenses in bulk. In order to maintain its activation, a computer with that type of license has to be in regular communication with the organization's activation server.

If your computer belongs to an organization, contact the organization's network administrator to determine why the computer is not contacting the organization's activation server.

If you are an individual user you need to purchase a retail license for Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Professional and do a clean install.
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