xoseba Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Microsoft has recently confirmed that the activation issue which hit Windows 10 earlier this week is now fixed, and the company explains that all systems that have been affected by the bug should be re-activated in the coming hours. A number of Windows 10 Pro systems were listed as not activated due to what appeared to be a server-side issue experienced by Microsoft. Reactivation did not work and running the built-in troubleshooter didn’t make any difference, with some users even complaining that their systems were upgraded from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Home. While Microsoft hasn’t released an official statement to confirm that the issue is fixed, a company engineer said in a discussion on the Community forums that reactivation should now happen automatically within the next 24 hours, while users can trigger it manually by launching the Troubleshoot option in Settings. “Any affected customer can continue to use Windows 10 Pro as usual, and the watermark will disappear within 24 hours as activation is automatically restored. To manually resolve the issue: Select the Start button, select Settings > Update & security > Activation, and then select Troubleshoot to run the Activation Troubleshooter. (If the device is already activated, the Troubleshoot option will not appear.)” the post reads. Use your system normally You can find more information on this workaround and how to fix the Windows 10 activation issue in our detailed tutorial here. User posts indicate that most systems which have previously been impacted by the activation issue are now working as normal, as the reactivation has either performed automatically or they launched the process manually. Microsoft says that even if the system is listed as not activated, users can continue working just like before, no matter the error showing in the activation screen. Oddly enough, some people who reached out to Microsoft Support were being told that no workaround exists, so an official statement from Microsoft in this regard would definitely be recommended. Source: https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-finally-fixes-windows-10-activation-issue-523716.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Microsoft says that even if the system is listed as not activated, users can continue working just like before, no matter the error showing in the activation screen. nice fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclaren85 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I have a working activation tool. If they had asked for help, I would gladly send it to Bill gates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israeli_Eagle Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 59 minutes ago, knowledge said: Microsoft says that even if the system is listed as not activated, users can continue working just like before, no matter the error showing in the activation screen. nice fix Everything is relative in Win10, so also any results. 16 minutes ago, mclaren85 said: I have a working activation tool. If they had asked for help, I would gladly send it to Bill gates Bill Gates left development after Win7, because of that the world has now the Beta-Buggy-Forever-Win10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylence Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 KMS auto never fails me lol don't worry microsoft, 1 hour ago, Israeli_Eagle said: Everything is relative in Win10, so also any results. Bill Gates left development after Win7, because of that the world has now the Beta-Buggy-Forever-Win10. I know right, I also believe if Bill Gates was still the CEO things would be a lot different than how they are right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icow Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I'm just waiting for the release of the new Windows 10 Redstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jime234 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Israeli_Eagle said: Everything is relative in Win10, so also any results. Bill Gates left development after Win7, because of that the world has now the Beta-Buggy-Forever-Win10. IKR, : ( Current M$ developers have no regards for "robust codes", customers, users, updates, "user's IMP work" or even windows what so ever ! : ( It started to show when updates where forced on windows 10 ! Poor customers had to sue M$ for that ! But till now, the stupidity continues ! : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israeli_Eagle Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Jime234 said: IKR, : ( Current M$ developers have no regards for "robust codes", customers, users, updates, "user's IMP work" or even windows what so ever ! : ( It started to show when updates where forced on windows 10 ! Poor customers had to sue M$ for that ! But till now, the stupidity continues ! : ( Did you know that most WIn10 systems only came from preinstalled laptops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BimBamSmash Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Whether this was a hiccup or not, I take it that machines can now get deactivated remotely. This could well be a warning sign to folks running illegitimate MAK licenses, especially for the Enterprise SKUs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KXR75 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 I once read an article stating that the Windows 10 development system was flawed. Microsoft is pushing itself too much by implementation new features instead of fixing knowing bugs first. This is inversely proportional to what they did towards development of Windows 7 and 8 in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BimBamSmash Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Surprises no one that glitches like this always result in downgraded licences and not upgraded. Unless, of course, everyone is intentionally keeping it quiet when things go that direction - like that Steam glitch that's allegedly been in the wilds for long, but only making rounds in the news now; you know, the one that used to grant free keys. Man, deep down inside, I can't deny that I wished I had discovered it myself. Couldn't possibly let myself shell out 200 bucks over Cities Skylines and all its DLCs. It's been sitting on my wish list far too long than it naturally should! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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