Windows 10: My Windows says that is not activated.

My problem is pretty much what the subject says. After an update suddenly my computer says that is not activated, I don;t know what happened and I don't wanna pay for Windows again.

Please help!

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Windows no longer active it says windows not activated.

Hi Victoria,



Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand your concerned. Let me help you to fix the issue.



To assist you better, I would like to know how did you upgraded to Windows 10 through Windows update or Windows 10 ISO?



Meanwhile, I would suggest you try activating the Windows using phone. Follow the below steps to activate the Windows by phone.

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  Press Windows key + X and click on
  Run,
  
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  Type slui 4 in the box and hit Enter Key.
  
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  Select your 'Country' from the list.
  
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  Choose the 'Phone Activation' option.
  
• 
  Stay on the phone and wait for a person to help you.
  
• 
  And also you can explain your problem clearly to the support person.
  

Hope this helps. If you need further assistance with Windows in future, let us know and will be happy to help.

 

Receiving a message saying go to settings to activate Windows.

Hi,


Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

The issue is being caused due to an significant hardware change in the computer.

For further assistance on the issue, suggest you to contact our support team.

Refer the section "Activating Windows 10 after a significant hardware change" and click on
support for further assistance.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/activation-in-windows-10

If the above steps doesn’t work for you than follow the below step of phone activation.

I suggest you to use the phone activation option and check if it help to resolve the issue. Follow the below provided information:

• 
  Press Windows key + X and click on
  Run,
  
• 
  Type slui 4 in the box and hit Enter Key.
  
• 
  Select your 'Country' from the list.
  
• 
  Choose the 'Phone Activation' option.
  
• 
  Stay on the phone and wait for a person to help you.
  
• 
  And also you can explain your problem clearly to the support person.
  

Let us know if this helps.
Keep us posted for further assistance, we are here to assist you.

 

windows xp installation and dual core am

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