[SOLVED] activation gone

[jakepace]

i updated windows with windows10upgrade9252
and in the morning i had the activate windows water mark when my windows was activated before

 

[USAFRet]

i updated windows with windows10upgrade9252
and in the morning i had the activate windows water mark when my windows was activated before

More details, please.

Updated from what?
Where did your Win 10 originally come from?

 

[jakepace]

@USAFRet version 1511

 

[USAFRet]

@USAFRet version 1511

And you were updating to what? v1909?
( 9252 is not a version)

And your Windows license originally came from...?

 

[mdd1963]

Was your original Win10 activation key sourced from one of the infamous plethora of 'WIn10 Pro for $15' sources, or, was it ....legit?

 

[jakepace]

it the name of the program i used to update i downloaded it off of the micro soft website

 

[jakepace]

it was on top of my pc
but i have a new case

 

[jakepace]

 

[USAFRet]

it the name of the program i used to update i downloaded it off of the micro soft website

Yes, that "9252" is part of the file name for the Update assistant. It is not the 'version'.

"it was on top of my pc "
Help us out here. Details, please.

 

[jakepace]

the program was called windows10upgrade9252

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, part of the filename.

Open a command prompt, and type in "winver" (no quotes)
What does it say?

 

[jakepace]

my product key was on top of my pc i dont have it anymore i has windows ten 1511 build for i program to work on my computer i needed build 1607 so i used this program from the microsoft websit to upgrade it when i woke up i had the activation water mark

 

[jakepace]

@USAFRet it says 1909

 

[cryoburner]

it was on top of my pc
but i have a new case

my product key was on top of my pc i dont have it anymore

It sounds like you might have upgraded or bought a new system recently, and re-used the Windows key that came with your previous system? If the Windows key is an OEM copy linked to the other system's motherboard, then that's likely why it deactivated on the new system.

 

[jakepace]

well i did upgrad mobo and prosessor but my product key stayed the last time i upgraded infact it activated auto matically

 

[Wolfshadw]

I'd just give it a day or so. It may take some time for the activation servers to catch up.

-Wolf sends

 

[drea.drechsler]

well i did upgrad mobo and prosessor but my product key stayed the last time i upgraded infact it activated auto matically

Waiting doesn't fix all...if it doesn't in your case type Windows Activation in Cortana and attempt to activate. It may/may not, in which case I suggest you use the phone activation option and talk to a tech. Tell them the story and they'll help you through it. I've done that a couple times and they've proven very helpful fixing up activation issues. In my case I had an OEM copy which is supposed to not travel to a new system...but since I'm the system builder, I'm the OEM and I can make a repair that consists of changing the motherboard and get a re-activation. The rep's understood that and helped me out.

And lastly, to completely avoid this in the future, get a Microsoft account and link your license to that account. Once you've got the digital license that creates you can activate your Windows easily by just using the Microsoft account to log on the system. Once done and activated with the digital license, simply change back to local credentials for logon and that's it. If it ever loses activation (it's never happened with me) just change credentials back to logon with Microsoft account and it fixes up automatically.

Of course, the activation will only work according to the terms of the particular license you have and your circumstance. But if you've a Retail license that's the best way I've found to easily upgrade systems without the hassles of failed activations.

 

[USAFRet]

well i did upgrad mobo and prosessor but my product key stayed the last time i upgraded infact it activated auto matically

And that's what did it, the motherboard swap.

Leave it for a couple of days, see what happens.
If it does not activate...you might be out of luck. The original Win 10 was a preinstalled OEM. And hose are not transferable.