Windows Deactivated After Updates Were Installed

[z123killer]

So yesterday I let my computer install updates overnight and today when I turned it on it says that windows is not activated. It is Windows 10 btw

 

Has this happened to you? and how do I reactivate Windows?

[Cryosec]

May be some random activation check error, give it some time and it should reactivate without problems

[BrinkGG]

4 minutes ago, z123killer said:

So yesterday I let my computer install updates overnight and today when I turned it on it says that windows is not activated. It is Windows 10 btw

 

Has this happened to you? and how do I reactivate Windows?

Settings > Update and Security > Activation

Then hit activate product key, or change product key and punch your key in. Worked fine for me when I changed hardware. 

[imreloadin]

5 minutes ago, z123killer said:

So yesterday I let my computer install updates overnight and today when I turned it on it says that windows is not activated. It is Windows 10 btw

 

Has this happened to you? and how do I reactivate Windows?

How did you install Windows 10 on your machine? Was it an upgrade, retail version, OEM system builder, etc?

[danoedel97]

7 minutes ago, z123killer said:

and how do I reactivate Windows?

I have limited experience with Win 10. But it will take the activation key from win 7,8,8.1 .  So, just re-enter the key, it is either on a sticker somewhere on your tower, or if you built the system, it is in the case of the install CD.

 

If this copy of windows was obtained though less than legitimate means (Pirating) you may be outta luck. I could tell you, but I'm pretty sure its against the CoC. Google is your friend.

[z123killer]

1 minute ago, danoedel97 said:

I have limited experience with Win 10. But it will take the activation key from win 7,8,8.1 .  So, just re-enter the key, it is either on a sticker somewhere on your tower, or if you built the system, it is in the case of the install CD.

 

If this copy of windows was obtained though less than legitimate means (Pirating) you may be outta luck. I could tell you, but I'm pretty sure its against the CoC. Google is your friend.

 

7 minutes ago, Brink2Three said:

Settings > Update and Security > Activation

Then hit activate product key, or change product key and punch your key in. Worked fine for me when I changed hardware. 

Problem is I don't have the key, my computer stopped working a while ago so I gave it to a friend and I had windows 7, when he finished fixing it he brought it back with windows 10 installed, it was activated for about a month now but when I did the update yesterday it suddenly says that it is not activated 

[z123killer]

9 minutes ago, imreloadin said:

How did you install Windows 10 on your machine? Was it an upgrade, retail version, OEM system builder, etc?

my computer stopped working a while ago so I gave it to a friend and I had windows 7, when he finished fixing it he brought it back with windows 10 installed, and I don't know the method he used to install windows 10

[BrinkGG]

1 minute ago, z123killer said:

my computer stopped working a while ago so I gave it to a friend and I had windows 7, when he finished fixing it he brought it back with windows 10 installed, and I don't know the method he used to install windows 10

Probably in his sleep... (Win 7 computers will do the install itself if you don't stop it. )

[danoedel97]

5 minutes ago, z123killer said:

 

Problem is I don't have the key, my computer stopped working a while ago so I gave it to a friend and I had windows 7, when he finished fixing it he brought it back with windows 10 installed, it was activated for about a month now but when I did the update yesterday it suddenly says that it is not activated 

Just type in your windows 7 key. It should work.

Also, kick your friend's ass for forcing you to use Win 10.

[z123killer]

3 minutes ago, danoedel97 said:

Just type in your windows 7 key. It should work.

Also, kick your friend's ass for forcing you to use Win 10.

I don't have the windows 7 key either.

And my computer is old and so when he switched to windows 10 it became a lot faster.

[danoedel97]

4 minutes ago, z123killer said:

I don't have the windows 7 key either.

And my computer is old and so when he switched to windows 10 it became a lot faster.

Well, then back to the questions, how did you get the OS?

Was is installed on a prebuilt machine?

Did you install it on there?

Is the OS legit or pirated?

[imreloadin]

1 minute ago, danoedel97 said:

Well, then back to the questions, how did you get the OS?

Was is installed on a prebuilt machine?

Did you install it on there?

Is the OS legit or pirated?

I'm thinking it may have either been pirated or was gotten off of a "grey market" site like kinguin.net or G2A. If that's the case and Microsoft did in a bunch of keys through an update you may be s.o.l.

[z123killer]

10 minutes ago, danoedel97 said:

Well, then back to the questions, how did you get the OS?

Was is installed on a prebuilt machine?

Did you install it on there?

Is the OS legit or pirated?

1. My friend installed it some way that I don't know of 

2. it is a laptop

3. No my friend did 

4. I don't know

[danoedel97]

4 minutes ago, z123killer said:

1. My friend installed it some way that I don't know of 

2. it is a laptop

3. No my friend did 

4. I don't know

 

11 minutes ago, imreloadin said:

I'm thinking it may have either been pirated or was gotten off of a "grey market" site like kinguin.net or G2A. If that's the case and Microsoft did in a bunch of keys through an update you may be s.o.l.

On a laptop you have a good chance you have a legit copy. Look on the bottom of the laptop. It is a blue-ish sticker you are looking for, about 2.5in wide. Sometimes they put it underneath the battery, so if you can't find it, take that out and check the battery compartment.

[z123killer]

2 minutes ago, danoedel97 said:

 

On a laptop you have a good chance you have a legit copy. Look on the bottom of the laptop. It is a blue-ish sticker you are looking for, about 2.5in wide. Sometimes they put it underneath the battery, so if you can't find it, take that out and check the battery compartment.

I couldn't find the sticker anywhere. and also this machine is 5 years old and have been though many reinstalls of windows so it might not be the same legit windows copy when I first got it (I have done none of the many reinstalls so I don't know if I got a legit copy or not)

[danoedel97]

1 hour ago, z123killer said:

I couldn't find the sticker anywhere. and also this machine is 5 years old and have been though many reinstalls of windows so it might not be the same legit windows copy when I first got it (I have done none of the many reinstalls so I don't know if I got a legit copy or not)

Then I can't really help you much further. Until you have anything that says otherwise, we both have to assume it is a pirated copy. I will however direct you to the first post I made in this thread. I do not condone piracy, and I will not give you a step by step on this, but there are ways around windows activation.