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how to fix windows activation

I am using windows 11 that been upgraded from windows 10, the problem is after more or less a year now it asking me to activate it. What I supposed to do with this scenario, enter a product key from supplier (by the way I bought an already built…

Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-02-21T05:01:37.2933333+00:00
Jj Jj 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-02-21T18:26:32.88+00:00
AdamMorris-9425 0 Reputation points
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What licenses do my employees need to access my Multi-session VM on Azure?

I am looking to set up a Azure Multi-session VM using an E3 license, but I am wondering what licenses my employees would need for them to access the Multi-session VM. Is the business standard license enough for them?

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
8,406 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-02-17T00:03:30.2166667+00:00
Nick Lewin 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-02-20T13:14:48.76+00:00
Suresh Estharakula 0 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

Hyper-V Windows Desktop Licensing

When using Hyper-V on a desktop version of Windows, for example Windows 10 or 11 as the primary (root) partition, how does the licensing of Windows child partitions work? I can't find clear guidance of this on the Microsoft website. If your Microsoft 365…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,078 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,816 questions
Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,819 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,807 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-02-17T12:13:19.58+00:00
JimCC 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-19T07:46:57.6666667+00:00
JimCC 0 Reputation points
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Windows 11 running as a standalone virtual machine - what license do I need?

I need to run a Windows 11 machine as a virtual machine, on a Rocky Linux 9 hypervisor, on self hosted hardware. This virtual machine is for performing development work and CI builds triggered by Jenkins. What is the precise name of the license I need to…

Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-02-18T15:21:06.23+00:00
Graham Leggett 11 Reputation points
1 answer

Microsoft AD Users and CAL License Requirement

A customer is looking for a Microsoft Active Directory (AD) solution and plans to onboard 500 users to the domain. The 500 users will be part of AD and use it solely for domain login authentication. Would Client Access Licenses (CALs) be required in…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,730 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,898 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,807 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-02-07T09:35:32.7066667+00:00
Ganesh 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-02-10T16:16:39.43+00:00
Zunhui Han 3,255 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Is it required to have a User CAL or Device CAL to access Windows File Server on the network?

Hi, I have a Windows Domain and users of that Domain are accessing a Windows File Server which has shared folders from their client devices. Do I need to buy User CAL or Device CAL for the users to access the network shares? These users do not logon to…

Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-02-06T18:30:38.81+00:00
HARI LAKSHMANAN 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows 10 Needed Activation in Air-Gapped System – Any Solutions?

Hi there, I have a system environment that is offline/air-gapped and has been running for about five years. Last week, all Windows 10 clients suddenly displayed a message stating that Windows needed to be activated. The only way I could reactivate them…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,078 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-02-06T13:51:00.5933333+00:00
Tim M 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-02-06T15:46:40.1466667+00:00
Zunhui Han 3,255 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to Ensure ePKEA Activation Allocation is Not Exhausted?

We use ePKEA product keys to activate Windows for our customers. Currently, we use SLMGR.vbs /cpky to remove the product key from the registry to prevent ePKEA from being exposed to attacks and to ensure that our ePKEA activation allocation is not…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,078 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,816 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,807 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server Licensing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
82 questions
asked 2024-09-18T08:09:33.9033333+00:00
Hicari Huang 25 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-05T07:30:39.44+00:00
Mayer, Clemens 0 Reputation points
1 answer

New MB, RAM with Win10, upgraded to Win11, not activated

Installed new motherboard and RAM. Got computer to boot to Windows 10, then did the free upgrade to Windows 11. Saw the notification that Win11 wasn't activated, so entered my Win10 product key. MS activation told me the key was invalid. Does this…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,078 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,816 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,807 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-01-31T23:33:16.73+00:00
Kappy Kaplan 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-02-04T07:41:19.84+00:00
Daisy Zhou 29,651 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What license do I need to be able to send emails through Microsoft Graph via an unattended desktop app?

Context: I'm a developer who writes console programs that scrape web sites. When an event occurs, I send an email to myself. MS recently turned off basic authentication. No sample program anywhere on the internet works to send via Microsoft Graph or…

Microsoft Graph
Microsoft Graph
A Microsoft programmability model that exposes REST APIs and client libraries to access data on Microsoft 365 services.
13,113 questions
Office Development
Office Development
Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Development: The process of researching, productizing, and refining new or existing technologies.
4,279 questions
Microsoft Entra Internet Access
Microsoft Entra Internet Access
A Microsoft Entra service that provides an identity-centric Secure Web Gateway that protects access to internet, software as a service (SaaS), and Microsoft 365 apps and resources.
38 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-01-10T21:41:32.8166667+00:00
WesWilliams-4769 45 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-01-22T02:41:44.8766667+00:00
WesWilliams-4769 45 Reputation points
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Can oem license be enterprise?

I am new IT at company and they have some Windows 10 Enterprise Edition computers, they say are OEMs. I have a doubt can be Enterprise license be OEM? So I go to computer dealer and tell them I want some Computers and they must have Enterprise Windows on…

Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-01-21T08:05:31.4633333+00:00
Roman Jakhiashvili 0 Reputation points
1 answer

User Client Access License (CAL)

Hi community, I have purchased Microsoft Windows Server 2025 - 1 User Client Access License (CAL) With SKU: DG7GMGF0PWHT-0002 and i want to know is it possible to install it on Windows server 2022 datacenter and if it possible i want to know the way by…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,913 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,577 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,730 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,902 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-01-16T13:10:42.0633333+00:00
Eslam Omar 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-19T08:26:10.42+00:00
Eslam Omar 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Request for Assistance with Copilot Document Upload Limit (1MB)

Dear Microsoft Support, I am reaching out regarding a limitation I’ve encountered while using Copilot. Currently, there is a restriction that limits document uploads to 1MB (I have a A5 licence). This size constraint is hindering my ability to fully…

Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft terminology for a universal copilot interface.
604 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-01-14T13:49:36.5666667+00:00
Glenn Meleder 10 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-16T08:19:25.25+00:00
Glenn Meleder 10 Reputation points
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Can I retain only email facility and surrender my licences?

I had subscribed 5 licenses four years back and have not used it till date. Can I surrender Domain and licenses and retain only email ids?

Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-01-14T13:59:12.1533333+00:00
Chandrasekar K 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Connected Cache for Enterprise and Education- licensing

Looking at implementing MCC with DO in a EDU environment. In our environment, Staff are on A3, pupils are on A1. My question is: Devices in labs that are only used by pupils with A1 licensing, would these devices be able to utilise MCC? The docs specify…

Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune
A Microsoft cloud-based management solution that offers mobile device management, mobile application management, and PC management capabilities.
5,569 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-01-12T21:52:02.6566667+00:00
Jamie McNamara 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-14T01:59:17.2166667+00:00
Crystal-MSFT 52,216 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers

Windows Enterprise activation error after Microsoft 365 E3 license upgrade

We have an issue with a computer connected to Azure AD, after a user account had their licence upgraded to Microsoft 365 E3 from Office 365 E3, Windows upgraded itself to Windows 11 Enterprise from Pro, and now it has failed activation. Please help us…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,816 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,807 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2025-01-01T22:29:37.4333333+00:00
Stephen Marsden 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-01-06T12:23:31.7+00:00
Hania Lian - MSFT 21,206 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10 license in Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Billing

My question: Was the Windows 10 license included in the setup of Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines counted on a per-hour basis used by the user, or per-monthly?

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,078 questions
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
8,406 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2024-12-28T23:24:12.0066667+00:00
Reza Shamsudin 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-01-02T14:17:55.3666667+00:00
Reza Shamsudin 20 Reputation points
0 answers

Recover owned Windows license on completely new computer

I used to have a Windows PC that had a licensed Windows 10 installed on it which was from the original offer of a free upgrade from Windows 7. I think that I still have the original Windows 7 installation media somewhere. That system no longer runs…

Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2024-12-24T05:09:47.04+00:00
Steven Visagie 0 Reputation points
0 answers

how do i transfer license to another user

How do i transfer my window 10 pro licese to another person. I receive a computer from a friend and want to get the license transferred to me.

Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2024-12-11T21:03:07.5033333+00:00
RITA BENTLEY 0 Reputation points
0 answers

how do i confirm my win 10 Pro is activated to my account

How do i verify my Window 10 Pro licences is activated in my name. System was build by another person and given to me.

Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
137 questions
asked 2024-12-11T20:53:46.29+00:00
RITA BENTLEY 0 Reputation points