A: For retail keys, run the Activation Troubleshooter in Settings. For MAK, re-enter the key. For KMS/ADBA, run slmgr /ato again.
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slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX A: For retail keys, run the Activation Troubleshooter
(Replace X with your actual 25-character MAK key) A: For retail keys