Your Windows license will expire soon. You need to activate Windows in settings.

Anonymous
2018-04-05T02:42:32+00:00

Hi, my name is Niya and yesterday I went on my computer so I could watch some YouTube and when I started up my computer a message popped up saying: Your Windows License will expire soon. You need to activate Windows in settings. I clicked close and it popped up again. I decided to go to settings and I saw it said Windows is activated using your organization's activation service. A few month's ago about September or October I got my computer's hard drive replaced and they people who repaired my computer installed Windows 10 Pro on it. Once I got my computer repaired I installed the Windows 10 creators update. I do not think that caused the problem. My Windows 10 Pro is activated because I checked in settings and by going to This PC>Right clicking on This PC>Properties. It says Windows is activated. I am very confused on why I am getting the message. I do not own a copy of Windows 10. The people who fixed my computer and replaced my hard drive installed Windows 10 on my computer. Is there any way I could fix my computer and stop the message from popping up and not have my Windows License expire? Here are some pictures of the message. 

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-08-22T09:16:43+00:00

    same problem

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-06-10T11:39:23+00:00

    Hello,

    I am Sumit, an Independent advisor and a Microsoft MVP here to help.

    General guide for Activation error in Windows:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/10738/...

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/12440/...

    To better diagnose the issue,

    Right click Start>Command Prompt-Admin and type in the following command:

    slmgr.vbs /dlv

    If you have Powershell instead of Command Prompt Run these in order:

    cmd.exe

    slmgr.vbs /dlv

    You will get a window, take a screenshot using snipping tool and paste it it next reply.

    How to get a screenshot and post back:

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

    Please let us know if you need any assistance in posting.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-06-04T12:25:36+00:00

    Hi. I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems, but I'm here to help.

    This means that you have a volume license, which expires after a certain number of days. Is this your personal computer?

    yes

    yes

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-06-04T12:24:30+00:00

    Hi. I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems, but I'm here to help.

    This means that you have a volume license, which expires after a certain number of days. Is this your personal computer?

    yes

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-04-16T11:22:22+00:00

    I found my own fix. When the work software went on I believe we messed up somehow. So we have to change the windows product key back to the original windows 8 or 8.1 key, Microsoft converted all that info over, so that key brings up your current windows 10 licensing   also I believe a system restore was recommended to me and maybe would work- to before the new software was installed. Good luck friends!!!

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