Your Windows License Will Expire Soon on Windows 11

Is the Windows 11 license going to expire soon? Quick solution!

After upgrading to Windows 11, some users encountered an annoying "Windows license is about to expire" prompt, which repeatedly appeared after restarting the computer. This article provides several effective solutions to help you get rid of your troubles.

Possible reasons for "Windows License Expiration":

• The license is invalid
• Hardware changes
• Network connection issues
• Activation token file corrupt
• The preview version is about to expire
• Network failure
• ...

Consequences of expiration of license:

Two weeks before the expiration, the system will regularly pop up prompts asking you to activate Windows in the settings. After expiration, the computer will automatically restart every three hours, and unsaved data will be lost. After two weeks, the system may not start. Therefore, after receiving this prompt, please back up important data immediately. MiniTool ShadowMaker provides free data backup and system migration functions, so you might as well give it a try!

Solution:

Method 1: Restart File Explorer

1. Right-click the Start menu and select Task Manager.
2. Switch to the Process tab, find Windows Explorer, right-click and select Restart.

Method 2: Manually enter the product key

1. Press the Windows I key to open Settings.
2. Go to System > Activate.
3. Click the Change button (next to Change Product Key).

4. Enter your product key and click Next.

Method 3: Reactivate the Volume License (VLK)

1. Enter "Command Prompt" in the search box, right-click and select "Run as Administrator".
2. Enter the following command and press Enter : slmgr –rearm
3. Restart the computer and run the command prompt as administrator again.
4. Enter the following command and press Enter : slmgr /upk
5. After the command is executed successfully, restart the computer to see if the problem is resolved.

Method 4: Rebuild the tokens.dat file

1. Enter "Command Prompt" in the search box, right-click and select "Run as Administrator".
2. Enter the following commands and press Enter :
   • net stop sppsvc
   • cd %windir%\\system32\\spp\\store\\2.0
   • ren tokens.dat tokens.bar
   • net start sppsvc
   • cscript.exe %windir%\\system32\\slmgr.vbs /rilc

Method 5: Disable Windows License Manager Service

1. Press Windows R to open "Run", enter services.msc and click "OK".
2. Find "Windows License Manager Services", right-click and select "Properties".
3. In the General tab, change the Startup Type drop-down menu to Disabled. Then click "Stop" and "Apply".

Summarize:

The above methods can help you solve the problem of "Windows license is about to expire" in Windows 11. Please try these solutions, hope it will help you!

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