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After updating the bios, im unable to activate windows 11, which was already activated. You're telling me I can't update the bios without windows freaking out. I paid for this product and now the only thing the troubleshooter is telling me to do is to just buy another product key. How the hell do I go about fixing this since windows services is just an utter joke? I'm constantly having to deal with fixing **** issues with windows 11. This product is a big joke. The "get help" app does nothing but direct me to exactly what their windows activation page is on the website.
Contacting support did nothing. They told me it's not their issue. Quality service M$
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About this article, apparently microsoft just stopped to let users upgrade from win7 or 8 to win 10/11, causing the issue we're all talking about in here.
BUT: I did purchase a win 10 pro license, full price, and still suffered this annoying issue, after the win 11 upgrade and the BIOS flash. My personal opinion is they do not have a clue where the problem is, this problem is far to be addressed :(
I smell BS, my friend. Many of us suffering this issue were told to buy another license, it's the panacea to cure em all, at least according to microsoft (lower case intended). Just stick with you completely legitimate license and use one of the workaround listed early in this thread: one of them will work for you.
My personal experience, after tried a lot of different workarounds, is that the script works. And it does it very fast.
Didn't find anything like that. Probably you meant some people find alternative solutions that worked for them, but the script just works. Even microsoft support team used it to some customers, like the article I linked a few pages back. The work around used by user mattp516 it's completely logical, and I thought about it (and used it). No success for me.
After that I spent (lost) more than a month trying to open support tickets, no response at all and the ticket were close one by one, with the tag resolved (what a clown joke). So the solutions, or better workarounds, are all in this thread. Use what works for you, but until now the script 'just works'.
I have just been onto customer support as I am suffering with the same issue many people are experiencing here. I originally had a Windows 7 license updated to W8 through to W11. I have been told that, because I updated for free, my 11 license is no longer valid and I must purchase a new one. Is this correct. If it is, what confidence do I have that purchasing a new license would not result in the same issue? Also, how do I get a refund on the Win7 Pro licence that was updated and no longer supported?
Some still write it does not work as expected sometimes ;) That's why I write it is not working. It will work if no additional work is needed.
