Win 10 activation not working

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by connorw22, Jun 9, 2023.

  1. connorw22

    connorw22 MDL Novice

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    hello, so i just downgraded back to win10 from win11 but i cant activate my windows 10 pro anymore, it doesn't recognise my serial, is there anyway around this? thanks
     
  2. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    You have a serial for Pro? Where did you get this serial from?
     
  3. connorw22

    connorw22 MDL Novice

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    it came with the gaming laptop i bought
     
  4. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Then it should be a MSDM key inside the BIOS, you can check by running the QT from here, it will show you what MSDM key is present, and you can use it for activation.
     
  5. connorw22

    connorw22 MDL Novice

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    i know the key but when i try to activate it its not recognising it
     
  6. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Then show the output of the slmgr -ipk <key> command.

    or the attempt from the gui.
     
  7. MarvelX7

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    Open an elevated command prompt window from the WinX Menu, and type each of the following commands one after the other. After typing in each command, hit Enter.

    Code:
    net stop sppsvc
    cd %windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WSLicense
    ren tokens.dat tokens.bar
    net start sppsvc
    cscript.exe %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /rilc
     
  8. connorw22

    connorw22 MDL Novice

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    it said error ipk needs product key
     
  9. connorw22

    connorw22 MDL Novice

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    my bad, im guessing im supposed to enter my key lol
     
  10. connorw22

    connorw22 MDL Novice

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    what will this do?
     
  11. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Best to publish the exact error message.
     
  12. MarvelX7

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    The Tokens.dat file in the Windows operating system is a digitally signed file, which stores most of the Windows and Office activation files. All files together have a digital signature that prevents tokens.dat be replaced on other machines, in this case, if used on different machines, will ask for online activation.

    Sometimes the Tokens.dat file may get corrupted as a result of which Windows Activation may not take place successfully. this command will rebuild it.
     
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    kaljukass MDL Guru

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  14. acer-5100

    acer-5100 MDL Guru

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    Frankly I never heard of tokens.dat in the folder suggested above.

    Tokens.dat are in

    \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC (managed by clipsvc)

    and

    \Windows\System32\spp\store\2.0 (managed by sppsvc)
     
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