Windows 10: Windows 11 Home Activation - 0x80004005

Long story short, I had factory reset my laptop yesterday to reinstall Windows due to permission/ownership related issues.It worked fine initially. Today, however, a error message pop up saying I need to activate my laptop definitely not there yesterday. not sure about the exact translationUnder Activation page in Settings:1. Activation Status > not functioning; next to the troubleshotting botton under it > "Troubleshotting have stopped, please ensure internet connection and try again later. Error Code: 0x80004005"2. Subscription > functioning but no further info when clicked3. pr

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Error 0x80004005

http://www.wiki-errors.com/wiki-errors.php?wiki=0x80004005
Look to the right of the screen and follow the steps to fix the problem. Hope this helps.

 

Windows Activation error code 0x80004005

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you receive an error code 0x80004005, after upgrading from Windows 10 1803 to 1909. I’ll help you with this issue.



However, please let us know:

• Did Windows 10 come pre-installed on the computer?
  
• Were you using a Microsoft account to sign in to the computer earlier?
  
• Was there any hardware changes made on the computer prior to this issue?
  

I would suggest you to try running the activation troubleshooter and see if that helps. Refer the steps mentioned in the article

Using the Activation troubleshooter.



If you have a product key, try using it to activate Windows. Refer the section
Activate using a product key from the article
Activate Windows 10.



For more information, see Get help with Windows activation errors.



If you still face issues, do not worry, you can get in touch with our Activation team and they will help you with the issue. Please refer the article
Global Customer Service phone numbers to get the Customer support
number as per your country.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

error 0x80004005

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to us. Error 0x80004005 may have encountered due to an update issue on your Windows 10 that prevents the computer to format your SD card. For us to help you with this, kindly answer the following questions:

• Have you made any recent changes to your computer prior to this issue?
• What is the current build and version of your Windows 10? To check type in winver on the search bar and press Enter.
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Meanwhile, we suggest that you run the
Windows Update Troubleshooter to correct any possible conflict that caused this issue.

We'll be waiting for your reply.