Solved : “Your windows license will expire soon ” windows 10 & 8.1

Your windows license will expire soon
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I installed windows 10 on my acer machine a few month ago after removing Kali linux . Windows was showing ” Activate Windows ” text at the right bottom of my screen .

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So i decided download Kmspico to crack it , which worked fine .

However after a few month later another error started popping up on my screen with ” Your windows license will expire soon ” . You need to activate windows in Settings .

I thought to myself maybe this is another wrong error dialog message from windows .

However the same error ” Your windows license will expire soon ” kept on popping this time not once but oftenly .

A few days ago i found a permanent solution on how to remove this ” Your windows license will expire soon ” error from your windows 10 or 8 .

I have decided to share this trick with my readers step by step below. However these are the commonest forms of this error :-

  • Your Windows license will expire soon keeps popping up – This message can be rather annoying because it appears frequently. However, you should be able to fix this problem by using one of the solutions below.
  • Your Windows license will expire soon but windows is activated – This is the most common problem and many users reported that this message appears even if their Windows is already activated.

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How to deal with ‘Your Windows License Will Expire Soon’ Error on Windows 8.1, Windows 10

Your windows license will expire soon 8.1 & 10 fix .

Whenever you experience Your windows license will expire soon yet windows is activated . Do the following :-

Solution 1 :

Step 1 : Deactivate Windows Defender Real Time protection .

To deactivate windows Defender real time protection on windows 10 follow the procedures :-

Note : If you’re using windows 8.1 or 8 , simply search windows defender in the search bar and follow the procedures indicated below.

  1. Search the phrase ” Windows Defender ” and click Windows Defender Settings .

windows defender settings

2. Windows Security window will pop up , select virus & threat protection .

windows security settings

3. Another window will open up , click on Virus & threat protection settings .

virus & threat protection settings

4. In the window that opens up , turn off Real-time protection and press Yes in the windows prompt dialog .

real time protection

At this point maximize the windows Defender window and continue with the next step below .

Note : Make sure you turn off the Real-time protection  otherwise you won’t be successful in the next step .

Step 2 : Download and install Kmspico software .

You can download Kmspico from here . Kmspico is a free software that will help you crack windows activation settings .

After downloading the software , head over to it’s folder and double tap any of its setups .exes .

Follow the instructions while installing and after close its blue background window .

Note : If you didn’t turn off real time protection , the software will be automatically detected as a malware .

Now after installing Kmspico , you have finished solving ” Your windows license will expire soon you need to activate windows in pc settings. ”

You can now navigate back to Windows Defender settings > Virus & protection > Virus & threat settings > and turn on Real-time protection to keep your PC safe from viruses .


Solution 2 : Disable Services .

If you’re frequently getting Your Windows license will expire soon error message, you might be able to fix it simply by disabling few services. To do that, follow these simple steps:

  1. Press Windows Key + R and enter services.msc. Press Enter or click OK.

2. When Services window opens, locate Windows License Manager Service and double click it to open its properties.

windows license manager

3. When the Properties window opens, set the Startup type to Disabled. If the service is running, click the Stop button to
stop it. Now click Apply and OK to save changes.

windows license properties

4. Locate Windows Update service and double click it to open its properties. Stop the service and set its Startup type to Disabled.

After doing that, the problem should be resolved and you won’t see this error message any more. If you experience any problems after applying this solution, be sure to revert the changes and check if that helps

windows update


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