What’s happened if having an activation error with 0xC004F211 on Windows 10? Well if you’re seeing this error code that’s probably you may replaced a hardware that is part of your PC such as a HDD/SSD or motherboard…
So how you can do to fix it? That’s pretty simple as long as your PC was purchased from OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) or you have a valid Windows product key then you can follow below steps to re-activate your PC:
- Press Windows key + I go to Settings
2. Click “Windows isn’t activated. Activate Windows now.” Or go to Updates & Security > Activation.
3. Find the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) on your PC (if current PC was preinstalled with Win7 or earlier version) or from your email if you buy from the online store.
4. Click “Change product key” on the activation page and enter your product key > hit “Next” button.
5. When prompt with the following windows then you hit “Activate” button.
6. Once completed it will shows “Windows is activated” with watermark disappear.
BTW, if you encountered another activation code with “0x803f7001” or “0x800704CF” you could try with above steps to re-activate. For those 2 of error code mostly occur when you have install the Window 10 with E3 or E5 license on a machine what’s was pre-installed with Windows 7 Pro.
Here are some other activation error code on Windows 10 with means for your reference:
0xC004F212 – The product key used on this device didn’t work with this edition of Windows. You might need to get in touch with the store or company you bought Windows from, enter a different product key, or go to the Store to buy genuine Windows.
0xC004F213 – Windows reported that no product key was found on your device.
“Your Windows License Will Expire Soon” – This may occur if you have a volume license client installed. Mostly this happened on machine in large organization that have a volume licensing agreement with KMS.
0xC004C003 – Your Windows 10 key isn’t valid or has been used on multiple device.
0xC004F034 – You may entered an invalid product key or a product key that used for a different version of Windows.
0xC004F210 – You entered a product key for a different edition of Windows that the edition installed on your device.
0xC004E016, 0xC004F210 – You may entered a product key for a different version or edition of Windows.
0xC004FC03 – You see this error means you may having internet connection issue or there is a firewall rule that preventing Windows from completing the activation process.
0xC004E028 – The activation already in the process and your device should be activated after the first request is completed.
0X8007267C – Your device may not connect to the internet or your firewall may blocked activation request.
0xD0000272, 0xC0000272,
0xC004C012, 0xC004C013,
0xC004C014 – The activation server is temporarily unavailable and your Windows will automatically be activated when the service comes back online.
0xC004C008, 0xC004C770,
0x803FA071 – The product key has been used on another device or it is being used multiple times than Microsoft Software License Terms allow.
0xC004F00F – You using a product key to activation with different version of Windows. (e.g. using product key for Windows 10 Pro on Windows 10 Home machine)
0xC004C020 – The product key was with Volume License and has been exceed the number of device that it can activate in organization environment.
