[Solved] This Copy Of Windows Must Be Activated with Microsoft Before You Can Log On

If your computer is showing the error “This Copy Of Windows Must Be Activated with Microsoft Before You Can Log On” as shown in the image below

this error occurs when you windows is not activated , but the main problem is, you are not able to login to activate the windows.

Here is the solution

boot into safe mode, by hitting F8 at startup
1. click start then click run

2. then type the command ” rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnk ” and hit enter, see image below

this solution will reset the windows activation for 30 days, & then you can easily activate your windows later,

Mutahhar Bashir

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9 Responses

  1. Hi ,
    i try this but no sucess, my computer are a ibm x41 tablet pc with xp sp3, i restart and receb this messenge "A problem has prevent windows from accurately checking the status of the licence for this computer.To proceed your copy of windos must be activated whit microsoft."

    did this happend to you?

    Best

  2. no it didn't happened with me,
    but you can try this solution
    Press F8 while booting windows
    choose safemode with command prompt
    when you see CMD window hits CRTL+SHIFT+DEL
    Task manager will open, click new task & type "explorer" (without comma's)
    you will see your desktop
    then go to c:windowsie7spuninst & run spuninst.exe to remove internet explorer 7
    if you have internet explorer 8, remove it same way by going c:windowsie8spuninst
    Then restart
    and install this hotfix: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/946501
    and then install internet explorer 8 again.

  3. Bereh Boh says:

    thanks sir..

    this solved my problem..

    i already bookmark your website..

  4. barrelcop says:

    Hey I’m receiving the same problem I know im late and I probably won’t get a response right away but please
    I’m receiving an error. A problem has prevented windows from accurately checking the status of the license for this computer. To proceed your copy of windows must be activated with Microsoft

    Do you want to activate Windows now?

  5. Melvin says:

    I tried this and it worked, then a second time after some months it happened again and now this solution does not work anymore 🙁
    I have tried everything including the hotfix and IE8 installation and nothing, when i restart computer and click on the “activate” button, i get a message saying that Windows is already activated but it just gets me back to the windows needs activation screen again.
    Please help me gurus from this page :'(

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