Windows 10: Activate Windows, Go to setting to Activate Windows

I own an Acer desktop computer, when I bought it, it came with Windows 7 Enterprise Edition. I upgraded to windows 10 a few years back via windows When they were offering to upgrade for free. I just recently found out that I actually received the windows 10 Enterprise Edition. FOR FREE Now I have not had any problems for the past few years with this OS installed, until last night. A watermark has appeared at the bottom right of my screen which states "Activate Windows, Go to setting to activate windows." So I go to my settings > Update/Security > Activation. Proceed to type in my Products key. Both my old windows 7 and windows 10 product keys. Both will not work. It has given me an error code:0xC004F074 which is saying I cannot connect to my organization's activation server. Not exactly sure what this means. I've contacted Microsoft Support Via phone multiple times. They are not helpful at all, and I am beginning to get pissed.


I am hearing from a few others that it was caused by an update, and to contact Microsoft, which I have 3 times. No matter what I do, the Error Code keeps popping up. Someone please help me out.

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Windows activation . . .

In the Windows activation status page is it still showing as activated, or do you have something like 3 days to do it in?

 

Windows Vista Activation

I have 4 sytems in my home running vista(1 ult.-3 prem).The ultimate & 1 premium took SP1
wthout a hitch.1 premium required re-activation?,The other premium did not list SP1 in windows up-date,So i manually installed it without any re-activation required.
Also have to add that SP1 has increased performance in every comp.The ultimate machine actually got a 1,100 point increase in 3d 06 without any other changes at all.

 

Windows Activation?

Windows will do this if it detects a significant (their word, questionable use) hardware change, and will ask you to reactivate.

After a key has been activated X number of times, you will have to call to activate it.

Couple of tips for the phone call: You can use your keypad, and when they're telling you keys, instead of saying "Repeat that" and "Continue" type 1 and 2. With these tips, that activation call will only last you about 4 and a half minutes.