Windows 10: Random de-activation

Hi. Some time ago, i saw that i could download, install and activate W10 by using my current existing W7 product ID. This came at a perfect time as i was repairing my brother’s old laptop which has a legit product ID.

So that’s precisely what i did.

All went well.

Now i get an ‘activate windows’ in bottom right of screen. When i go to activate it, i see that the last 5 digits of the existing product ID are completely different to what they should be, as per what i entered, which is the legit product ID on the sticker, on the underside of the laptop.

I click on ‘Change Product key’ enter the digits correctly, wait momentarily, then given the option where it says

‘ Activate Windows

*By activating Windows, you get the best experience, free from interruptions. *

Activate Cancel

I hit activate and then after a wait, i’m informed

“We can’t activate windows on this device because our activation servers aren’t available at the moment. Make sure that you’re connected to the internet and we’ll automatically try to activate Windows when the service becomes available. (0x80072ee7)”

Then there’s a little joke at the bottom that reads:

“You can also activate this device by going to the Store and purchasing a genuine copy of Windows.”

Which, to be honest, I wasn’t really in the mood for.

Can anybody shed any light on what this company is attempting to achieve here?

Many thanks!

PS I downloaded the windows 10 installer from Windows themselves. Not from a 3rd party.

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Random BSOD while browsing internet


BitDefender is nothing special. mwac.sys causes BSODs anywhere.
A tiny documentation can be found here: Solved Random BSODs - Windows 10 Forums
In that very thread, the suggested action apparently worked.

The storage and network filters of any third party antivirus can cause BSODs. Neither MBAM nor BitDefender is any special. For a regular antivirus, it may be shifted to an alternative; but MBAM has no alternative. So a clean install of the said program is the most feasible first step.
As far as the first step is not failing, it is better to not think for the second step. Because the BSODs are not universal, failure at the first step is not universal; and success at the second step is also not universal.
That is why I posted that my suggestion may work, or may not. Let us see where it goes.

 

random restarts

Hi,

If a Windows computer random restarts, the device usually have some damaged system components. For us to provide an accurate solution, we would need you to answer the following questions:

• Which build, version and edition of Windows is installed on your computer?
• What changes have you made to the device before this issue occurred?
• What troubleshooting steps was already performed to your laptop?

In the meantime, it will be best to make sure that the latest update of Windows is installed on your device. If the same issue happens after installing Windows Update, we suggest running the power troubleshooter. To do so, follow these steps:

• Open the Control Panel.
• Using the search bar at the upper-right corner, type troubleshooting.
• From the search results, click on Troubleshooting and then select System and Security.
  
• Click on Power and then follow the prompts to successfully run the tool.

We are looking forward to your response.

 

Random BSOD while browsing internet

Sorry, Bitdefender is a problem: BSOD BAD_POOL_HEADER - mwac.sys - Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Help - Malwarebytes Forums