Activate Windows appearing and disappearing after Windows update 1903 (Continues into 1909)

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Hello. I am running Windows 10 Home update 1909 on an HP Envy 15. Up until Windows update 1903, my Windows had been running fine with no major problems. I have not installed or attempted to install any alternate versions of Windows, using only the copy of Windows 10 Home that came with the laptop. Yet after update 1903, a big Activate Windows sign appeared on my screen. Not only that, but it bizarrely disappears at some times only to reappear again later.


To solve this problem, I tried to retrieve my product key with wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey but it returned this error:

Node - ENVY

ERROR:

Description =


Later, on the advice of reddit, I tried to use slmgr commands, but they returned error code: 0xC0000022. On non-core windows, run slui.exe for error message (paraphrased).


Help! I'm desperate for any solution. This is seriously souring my Windows experience.

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