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KennyB
Copper Contributor
Dec 13, 2024

Upgrade to 24H2 de-activated Windows

I upgraded to 24H2 earlier this week. It took a while but finally everything looked OK. I was previously on 23H2 (and wish I'd stayed on that version). I'm now getting prompted to activate Windows. ...
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Ankido
Iron Contributor
Dec 19, 2024

Hi Kenny,

I think this solution should be helpful.

I opened the Microsoft Store and downloaded an app called ShowKeyPlus. When I ran it, the first page showed a field called "Original Key." I copied that key and went to Settings > System > Activation (you can just search for "activation" in Settings). Then, I clicked on "Change product key," entered the key from the "Original Key" field in ShowKeyPlus, and—after a lot of frustration—it finally activated!

Hope this helps!

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KennyB
Copper Contributor
Dec 25, 2024

I thought is was too good to be true. No "Original Key" - but Installed Key shows MAK key not available. Whatever that is. Super-annoying problem. I wonder if I install Linux on another drive if I can rid of this monkey. At the price Microsoft charges for a key - and NO technical support - I'm not buying again.