Windows 10: after resetting my entire pc its asking me to activate windows.

Discus and support after resetting my entire pc its asking me to activate windows. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; i recently reset my pc and when i was setting it back up its asking me to activate windows and there isnt a watermark on the screen. how can i find my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Rolag Dini, Jun 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM.

  1. after resetting my entire pc its asking me to activate windows.


    i recently reset my pc and when i was setting it back up its asking me to activate windows and there isnt a watermark on the screen. how can i find my old activation key from before i reset it and activate windows again?

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  2. Windows is not activated following "reset this pc"

    My latest rebuild was done using:
    • Reset this PC.
    • Don't keep files.

    I now see the conflicting output as show in post #16.

    Also I have a watermark on my desktop. Is this normal?

    after resetting my entire pc its asking me to activate windows. 110486d1485974068t-windows-not-activated-following-reset-pc-watermark.png
     
  3. newfellow Win User
    How to reset whole netsh? (Windows 7)

    Was wondering has the commands changed somehow since on Windows XP and on Windows Vista 'NETSH INT RESET ALL' cleaned entire netsh up from top to bottom.

    Now on Windows 7 this same command says no go and only way I can see it is by building .cmd/.bat which does something like:

    Code: netsh winsock reset all netsh int 6to4 reset all netsh int ipv4 reset all netsh int ipv6 reset all netsh int httpstunnel reset all netsh int isatap reset all netsh int portproxy reset all netsh int tcp reset all netsh int teredo reset all[/quote] now the king of the hill of bugs is this doesn't actually do even it's job even after reboot. values setup to are not reset to defaults. (I know I could add more entire list of entries there is, but looking for clean delete/wipe settings & default everything not to dump entire list of resets.)

    So, anyone got a plan B?
     
  4. after resetting my entire pc its asking me to activate windows.

    Windows is not activated following "reset this pc"

    Thank you @NavyLCDR, I tried your suggestions but still have the same issue.
    @Superfly, My main issue is the fact that sppsvc.exe won't start and throws the Error 5 (Access Denied). I tried changing permissions, taking ownership etc. but still have the same issue.

    I guess my next step is another restore :-(. I assume you mean a fresh install because the original issue was caused after I clicked "Reset this PC" option in system settings?
     
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