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SOLVED: Windows Activation Stuck at 10% Using DISM Command

Are you using the standard DISM command to activate your Windows and finding it is stuck at 10%: Dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /AcceptEula /ProductKey:12345-12345-12345-12345-12345 Deployment Image Servicing and Management toolVersion: 10.0.14393.0Image Version: 10.0.14393.0Starting to update components…Starting to install product key…Finished installing product key.Removing package Microsoft-Windows-ServerStandardEvalEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0[===== […]

By Ian Matthews, 9 monthsJuly 19, 2023 ago

Windows Server this edition cannot be upgraded

SOLVED: VIDEO: This Edition Cannot Be Upgraded – Fix For Windows Server Activation Error

We recently licensed a copy of Windows Server 2016 from a website named Digital Software Planet. There instructions were to download and install a 180 day evaluation copy of Server 2016 from the Microsoft Evaluation center. They also provided a standard product license key but when we entered it we […]

By Ian Matthews, 4 years ago

SOLVED: VIDEO: How To Set Office 365 Pro Plus To Run on a Kiosk with Shared Activation

In this video we explain how to set Office 365 Pro Plus (Office 2016, Office 2019) to run on a kiosk by using Office Shared Activation. We also also show how to verify it. Shared Office Activation lets you to deploy Office 365 ProPlus to computers that are accessed by […]

By Ian Matthews, 5 yearsMarch 29, 2019 ago

SOLVED: Microsoft Office 2013 Activation Error 0xC004F017

The solution to activation error “We’re sorry something went wrong and we can’t do this for you right now. Please try again later. (0xC004F017 )” in Office 2013 is very easy to correct but far from obvious. What you need to do is:

By Ian Matthews, 11 yearsNovember 28, 2012 ago

Use Enterprise Activation with Just a BIS Service Account (i.e. not a BES Service Account)

“BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express enables businesses of any size to quickly and easily get started with the BlackBerry solution. It provides advanced BlackBerry smartphone features with no additional software or user license fees, and works with any Internet-enabled BlackBerry data plan or a BlackBerry enterprise data plan.” http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/business/server/express/ ok… but […]

By Ian Matthews, 13 years ago

how to activate a role group or resource in Azure pim priv identity management

SOLVED: How To Activate Global Administrator via Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Microsoft Azure Privilege Identity Management (aka PIM) is not that hard to setup, but using it can cause some confusion with new administrators. PIM is a ‘just in time” solution for various levels of admin rights. PIM is often used by companies to ensure that even administrators do not have […]

By Ian Matthews, 3 monthsJanuary 19, 2024 ago

SOLVED: What Are Generic Volume License Keys (GVLK)?

Generic Volume License Keys (GVLK) are the codes that are used to activate Windows desktops and servers with a companies internal Key Management Server (KMS). GVLKs are also referred to as KMS client setup keys. Installation media from Microsoft for Enterprise editions of the Windows operating system may already contain […]

By Ian Matthews, 9 monthsAugust 4, 2023 ago

change windows server evaluation to production standard or datacenter license

SOLVED: How To Easily Convert Windows Server Evaluation To Standard / Datacenter

Many of our clients know their Volume License / Open License / Open Business / Open Value / Enterprise / Education Windows Server activation keys but they do not have an ISO for their product. The easy solution is to log into the Microsoft Volume Licensing Service Center (MSVLSC) and […]

By Ian Matthews, 9 monthsJuly 19, 2023 ago

SOLVED: ERROR 0X0C004F074 The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated

If you are struggling to activate your Windows Server and see ERROR 0X0C004F074 The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activatedwe have the answer. What does error is probably trying to tell you is that The server is trying to connect to a key management server […]

By Ian Matthews, 9 monthsJuly 19, 2023 ago

Comprehensive Repair Techniques Demonstration - Black Screen - Won't Boot - Dead Laptop Easy Fix

SOLVED: Comprehensive Repair Techniques Demonstration – Black Screen, Won’t Boot, Dead Laptop VIDEO

We have a Dell Inspiron 13 7000 from 2015 which has a black screen. The laptop powers up and the backlit keyboard turns on but the screen stays black. We show how to revive and repair this apparently dead laptop by pulling the battery and CMOS battery. The we find […]

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsOctober 24, 2021 ago

SOLVED: Word Could Not Verify Your Office365 Subscription

If you had an Office product (like Visio or Project) installed with a license key and a different Office product licensed by an email address (like most corporate deployments of Office365), your Office may error out with: “we ran into a problem while trying to install the product key 0x80070005 […]

By Ian Matthews, 4 yearsMarch 27, 2020 ago

How To Switch Out of Windows 10 S Mode to Windows 10 Home Pro store

SOLVED: How To Change Windows 10S to Windows 10 Home / Pro For Free

Many devices shipped with Windows 10 S mode as a security measure, but “S” mode devices only allow programs from the Store to be installed. This may be great for schools, children and other security intensive applications but for most people you will want to install apps from other sources […]

By Ian Matthews, 4 yearsNovember 27, 2019 ago

SOVLED: How to Legally Install Windows 10 Using Windows 7 Product Key

As most companies are aware, Windows 7 drops dead on January 14th 2020 however, many ordinary users seem to be unaware of this fact. As Windows 7 draws to a close, the question is what can Win7 users do to get to Windows 10? From Summer 2015 to July 2016, Microsoft […]

By Ian Matthews, 5 yearsOctober 1, 2019 ago

outlook DO NOT FORWARD creates black screen

SOLVED: How To Send Encrypted Email & Block Forwarding or Copying With Office 365 Email

If you have Office 365 email (a.k.a. hosted Exchange), you can now block recipients from forwarding your email and you can encrypt your email. In fact all Office365 to Office365 email is already encrypted, but email that leaves Microsoft’s Office365 is not… until now. Today you can easily encrypt your […]

By Ian Matthews, 5 yearsSeptember 24, 2019 ago

How Energy Company’s Apps For Alexa or Google Home Can Save You Money on Heating and Smart Appliances

Most households try to contain the costs of energy used to power lights and appliances. Getting a great rate from Direct Energy is a step in the right direction, but you can add to these savings by incorporating the use of smart technology in your home. Create a Centralized Smart […]

By Brynn Matthews, 5 yearsSeptember 8, 2019 ago

WDS stuck at LOADING FILES Status 0xc0000001 Required Device Isn't Connected or Can't Be Accessed

SOLVED: Windows Deployment Services WDS hangs on “Windows is loading files” Status 0xc00000001 “Required Device Isn’t Connected”

If you are seeing your Windows Deployment Services WDS operating system installs stall on the WINDOWS IS LOADING FILES screen and then errors out with: Windows Failed To Start … Status 0xc0000001 Required Device Isn’t Connected or Can’t Be Accessed then have we got a fix for you! To get […]

By Ian Matthews, 5 yearsMay 30, 2019 ago

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