Windows 10: WIndows 10 Activation Issue / Azure AD joined device

Couple of quick bullets:

• We are a Microsoft 365 E3 customer which includes Windows 10 Enterprise.
• The machine in question is a brand new Dell Optiplex with Windows 10 Version 10.0.19041.388. There have been no hardware changes.
• Device is Azure AD joined, and the joined user does NOT have MFA enabled

User is seeing prompt in the lower right corner of the desktop showing that Windows is not Activated. Navigating to the Activation tool, the following is displayed:

Edition: Windows 10 Enterprise
Subscription: Windows 10 Enterprise Subscription is active
Activation: Windows is not activated

Windows reported that the hardware of your device has changed. 0xC004F211



Attempts to use the Troubleshooter fail with a prompt to contact the system administrator me.


The article here states that there is an exception path which can be accessed via Start > Settings > Update & Security > Activation and then to Select Troubleshoot and states that if the troubleshooter cannot resolve the issue I will see a link to reactivate after a hardware change.


1 There has been no hardware change

2 The troubleshooter provides no link


Is anyone able to assist in identifying how I can successfully activate Windows on this device?

:)

 

Cannot activate Windows 10 Enterprise subscription license for Azure AD Joined device

Here is the current situation:

• I have a Windows 10 Enterprise device that I cannot activate:
  https://imgur.com/1pqQf89
  • Error message: We can't activate Windows on this device as we can't connect to your organization's activation server. Make sure you're connected to your organization's network and try again. If you continue having problems
    with activation, contact your organization's support person. Error code 0x8007007B (DNS name does not exist).
• My device is indeed Azure AD Joined, and is not Domain Joined:
  https://imgur.com/3NYDbzr
  • Comment: because I’m not domain-joined any more, this computer should not try to “connect to my organization’s activation server” any more, and should just reach out to the cloud for activation through Azure AD – right?
• I do have my company's Azure AD account registered with this device:
  https://imgur.com/Ygtya2L
• My device is in version 1903:
  https://imgur.com/hWIx3fG
• My device does show up as being registered under my Azure AD account:
  https://imgur.com/Mt8AYHh
• And lastly, my Azure AD account does have a Windows 10 Enterprise E5 license assigned to it:
  Imgur
• Even after removing the original product key from the registry, my detailed license information says “VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel” under “Description”:
  Imgur
  • Comment: As per
    this, the "Description" field should contain something like "RETAIL channel Partial Product Key " when using the Windows 10 E3 or E5 license.

 

Image W10 workstations for Azure AD join?

Hi All,

I want to image Windows 10; but more importantly I need to join Azure AD 'Out of the Box'!

I don't have a 'master' Azure AD account. I am not even sure that such a thing exits, e.g.: the Administrator account on a standard Active Directory Domain.

Where should I be looking for configuration, where it comes to Azure AD automatic joining?

My thoughts are PowerShell DST! But that is just a rumour.

Any suggestions would be amazing.

Regards,

Davo

 

Windows Autopilot for existing devices supports Hybrid Azure AD Join

Source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/...re/ba-p/730408

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