Windows is saying "product key was already used on another device" but I am on the same device.

[Mark Donovan1]

Hello,I recently had my computer serviced at Microcenter for a faulty stick of RAM and nothing else. Upon rebooting my computer I find that my Windows 11 Home "needs to be activated" despite it being on the same device.The error code I receive is: 0xC004C008Upon attempting to troubleshoot this I receive this message: "Something prevented us from communicating with our activation servers. Wait a few minutes and then try again." (0x803f700f)Furthermore, when I open the "get help" option, I am treated to the message "this service is unavailable."Does anyone know of a solution to this issue? I ha

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