我在笔记本电脑上使用的是Windows Home版本，并计划升级到Windows 11/10 Professional或Enterprise。但是，当我使用密钥激活时，它返回了一个相当奇怪的错误消息，“您输入的产品密钥无效^{(The product key you entered did not work)}。” 除此消息外，还有一个额外的错误代码0xC004F050。

您输入的产品密钥无效，错误 0xC004F050

您输入的产品密钥无效，错误 0xC004F050^{(Error 0xC004F050)}

我很确定产品密钥没问题，但由于某种原因，Windows无法识别它。虽然它很快为我解决了，但这里是要尝试的事情的列表。

重新启动 Windows 电脑
检查不正确的密钥
运行激活疑难解答

尝试^(Try)每一个，看看什么对你有用。如果没有任何效果，您可以随时与Microsoft 支持团队联系。^{(Microsoft Support team.)}

1]重新启动Windows 10 PC

它立即对我有用，因为我意识到钥匙改变了；它没有反映。当我访问微软商店^{(Microsoft Store)}购买新密钥时，它清楚地显示该密钥已被激活。这让我意识到一个简单的重启可以解决这个问题，而且确实如此。重新启动完成后，使用新密钥激活了Windows ，我可以看到^(Windows)Windows 10 Enterprise。

2]检查不正确的密钥

如果Windows 密钥^{(Windows Key)}有任何错误的可能性，最好检查一下。通常，密钥通过电子邮件到达，错误复制的可能性很低，但检查不会花费太多时间。如果您已记下某处并尝试使用它来激活，则该键可能是字母表错误。

3]运行激活疑难解答

激活疑难解答仅在激活出现问题时出现。所以现在你有错误 Go to Settings > Update and Security > Activation。单击^(Click)疑难解答^{(Troubleshoot)}按钮。Windows将开始寻找可以解决问题的解决方案。奇怪的是，当我遇到错误时它对我不起作用，但值得一试。

根据Microsoft的说法，该错误有时会在激活服务器繁忙或您使用优惠升级时发生。无论哪种情况，一旦与服务器建立连接，密钥就会被激活。如果您不想等待， Windows 10会在您重新启动时自动重新激活。

我希望这篇文章很容易理解，并且您能够解决此Windows 激活错误。

The product key you entered did not work, Error 0xC004F050

I was υsing the Windows Home version on mу laptop and planned to upgrade to Windows 11/10 Professional or Enterprise. However, when I used the kеy to activate, it rеturned with a rather strange error saying, “The product key you entered did not work.” Along with this message, there was an additional error code 0xC004F050.

I was pretty sure that the product key was just fine, and for some reason, Windows was not able to recognize it. While it resolved for me quickly, but here is the list of things to try.

Restart Windows PC
Check for incorrect key
Run Activation Troubleshooter

Try each of them, and see what works for you. If nothing works, you can always connect with the Microsoft Support team.

1] Restart Windows 10 PC

It straight away worked for me because I realized that the key changed; it was not reflecting. When I visited Microsoft Store to buy a new key, it clearly displayed that the key has been activated. That made me realize that a simple restart can resolve this, and it did. When the reboot was complete, the Windows was activated with the new key, and I could see Windows 10 Enterprise.

2] Check for incorrect key

If there is the slightest chance that Windows Key is wrong, it’s a good idea to check for that. Usually, the keys arrived on email, and the chance of copying incorrectly is low, but a check doesn’t take much time. In case you have noted down the somewhere, and are trying to activate using it, the key might be wrong by an alphabet.

3] Run Activation Troubleshooter

The Activation Troubleshooter appears only when there is a problem with activation. So now that you have the error Go to Settings > Update and Security > Activation. Click on the Troubleshoot button. Windows will start looking for solutions that can fix the problem. Strangely it did not work for me when I had the error, but its worth a try.

According to Microsoft, the error occurs at times when the activation servers get busy, or if you have upgraded using an offer. In either case, once the connection is made to the server, the key will be activated. If you do not want to wait, Windows 10 will automatically reactivate itself if you restart.

I hope the post was easy to follow, and you were able to resolve this Windows Activation error.

玉宋

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我是一名硬件工程师，专门从事iPhone、iPad等苹果产品的设计和开发。我在 iOS 和边缘设备以及 Git 和 Swift 等软件开发工具方面都有经验。我在这两个领域的技能使我对 Apple 设备操作系统 (OS) 如何与应用程序和数据源进行交互有了深刻的理解。此外，我在 Git 方面的经验使我能够处理代码版本控制系统，这有助于在开发软件时提高效率和生产力。

您输入的产品密钥无效，错误 0xC004F050

您输入的产品密钥无效，错误 0xC004F050^{(Error 0xC004F050)}

1]重新启动Windows 10 PC

2]检查不正确的密钥

3]运行激活疑难解答

The product key you entered did not work, Error 0xC004F050