Windows 10 won't activate errror code 0x80070005

Did a fresh install of Windows 1909 today on same laptop and hardware, that I have been using for 2 years. I have a digital license since 2015 and now Windows will not activate. I can log into my MS Account and that's it.



Gort

Hewjr100 said:

Did a fresh install of Windows 1909 today on same laptop and hardware, that I have been using for 2 years. I have a digital license since 2015 and now Windows will not activate. I can log into my MS Account and that's it.



Gort

MSA has nothing to do with activation ( if that is what you are implying) - the error code 5 is the infamous "Access denied"

Something is preventing the renewal of the digital licence...


Updated...

Just checked mine with LicensingDiag and I'm getting daily 'Lease installed' events

--------- Clip Event log data ---------
Lease successfully installed.
License Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Associate Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Package (if available): Microsoft.Windows.161.X21-43626_8wekyb3d8bbwe
UserId (if available): NULL
Digital License acquired: Wednesday, 08 January 2020

Lease successfully installed.
License Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Associate Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Package (if available): Microsoft.Windows.161.X21-43626_8wekyb3d8bbwe
UserId (if available): NULL
Digital License acquired: Wednesday, 08 January 2020

Lease successfully installed.
License Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Associate Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Package (if available): Microsoft.Windows.161.X21-43626_8wekyb3d8bbwe
UserId (if available): NULL
Digital License acquired: Tuesday, 07 January 2020

Lease successfully installed.
License Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Associate Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Package (if available): Microsoft.Windows.161.X21-43626_8wekyb3d8bbwe
UserId (if available): NULL
Digital License acquired: Tuesday, 07 January 2020

Lease successfully installed.
License Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Associate Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Package (if available): Microsoft.Windows.161.X21-43626_8wekyb3d8bbwe
UserId (if available): NULL
Digital License acquired: Monday, 06 January 2020

Lease successfully installed.
License Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Associate Id: 6cc73172-9a8f-2a04-7011-059e5bdfb7f8
Package (if available): Microsoft.Windows.161.X21-43626_8wekyb3d8bbwe
UserId (if available): NULL
Digital License acquired: Monday, 06 January 2020

I don't recall this happening before...(well not at this frequency, anyway)

When all else failed I did another fresh install and Windows finally activated.

Gort

Hewjr100 said:

When all else failed I did another fresh install and Windows finally activated.

Gort

Wise move - with permissions corruption, clean install is always the answer.