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Lucienw
Jan 26, 2026Iron Contributor
Windows 11 Activation Screen Frozen, All Buttons Unresponsive - What Should I Do?
Hello, tech experts. I'm encountering an issue while trying to activate Windows 11: the activation screen is completely frozen, and none of the buttons on the screen can be clicked or respond to any ...
KapilArya
Jan 26, 2026MVP
Try to re-register Settings app to resolve freezing of activation page:
Get-AppxPackage *windows.immersivecontrolpanel* | Reset-AppxPackage
If that doesn't works and if you've retail product key with you, try this command to activate using Command Prompt:
slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
You need to replace XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX with your own product key in above command.
Once product key is installed, make sure you're connected to Internet, while Windows confirms with activation servers.