Windows 10: My friend activated my license key, which is activated on my pc. Now we both can use the...

Hello. My friend accidentally used my activation key of WIN11 pro. I know, it's illegal, so now i need to deactivate my license on friend system, so my license will be ok. Is it possible?

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Win 10 activation is expiring - volume license

Finally got it activated but still confused as to what is really going on with activation.

here is what I did:

-got another Win7 Pro key from a friend (non volume license one)
-I tried to activate it, but it gave the same error message as before, "could not activate with this key"
-following suggestion above, I tried it a second time. This time it activated !!! (internet was connected both times)

don't know why just doing it 2 times makes it work. maybe someone else can explain that.

I checked it with ShowkeyPlus and to my surprise it now said it was activated and showed the installed key as the generic Win10Pro key that is listed in above post. But I did not enter that key. ????

 

Activation / Licensing Problem

Well somehow a Volume License Key got inserted or the error wouldn't appear that way since it only ever appears on PC's activated with Volume License Keys letting them know that they need connection to their organization's server to reactivate every few
months.

It is annoying but since you know you had it Digitally Activated with Upgrade from Windows 7 that is permanent and only needs to be restored using the steps I gave which work for everyone else who has a Digital License but had a shop or friend insert a Volume
License Key for no good reason since they already had a good license.

 

oem activation key

Right - especially if a newer board.

That said, if doing a re-install on a totally different motherboard, OEM licenses are not "legally" transferable.