Using the Windows Activation troubleshooter. Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. If you're unable to activate Windows 11, the Activation troubleshooter could help.

Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows is genuine and hasn’t been used on more devices than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. This article will help you troubleshoot and fix common activation errors in Windows. For help finding your product key, see Find your Windows product key.

Resolves a vulnerability in Windows Explorer that could allow remote code execution if a user visited a specially crafted webpage.

An update is available for all Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) clients. This update prevents you from receiving error messages that are related to the application manifest expiry feature of the AD RMS clients. This fix is also necessary for Windows Rights Management clients.

Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows 11 (original release) Virtual Machine Images. Windows 10 and and Windows 11 (original release) are designed to address the complex and evolving needs of today’s organizations, offering: Advanced protection against modern security threats.

You see the following error code and message when you try to install an Xbox Game Pass game on your PC: 0x8024500C. Turn on Windows Update. This install is prevented by policy. Ask your admin to enable Windows Update. This means that the Windows Update option is not enabled on your Windows device.

The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components.

Fixes a problem in which you receive a "Supplied message is incomplete" error message when you use an FTPS client that implements TLS 1.2 to upload a file in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2.

This problem is fixed in the following update for SQL Server: Cumulative Update 12 for SQL Server 2017. About SQL Server builds. Each new build for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and security fixes that were in the previous build. We recommend that you install the latest build for your version of SQL Server:

Fixes an issue in which the Startup Type property in the DHCP Client service is changed from Disabled to Automatic after you install KB 979346. This issue occurs on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.