Troubleshooting activation error codes. 14 minutes to read.In this articleHome usersThis article is intended for use by support agents and IT professionals. If you're looking for more information about Windows activation error messages, see.This article provides troubleshooting information to help you respond to error messages that you may receive when you try to use a Multiple Activation Key (MAK) or the Key Management Service (KMS) to perform Volume Activation on one or more Windows-based computers. Look for the error code in the following table, and then select the link to see more information about that error code and how to resolve it.For more information about volume activation, see.For more information about volume activation for current and recent versions of Windows, see.For more information about volume activation for older versions of Windows, see KB 929712,. NoteThis issue is not necessarily an indication of tampering. Some applications can install multi-lingual support even when that edition of Windows is not licensed for those language packs.)This issue may also occur if Windows has been modified by malware to allow additional features to be installed.
This issue may also occur if certain system files are corrupted. ResolutionTo resolve this issue, you must reinstall the operating system. 0x80092328 DNS name does not exist Possible causeThis issue may occur if the KMS client cannot find the KMS SRV resource records in DNS. ResolutionFor more information about troubleshooting such DNS-related issues, see. 0x8007007b DNS name does not exist Possible causeThis issue may occur if the KMS client cannot find the KMS SRV resource records in DNS.
Windows 10 also comes with inbuilt network troubleshooter which you can try as well. If nothing works, then make sure to connect with your admin, and ask him to figure it out for you. Sometimes it's server issue which only they can resolve. Windows Update issues are probably the worst problems users have to deal with on a regular basis because the issues are often quite difficult to solve.
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ResolutionFor more information about troubleshooting such DNS-related issues, see. 0x80070490 The product key you entered didn't workThe full text of this error resembles the following:The product key that you entered didn't work. Check the product key and try again, or enter a different one. Possible causeThis issue occurs because the MAK that was entered was not valid, or because of a known issue in Windows Server 2019. ResolutionTo work around this issue and activate the computer, run slmgr -ipk at an elevated command prompt.
My internet connection worked fine so that couldn’t be the problem and I had used a perfectly valid Windows product key during installation, so that couldn’t be the problem either. I started digging into this and I soon found that a lot of other people had posted requests for help about error code 0x8007251D in several specialized computer forums. When I finally discovered the solution I decided to wrap this up in a short article and publish it online so you can benefit from it and get your Windows 10 activated.
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I was able to activate my Windows 10 with the quick steps described below and I believe that it will also work to activate Windows 8. I haven’t tested it on a Windows 8 installation though, so I can’t really confirm. The complete error message I had on my system when trying to activate Windows 10 was: Error Code: 0x8007251D. Error Description: No records found for given DNS query. I’m not sure if the error code reads entirely the same on Windows 8 systems, but the steps to solve this problem should work just as well on Windows 8. Steps To Fix Error code 0x8007251DYou’ll need to enter a couple of command in a command window to fix this.
Don’t worry if you’re not used to working with a command prompt, it’s super-easy and I’ll take you through the process step by step. Actually there are only two commands to enter so no need to panic or worry that you’ll mess something up.First open up the Quick Access menu by pressing the Windows key + x on your keyboard.