I have had this PC for the past 6ish years, and ever since day one, every few hours, about 3-4 times a day, whatever program or application i'm in will close and prompt me with a completely blue screen telling me to activate windows and only gives me the option of going to my PC Settings before I can X out of the window. I'm sick of it, I've dealt with this for 6 years. Countless games I play have had certain situations ruined because of sudden game closes due to this. I am perfectly fine with the current version of Windows that I have, Windows 8. How do I disable this from appearing ever again?
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The thread revolves around a user experiencing frequent blue screen prompts asking to activate Windows, which has persisted for about six years on their Windows 8 PC, disrupting their use. Responders suggest verifying whether Windows is properly activated, with one recommending running the "slmgr /xpr" command to check activation status and advising malware scans if activated. The overall sentiment indicates that the issue might be related to activation status or system integrity, with some questioning the timeline given the Windows version.
The thread revolves around a user experiencing frequent blue screen prompts asking to activate Windows, which has persisted for about six years on their Windows 8 PC, disrupting their use. Responders suggest verifying whether Windows is properly activated, with one recommending running the "slmgr /xpr" command to check activation status and advising malware scans if activated. The overall sentiment indicates that the issue might be related to activation status or system integrity, with some questioning the timeline given the Windows version.
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Can you please open a command prompt and type slmgr /xpr
If you do not receive a popup indicating the machine is permanently activated, you may have an issue. However, I am unfamiliar with Windows BSOD over failed activation.
Windows 10 was released in 2015, so how could this be going on for 6 years? Sorry, I see you are on Windows 8. Yes, I would run that command and also scan for malware/virii on this system if it says the machine license is activated.
If you do not receive a popup indicating the machine is permanently activated, you may have an issue. However, I am unfamiliar with Windows BSOD over failed activation.