Windows 10: PC won't allow me to activate windows

Discus and support PC won't allow me to activate windows in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I format my PC after changing motherboard and graphics card since it is not performing well. I did the process and ensure that my Microsoft account is... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by montana.hermiston21, Dec 2, 2022.

  1. PC won't allow me to activate windows


    I format my PC after changing motherboard and graphics card since it is not performing well. I did the process and ensure that my Microsoft account is linked to my Windows. I tried and create a bootable media and perform clean installation. It is successful however when I check my activation it fails with error 0x80004005. I dont know and I dont want to buy Windows license since I owned it.

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    montana.hermiston21, Dec 2, 2022
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  2. tops Win User

    Skype won´t wok in 17063

    Skype Won´t work... games won´t work...

    Making backup and re-format...

    Maybe I Install a Windows 7 again, At least, all of my games run smoothly ...Sadness!!

    *Banghead
     
    tops, Dec 2, 2022
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    karim71---01, Dec 2, 2022
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  4. PC won't allow me to activate windows

    cortana won`t talk to me

    Hi Steven,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

    It's unfortunate that you are facing this issue. Let me assist you to resolve the issue.

    I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down the issue and to provide you better assistance.

    • Check and verify if Cortana is activated?
    • Does Cortana search and gives any output/result on screen?
    • Is the Language and region settings set to valid value?
    • Check and verify if Cortana available in your region?
    Method 1:

    I suggest you to try to turn Cortana off and then try turning it on back and check if she talks. Refer to the steps below to turn Off and On Cortana:

    • Open Cortana.
    • Click the hamburger button in the top left of the window.
    • Go to Settings and click on off.
    • Follow the same steps to turn it on.
    • Check if issue persists.
    I would suggest you to refer to the article given below and check if that helps.

    Cortana & search

    Windows help & learning

    Hope this information helps, let us know the status of the issue
     
    Rakesh Narayanaswamy, Dec 2, 2022
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