

Navigate to Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Make sure KMS activation communication between the server and the client’s aren’t being blocked by third party network firewalls or Windows Firewall. If this part isn’t completed, the KMS product key you entered manually into VAMT won’t work. Once downloaded, run the executable and enter your KMS product key for the specific product when prompted.

Make sure you have downloaded the Key Management Service Host for the specific Windows product. Make sure the keys under Products in VAMT match.

Using Microsoft Volume Licensing Portal online – login and check your current active keys. Find the latest KMS activation request event and look in the General tab. On the computer, open the Application Event log in Event viewer. You can determine what server the client computer is looking at too. Make sure the service Software Protection Platform (name differs a little depending on OS) is set to Automatic (Delayed Start) and running. The Software Protection Service needs to be running on the KMS Server.īy going to Service.msc you can see a full list of the Services available on the KMS Server. To activate older and newer versions of products on your KMS server, you will have to have a dedicated volume key for each version. One Office or Windows KMS activation key does not activate the previous versions of MS Office or Windows. The count reported by your Key Management Service (KMS) is insufficient.ĠxC004F039 – KMS activation request not answered by the Office KMS host General Requirements KMS needs to be activated.ĠxC004F042 – The Software Licensing Service determined that the specified Key Management Service (KMS) cannot be used.ĠxC004F038 – The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted.ĠxC004F065 – The Software Protection Service reported that the application is running within the valid non-genuine period.ĠxC004F041 – The Software Licensing Service determined that the Key Management Service (KMS) is not activated. The sub-sections in the post will include-ĠxC004F074 – The Software Licensing Service reported that the computer could not be activated. In this post we are going to look at all the crucial components of a KMS Server, whilst also fixing / troubleshooting activation errors.
