Microsoft Activation - This copy of Windows is not genuine

[hardtailstar]

Microsoft has caused an issue with KMS activation

 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-7-kms-activation-issues-caused-by-microsoft-mistake-not-an-update/

 

Followed the steps in the link but still no luck.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

[Ditto]

I read elsewhere that if you just wait, it sorts itself out eventually. I found this to be true on a few occasions with staff requests to resolve bizarre issues.

[fiza]

We had this and followed the instructions in the links I posted on this thread https://www.edugeek.net/showthread.php?t=202857

 

Has worked for us.

 

 

The instructions look the same. Silly question but you did add in the correct kms key in the script?

Edited January 30, 2019 by fiza

[hardtailstar]

We had this and followed the instructions in the links I posted on this thread https://www.edugeek.net/showthread.php?t=202857

 

Has worked for us.

 

 

The instructions look the same. Silly question but you did add in the correct kms key in the script?

 

Yep put the correct key in the script, Will look over the one you posted.

[E_G_R2]

yep had a few of these, used MS's own instructions for one

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4487266/activation-failures-and-not-genuine-notifications-on-vl-win-7-kms-clie

[hardtailstar]

Yep put the correct key in the script, Will look over the one you posted.

 

now i keep getting 'The syntax of the command is incorrect'

 

Used all the keys for the windows version and not working

Edited January 31, 2019 by hardtailstar

[hardtailstar]

now i keep getting 'The syntax of the command is incorrect'

 

Used all the keys for the windows version and not working

 

All sorted. Too early for concentrating!

[newpersn]

No luck here.

 

Mac Keys are getting blocked.

[hardtailstar]

No luck here.

 

Mac Keys are getting blocked.

 

Ive had it working with the key provided and our own.

 

Also move the laptop/computer into the OU with little restrictions.

 

It might be by coincidence but I moved the laptop out of a classroom OU into admin and used our own key and it worked.

 

Next time I get one i'll check both keys first and see what happens.

[NnamAries]

Microsoft has caused an issue with KMS activation

 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-7-kms-activation-issues-caused-by-microsoft-mistake-not-an-update/

 

Followed the steps in the link but still no luck.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

My PC keeps showing the same notification and i have kept ignoring it cus i don't know how to fix that. Someone said i need to activate window or so but i haven't bothered. Tho mine allows me to do whatever i want to do

[hardtailstar]

My PC keeps showing the same notification and i have kept ignoring it cus i don't know how to fix that. Someone said i need to activate window or so but i haven't bothered. Tho mine allows me to do whatever i want to do

 

That would be correct you need to activate it.

 

Plenty of advice in the posts above. if you're not the IT guy of the school/company then ask one of them.

 

If its your home pc take it to a shop or Google about it.

[themightymrp]

We use MAK keys here (for no other reason than I never set up KMS services).

 

We have having the Windows isn't genuine message popping up around the school, starting yesterday. After speaking to Schools ICT at North Yorkshire Council we have an answer, though not a great one.

 

Microsoft have implemented a change in their licensing which means any product key which fell under an older and expired license agreement is now no longer valid We have been using the same key for a couple of years and are on the OVS licensing system. When I've looked on our VLSC, the agreement number with the associated Win 7 key we use is expired. A new agreement number was put in place in July last year, but having looked at this, no Windows 7 keys have been added to it. Currently our license manager at NYCC is requesting some Windows 7 keys added to our agreement but it does mean I'll have to replace the key on all of our Win 7 clients

 

I've knocked together a quick startup script to handle it but what a pain in the a***!

[themightymrp]

No luck here.

 

Mac Keys are getting blocked.

 

Have you had any luck yet? I've received a new MAK key but it still won't activate?

[themightymrp]

OK, got a working solutions here:

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/licensing-questions/202857-computers-suddenly-showing-non-genuine.html#post1731095

[newpersn]

Have you had any luck yet? I've received a new MAK key but it still won't activate?

 

Slight twist to my problem. Site which we are having this problem haven’t payed there EES agreement. (They have now but still waiting MS to reissue keys)

[Cazale]

We've had one or two PCs suffer from this in our schools. Weirdly all PCs in the school have the same key, and were all entered at the same time (they were pulled from the same image quite recently), but Microsoft said the same as above, that we were using keys from a previous agreement and they were no longer activating old keys. So no idea why only a couple of PCs were effected and not all of them.

 

We did use the latest key, but after speaking to MS it turns out for some reason a new Windows 7 key wasn't generated on our latest agreement. They generated us a new key over the phone, it was instant, as soon as he said it I refreshed the volume licensing site and the new key was there.

 

It was the activation helpline I spoke to: 0800 018 8354 - if you get someone useless just hang up and dial again. It's completely random. The first guy I spoke to have never heard of Volume Licensing (despite going through the volume license option in the menu!!), and kept asking where I'd bought the key, insinuation it was from eBay or something. The second guy knew instantly what the problem was and fixed it in less than a minute.

Edited February 25, 2019 by Cazale

[Ditto]

We have fixed a few individual PC's with the steps outlined on MS site, but I am interested to know what approaches have been used for updating close on a 100 PCs on a network with a mix of Win 7 and Win 10. Is there a Group policy route?

[themightymrp]

I created a batch file that runs as a startup script attached to a GPO. It worked in about 95% of cases, the odd one struggled and had to be done manually for some reason.

 

@echo off
if exist c:\school-logs\winkey.txt goto EOF
if exist c:\windows\systemapps goto Win10

wusa /uninstall /kb:971033 /quiet /norestart
net stop sppuinotify
sc config sppuinotify start= disabled
net stop sppsvc
del %windir%\system32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-5P-0.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0 /ah
del %windir%\system32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-5P-1.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0 /ah
del %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\tokens.dat
del %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\cache\cache.dat
net start sppsvc
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk WINDOWS-7-PRODUCT-KEY
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato
sc config sppuinotify start= demand
cscript "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS" /inpkey:OFFICE-2016-PRODUCT-KEY
cscript "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS" /ACT
echo >c:\school-logs\winkey.txt
goto EOF

:Win10
slmgr.vbs -ipk WINDOWS-10-PRODUCT-KEY
slmgr.vbs -ato
cscript "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS" /inpkey:OFFICE-2016-PRODUCT-KEY
cscript "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS" /ACT
echo >c:\school-logs\winkey.txt
goto EOF

:EOF

[Cazale]

I got a fresh batch of this at another school on every W7 PC. This script (saved as a bat file and run as administrator) worked for us for most of them:

 

net stop sppsvc

del %windir%\system32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-5P-0.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0 /ah

del %windir%\system32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-5P-1.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0 /ah

net start sppsvc

slmgr /ipk

slmgr /ato

 

 

Ones that failed I did:

 

wusa /uninstall /kb:971033

 

Then manually activated them. That worked on nearly all the ones that the above script didn't work on, except one which needed telephone activation.

Edited April 16, 2019 by Cazale

[hardtailstar]

We have fixed a few individual PC's with the steps outlined on MS site, but I am interested to know what approaches have been used for updating close on a 100 PCs on a network with a mix of Win 7 and Win 10. Is there a Group policy route?

 

Ours didnt work via group policy but we have impero and can use the Command Line feature in that to activate a room at a time.

[mukz]

1- run cmd as an administrator

2- slmgr.vbs /rearm

3- Reboot

4- Redo step 1

5- slmgr.vbs /ato

 

If that last step doesnt work, will need to do slmgr.vbs /ipk serialkey first

[hardtailstar]

Anybody having issues with Win7 Enterprise?

 

The Windows fix works on professional.

[Cazale]

Anybody having issues with Win7 Enterprise?

 

The Windows fix works on professional.

 

I think ours were Enterprise (I'm not at the school now so can't check, but I'm pretty sure they are, and the above bat file worked).

[hardtailstar]

I think ours were Enterprise (I'm not at the school now so can't check, but I'm pretty sure they are, and the above bat file worked).

 

Yeah nothing is working for us, just comes up with an error, research the error and its just about the update to uninstall. The update is uninstalled and many restarts later a few of our laptops are not working.

[hardtailstar]

Yeah nothing is working for us, just comes up with an error, research the error and its just about the update to uninstall. The update is uninstalled and many restarts later a few of our laptops are not working.

 

After many attempts and getting error 0xC004F035 but not being able to resolve the issue Ive found in an hour long internet search that I should try and input a MAK Key rather than KMS (our licence is MAK) and then change the key back again.

 

I couldn't find a list of MAK keys like Microsoft put out a KMS list.

 

So if anyone knows of the list can they link it here id be very grateful.

 

Thanks

Edited April 24, 2019 by hardtailstar