Activation troubleshooting

Yup it's bogus - your "activation renewal KMS server" is registered to localhost thus it was activated with an exploit. The original key "Win Next Starter Retail" won't work as it's merely for installation - was only distributed with earliest versions of Win 10.

Enterprise uses Volume Licencing, and it should not have been sold to you with Enterprise installed. Activation will almost certainly fail at some point. Likely when the first expiry date rolls around. It has to be able to connect to the companies KMS server to activate. Or to a fake KMS server if that's a cheated install. I'm not sure what " Win Next Starter Retail" means or is. I should know, but don't recall at the moment.

EDIT: Didn't notice there was another page with two answers already posted,

Seems MS has updated/changed things on the activation server. Whereas we got DL an upgrade is now being recognised as full (like FPP....)
I had upgraded a MAK install and got a generic key (i.e. Digital Licence)



yet the DL is no longer used locally

Code:

Windows Diagnostic Information------------------------------


Tool Version: 10.0.14393.0
Licensing Status: Licenced
Licensing Status Reason: 0x00000000
Local Genuine State: Genuine
Local Genuine Result P: 1
Last Online Genuine Result: 0x00000000
Grace Time Minutes: 0
Total Grace Days: 0
Validity Expiration: 
Active Partial Product Key: 3YH3B
Active Product Key Pid2: 00331-20350-42992-AA626
O S Version: 10.0.14393.2.00010100.0.0.048
Product Name: Windows 10 Pro
Processor Architecture: x64
Edition Id: Professional
Build Lab: 14393.rs1_release_inmarket.161102-0100
Time Zone: South Africa Standard Time(GMT+02:00)
Active Sku Id: 49cd895b-53b2-4dc4-a5f7-b18aa019ad37
Active Sku Description: Windows(R) Operating System, VOLUME_MAK channel
Product Uniqueness Groups: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Active Product Key P Key Id: 37e09cf2-0d92-416f-fe6a-486775088370
Active Product Key Pid Ex: 03612-03312-035-042992-03-1033-14393.0000-1702017
Active Product Key Channel: Volume:MAK
Active Volume Customer Pid: 
Offline Installation Id: 701125196020213507194396387695896312733656849951108938331565605
Domain Joined: true
Computer Sid: S-1-5-21-1900498971-2871778913-1579950307
Product L C I D: 1033
User L C I D: 7177
System L C I D: 1033
Code Signing: SIGNED_INFO_PRS_SIGNED
Service Available: true
Oem Marker Version: 0x00020001
Oem Id: DELL  
Oem Table Id: CBX3   
O A3 Product Key: xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-KD782
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Model: Latitude E5470
Install Date: 20170619144431.000000+120
Result: PASS
Tampered Items: 
Server Props: GenuineId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;OemId=;OptionalInfoId=;Pid=qGwWFV1dtQkIu9BLq0sFALGyvtwlNUTcaPPY7XOhWQQ=;SkuId=49cd895b-53b2-4dc4-a5f7-b18aa019ad37;TimeStampServer=2016-08-04T07:41:41Z;


****** Errors from Event Log *****
No Security SPP Event Log errors found


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The Licensing Status Reason: is no longer 0x4004F401 (store licence = DL) it shows as a non-upgrade key installation.


...and the genuine ticket xml data is no longer available.


Before:

Code:

Server Props: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><genuineAuthorization xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/DRM/SL/GenuineAuthorization/1.0"><version>1.0</version><genuineProperties origin="sppclient"><properties>OA3xOriginalProductId=;OA3xOriginalProductKey=;SessionId=LicensingDia g;TimeStampClient=2016-11-12T19:43:33Z</properties><signatures><signature name="clientLockboxKey" method="rsa-sha256">f/4VngIQdikqx4u8dg273ax3GNZTjurGkM3wjJLbPXFucGB29TCS2jqXiRBf+SX4/CiTeeQHAXNpLMjXMGcxW8+u4cAN+pmnKjY557id+Z0Mt03+L1zCeVYfMWj7lz5SkQKSkQkRv7T9wgPJ+3c/qiJu9uvlvBUgS74wESpTL1o=</signature></signatures></genuineProperties></genuineAuthorization>

After:

Code:

Server Props: GenuineId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;OemId=;OptionalInfoId=;Pid=qGwWFV1dtQkIu9BLq0sFALGyvtwlNUTcaPPY7XOhWQQ=;SkuId=49cd895b-53b2-4dc4-a5f7-b18aa019ad37;TimeStampServer=2016-08-04T07:41:41Z;

Interesting, thanks for the info. I can't claim to understand it all though. So upgrades to 10 from Win 7 and 8 are different now? Activation wise? A hint of further changes maybe? I'm thinking the free upgrade has to end some time?

alphanumeric said:

Interesting, thanks for the info. I can't claim to understand it all though. So upgrades to 10 from Win 7 and 8 are different now? Activation wise? A hint of further changes maybe? I'm thinking the free upgrade has to end some time?

Sorry for the late reply Alph...

I think it's MAK related (Windows has always treated those differently to Retail and OEM) - the irony is that Volume is not part of the free upgrade path yet they get full product licensing as opposed to hardware based (DL)... just seems odd..

I'm sure the the generic MAK key won't work on other hardware, just interesting the way it presents itself... probably not a big deal.. we'll see

These tools of yours are awesome!

I did a clean install of 10 Home from a MCT created thumb drive. 1709 Fall Update. I did the I don't have a key and it activated with its DL it already had.
Then did the change Product key and entered the 3V66T generic Pro key. It upgraded rebooted etc, and then activated with its DL it already had.
Gets interesting now. A while back I did some Education installs with my MSDN MAK key. They all surprisingly activated with a DL. I did some poking around and pulled the Generic key they got. I assumed it was a generic key it didn't match the MAK I used to install them. So just now I did another change product key on the above Pro install and entered that Education Generic key . Instead of prompting to update, it just said "Activate Windows"? I clicked OK and it activated. Then the Windows 10 Pro changed to Windows 10 Education on the activation screen, and it shows as activated with a DL linked to Microsoft Account. No reboot no nothing. Just a quick name change. I know it did switch to Education though. My "Some settings are managed by your organization" message is back.

Won't let you go back to Home from Pro though, not unexpected. When I did the change key and went to Pro it said "Upgrade Windows".

Entering one of my Windows 10 Pro Workstation keys via change product key, does the same "Activate Windows" and just quickly changes it from 10 Pro to 10 Pro Workstation. Failed to activate the first time I tried it though? It said Windows isn't activated, go to the Store to buy a legal copy etc. But Window 10 Pro was still installed and activated. I Googled the error code and didn't find any hits, (0xc03f6506). Then just for kicks I had another try, knowing the activation server sometimes acts up and it activated just fine with a DL.

I have tried the MCT ISO and my MSDN ISO and neither one offers up Pro Desktop as an install option. Only Pro and Pro N.