Windows activation Error Code 0xc004e016

This article describes an error code 0xc004e016. There are cases that have been discussed related to product activation and licensing-related issues due to the hardware changes. If more no of activation is being done using the same product key, it may cause Windows product activation issues.

Another code explained along with this above error code is 0xC004B008. If the activation server denies the activation code entered, this could result in the above error code 0xc004e016. Common issues related to activation are an unauthorized key entry.

A few troubleshooting steps suggest the following