Whenever I tried to open System Panel (the one that lists your machine CPU and the amount of RAM), it seems like my Windows Activation status tells me: Product ID: Not available After several hours of finding out the problem on Google, I found out that the Software Protection service seems to stuck at 'Starting' status, or it just won't start. Note The 'Hotfix download available' form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. Prerequisites To apply this hotfix, you must have IIS 7.0 or IIS 7.5 installed on a computer that is running one of the following operating systems.
Windows Product Key is embedded in the computer’s BIOS/UEFI firmware and cannot be easily seen or accessed. You will find below different methods to find Windows 10 Product Key.
Find Windows 10 Product Key
Windows Product Key, also known as OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Key is a 25 character long code used by Microsoft to prevent unauthorized use of its software.
The 25-character Windows Product Key contains letters and numbers, divided into 5 groups that are separated by a hyphen “-” and written in the following format:
Windows Product Key: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
The method to find Windows Product key varies, depending on whether Windows 10 was purchased from Microsoft, came pre-installed on your computer or was obtained by switching to Windows 10 from an earlier version of Windows.
1. Find Windows 10 Product Key Using Command Prompt
In case of new computers, Windows 10 Product Key is embedded right into the UEFI/BIOS firmware and won’t be available on the packaging or stickers attached to the computer.
1. Right-click on the Start button and click on Run.
2. In Run Command window, type wmic path softwarelicencingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey and press the Enter key on the keyboard of your computer.
3. Once the command is executed, it will display Windows 10 Product Key on the Command prompt window.
2. Find Windows 10 Product Key Using Registry Editor
While it is easy to locate the Registry entry containing the Product Key, you will need a third party software to convert Registry entries in to 25 Digit Windows 10 Product Key.
1. Right-click on the Start button and click on Run.
2. In Run Command window, type regedit and click on OK.
3. On Registry Editor screen, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftNTCurrentVersion.
4. Open CurrentVersion Folder and click on DigitalProductId entry in the right-pane to find Windows 10 Product ID.
As mentioned above, you will be needing a third part service to convert the coded registry entries in to 25 digit Windows 10 Product ID.
3. Use ShowKeyPlus for Windows 10
ShowKeyPlus is a free to use Open Source Software Program that can find Windows 10 Product Key on your computer.
You can Download ShowKeyPlus from GitHUB directly on your computer or download the program to a USB drive and Run the program from there.
The ShowKeyPlus Program for Windows 10 has a very simple user interface, most users should find it easy to use this program.
You can easily save the Product Key and other information displayed by this program to a text file by just clicking on the Save button.
4. Check Confirmation Email from Microsoft
If you bought a digital copy of Windows 10 from Microsoft, you will find Windows 10 product key in the confirmation email received from Microsoft.
If you do not have the confirmation email, you should be able to find the Product Key by logging in to your Microsoft Account and checking your order history.
Note: Only Microsoft and Amazon are authorized to sell digital copies of Windows 10. Other retailers selling Windows 10 product keys are not legitimate or genuine.
5. Check Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
If your computer came with Windows 7 or earlier versions of Windows operating system, Windows Product key will be available on COA sticker attached to your computer.
On Laptops, the sticker is usually placed at the bottom or at the lower right corner of the keyboard.
In case of Desktop computers, the sticker is fixed on the sides, at the back or inside the casing.
How-To Geek Forums / Windows 7
(Solved) - Windows Activation status drops out
(13 posts)After many months of normal useage I've started getting nag screens informing me that my copy of Win 7 is not genuine (it is by the way). On checking the 'system' tab in Control Panel, the Activation status is 'unknown' and the Activation key is missing. HOWEVER, if I leave that window open for about 5 sec, it seems to auto refresh and the Activation key appears. If I close the window and then reopen it, the data is gone again (for about 5 sec).
Any clues what is going on and what I can do about it?
I cannot recall any action/deletion/installation that might be associated with this either.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/fix-windows-7-activation-status-not-available-or-slmgr-0x80070422-error/
Thanks for that info. Unfortunately that service is already set at automatic and when running does not prevent the problem from happening. Another feature that is missing is the 'Windows Experience Index' which also reappears after the mysterious auto-refresh.
Please tell me or post a picture of the contents of the Administrative Events Log.
You can Clean the Log by making a Clean.bat file with this script and Run AS Administrator.
@echo off
FOR /F 'tokens=1,2*' %%V IN ('bcdedit') DO SET adminTest=%%V
IF (%adminTest%)(Access) goto noAdmin
for /F 'tokens=*' %%G in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO (call :do_clear '%%G')
echo.
echo Event Logs have been cleared! ^
goto theEnd
:do_clear
echo clearing %1
wevtutil.exe cl %1
goto :eof
:noAdmin
echo You must run this script as an Administrator!
echo ^
:theEnd
pause>NUL
Not sure how to do a screenshot and (as you suspected) the log is pretty full of old entries. However here are the details relating to the (daily) error associated with Windows Activation:
Error - Windows Activation Technologies
General - Health Check Failure: hr=0x8004FE21, Health Status: 0x000000000010240
Windows 7 Activation Product Id Not Available
Details (Friendly view):+ System
- Provider
[ Name] Windows Activation Technologies
Windows Activation Status Not Available
- EventID 3
[ Qualifiers] 0
Level 2
Windows 8 Activation Product Id Not Available
Task 0
Keywords 0x80000000000000
- TimeCreated
[ SystemTime] 2012-11-17T21:34:35.000000000Z
EventRecordID 45382
Channel Application
Computer Study
Security
- EventData
0x8004FE21
0x0000000000010240
XML View:
- <Event xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event'>
- <System>
<Provider Name='Windows Activation Technologies' />
<EventID Qualifiers='0'>3</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime='2012-11-17T21:34:35.000000000Z' />
<EventRecordID>45382</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Study</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data>0x8004FE21</Data>
<Data>0x0000000000010240</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
I hope this means something to you as it is way beyond my orbit!
Cheers,
Roy Mac.
Click Start
Type in: CMD
Right Click CMD
Click Run as Administrator
At Command Prompt
Type in: sfc/scannow and Press Enter Key.
What Happens ????
İsn't there supposed to be a space between sfc and scannow? sfc /scannow
Activate Windows 10
Space not needed in this instance, but most commands do need the space, so it is normal practice to include it. Saves remembering which ones do, and which don't.
Hmmm can not even say that the explanation sounds Greek to me,as i speak the language.
Oh well!
The result was:
Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
Follow directions from Reply #1 on this link.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/this-computer-is-not-running-genuine-windows-error/ec1ef3c8-7f2d-4f95-9e38-92355db436a4
Remove dash in front of link to download MGADiag.exe
-http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012
Many thanks for that info. I followed the instructions and everything seemed to go as per the plan. I ended up with a window confirming that my copy of Win7 is valid and activated.
MGADiag gave a positive result.
Another case solved raphoenix!
Thank you again.
In Windows 8, the Tokens.dat file can found in the folder path below.
C:WindowsSystem32sppstore
Rick P.
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