Windows 10: What really is KMS windows activation and how to disable/uninstall it

I bought my computer a few months ago, last week a message started showing up as soon as I turn it on telling me that "the license will expire soon". I found out that Windows is activated as KMSCLIENT instead of RETAIL. Spent this last week looking for answers, but nothing came up. I also bought a Windows 11 Home license, but the product key doesn't work error: 0xc004f050 please help

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Windows 7 activation with KMS

• https://www.ghacks.net/2019/01/11/microsoft-explains-the-windows-7-kms-activation-issue/
  
• Activation failures around January 8, 2019, on volume-licensed Windows 7 Service Pack 1 KMS clients - Windows Client

 

Question about kms activation

Hi TheFriedPK

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

You are correct, connecting to that KMS server is not a legal way to activate Windows and you have performed all the correct steps to remove that KMS activation.

So rest assured, there is no trace of that KMS activation left and there is no damage done or any lasting affects, you are now legally activated and there is nothing further you need to do.

 

KMS Activation threshold

I am looking into setting up a KMS server vs using a MAK for a small (<100 clients) offline network of PCs with Win10 and Office 2016. I did a lot of web searching (Bing, obviously) but still have a few questions that I was not able to find answers to that
I was hoping someone could help with.

1. I know KMS has the 25 PC threshold before it will activate any, but what happens on the 26th activation request? Will the KMS server activate the 26th PC or does the threshold count start over and it will wait for 24 more activation requests?
2. After a re-image, I read that we can use the same MAK to activate Windows 10 using VAMT if we saved the .cilx file as long as there haven’t been any major hardware changes. Is this possible for Office 2016 as well? I haven’t been able to find any
   documentation on it.

Thank you!