Windows 10: Windows Activation Error 0xc0000022 and 0xcC004F012

I have been experiencing this problem on my laptop, where it says I have not activated Windows 10 yet, even though it's been activated for the past 3 years, up until now. I get both errors 0xc0000022 and 0xcC004F012 when I try to troubleshoot it in Settings.


I have tried enabling/starting up the Software Protection in Services but it will not start, it says Error 5: Access is denied. I have tried taking ownership of the file in /System32, but no luck.


I have ran all the DISMs scans and sfc/scannow, but none work. They all report back that there was no issue or corrupt files found. I have also tried restoring my system to an older restore point, but it did not work. My Microsoft account has also been linked to my Windows 10 Home edition all this time.


I am running Windows 10 Home, the newest 2004 Update. I did not buy Windows 10 from Microsoft, it came preinstalled and activated on my HP laptop.

Included are pictures showing the errors I get when I try to activate/troubleshoot Windows 10.



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Activation Error : 0xC0000022

Hi Patit,

My name is Jocelyn, an independent advisor and a fellow Windows 10 user here to help.

Please answer the following questions so we have a better idea of what might be happening:

1. Did you reinstall your Windows prior to getting the error message?

2. Where there any changes made on your computers like hardware or newly installed apps?

If none, this error is mostly caused by an access problem triggered either by a specific application or by Windows itself.

I would suggest you follow the steps provided by RajithR in the following Microsoft article and see if it works for you.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Let us know if this helps you.

Best,

Jocelyn

 

Windows Application Error 0xc0000022

Hello Jon,

A corrupted system file is one of the possible reasons why you get this Windows application error when attempting to open a PDF file. Given that, we highly suggest performing the following methods to isolate and troubleshoot this issue.

Method 1: Run DISM

The DISM may help you to fix some Windows corruption errors. To do so, follow these steps:

• Right-click the Start Menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).
  
• Run this command: DISM.EXE /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
• If the operation is completed successfully, close the command prompt and check if your issue has been fixed.

Method 2: Run System File Checker

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. To do so, follow these steps:

• Right-click the Start Menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).
  
• Run this command: SFC /scannow
  
• This may take several minutes to finish. If Command Prompt shows
  Verification 100% complete, close the command prompt and check if your issue has been fixed.

You may also consider checking the suggestions posted by Mike_Keys in this
thread. Quite a few people found his suggestions helpful.

Feel free to update us with the results.

 

Activation Error : 0xC0000022

Thanks for trying, Patit.

Do you still have the Windows 10 Product key? Let us try to activate your Windows over the phone.

1. Press Windows key + X then click Run, then type: slui.exe 4

2. Next press the 'ENTER' key

3. Select your 'Country' from the list.

4. Choose the 'Phone Activation' option.

Refer to the link below on how to locate your Product key.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/10749

If you are still getting the same error message. Please follow the steps in the article below.

Steps to fix error code 0xc0000022 in Windows 7/8/8.1 &10 - Error Live

Note: You can try doing an in-place upgrade to Windows 10 by installing the Media Creation Tool instead of doing a fresh installation (Method 7).

You can download Windows 10 from this link:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo... and then choose Download Tool Now, install the tool, open it and choose Upgrade this PC Now. This solves many problems
and will also bring it up to the latest version. This will also save your files and apps.

Let m know if you need anything else.

Thank you,

Jocelyn