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Choose the option Change product key. Type in the digital license or product key you recorded in the first step and hit Enter. Return to the Windows Activation tab following the same steps listed above. Choose the option Activate Windows online now. Follow the on-screen instructions to see if your license can be successfully reactivated. This will open the Run Dialog window. This will open the Registry Editor window. Right-click on the WgaLogon folder and choose Delete.

Navigate to OS C: and click the arrow to the left of it to open its subfolders. Click the arrow next to the Windows folder. In the Tools menu at the top, select Folder Options. Click on the View tab. Select the Show hidden files and folders option. Click Apply , then click OK. Navigate to the System32 folder.

Delete any WGA related files that appear. This could include Wgatray. After this, delete additional WGA files from the dllcache folder, which you will find in the System32 folder. Use the same steps above to navigate to the System32 folder and locate the dllcache folder within it. Follow the steps above to perform the same file removal process in this folder. Restart your computer. Scroll down the right sidebar to find the Plug and Play service.

If its value is listed as Note Defined , move on to the next solution. If not, double click it to open the Properties window, and then change its Startup type and Permission to Not Defined , and click on OK.

To activate the Windows license smoothly, the Network Service account needs full control and read permissions. Open the Run dialog box again, and then type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor window. Check if the Network Service is listed in the Group or user names column. If it is, skip this step. Step 4. If not, click on Add to open the Select Users or Groups window.

Step 5. Back to the Permissions window, select the Network Service from the list, and then tick the Allow check boxes for Full Control and Read , and click on Apply. Once done, reboot your computer and check if the "you may be a victim of software counterfeiting" is fixed. Download Partition Wizard. Sign in to vote. Saturday, May 9, AM. Good Morning P V Rao, Please follow the steps outlined below as it could either resolve your issue or, if need be, provide us with additional information to determine the cause of this issue.

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Thank you, Stephen Holm. Monday, May 11, PM. Thanks Stephen, Unfortunately the software CD of another computer was used by the system service person. Now the correct CD is used and I am not getting the notification and windows is updating regularily. Best Regards, P V Rao. Monday, July 13, AM.

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