Windows 10: Sudden activation Error

Anonymous
2018-11-08T10:44:14+00:00

Having had a legitimate copy of Win10x64 Pro since release, today I have been presented with an activation error (0xC004C003). Running the trouble shooter tells me that I I have a Win10 HOME licence (which is a false statement). Looking at my MS account online it clearly states I have a pro licence. There has been no hardware changes

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2018-11-08T21:50:55+00:00

We are aware of reports that some customers’ Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise machines are not recognizing their licenses as activated. Users may receive the following notification: “Error: you are running Windows 10 Pro, but you have valid digital license for Windows 10 Home," or one of the following error codes 0X803F8001, 0xC004C003.

We are actively working to resolve this within 24 hours. You can still use your PC; however, the watermark will appear until activation is restored. Thank you for your patience.

We will update this post with additional information as needed and once activations are restored.

Paul...

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-11-08T21:35:44+00:00

    Glad the stress is over lol

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-11-08T21:30:43+00:00

    tried the trouble shooter again and it activated windows pro now working correctly

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-11-08T21:29:02+00:00

    Ok people go to Windows Activation, Click Troubleshoot, it just worked for me....

    Worked 100% for me just Wait a little time for it to do so, thank you, Now re-activated and watermark gone!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-11-08T20:06:46+00:00

    Called Dell support this morning seen this issue. Here is a possible solution, worked for me on two Dell OptiPlex computers that came with Win 10 Pro.

    In elevated CMD (right click, run as admin) type (or copy & paste):

    wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

    Press Enter, you should see your embedded electronic license key

    Copy it and paste in the same command prompt after:

    slmgr / ipk

    So it will look like slmgr***/***ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX……

    Again press enter and wait, in 10-20 seconds your Windows is back activated.

    If it doesn’t work for you, just calm down and wait until MS resolves it. It’s not a critical issue and believes me they WILL fix it, they already started getting some bad press.

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