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Microsoft releases an urgent out-of-band update for Windows to fix the "invalid parameter" error during system activation
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Microsoft released a non-security emergency out-of-band update on November 13th for Windows 10 22H2 and 21H2, focusing on fixing an issue where some systems returned "0x80041008" and prompted "Invalid parameter" when using software license management tools to perform licensing and activation operations. Microsoft stated that devices that have already been activated will remain activated, and devices with KMS configuration that do not require further execution of related commands will not be affected.
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News from the IT community on November 14th: Microsoft issued a notice yesterday (November 13th) to push out a non-security emergency out-of-band update (non-security out-of-band) for the Windows 1022H2 and 21H2 systems, focusing on fixing issues with system licensing and activation failures.

Regarding the applicable versions, according to the blog post, this update is suitable for the following versions:

  • Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 (The version number after installation is upgraded to 19044.7850)
  • Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 (The version number after installation is upgraded to 19044.7850)
  • Windows in the extended service support (ESU) state; version number upgraded to 19045.7850 after installation (10:22H2).

This non-security emergency out-of-band update primarily fixes a system activation issue. According to Microsoft, the issue occurred when using the software license management tool ( SLMGR ) to perform certain operations, and the system might return “0x80041008”, indicating “invalid parameters”.

The main organizations affected are those that use the slmgr.vbs command or automated processes to configure Key Management Services ( KMS ), activate product keys, and manage Windows licenses.

Microsoft has made it clear that activated devices will remain activated; devices that already have the KMS configuration and do not require further execution of related commands are also not affected. This fix is mainly aimed at license management operations that have failed, rather than a general issue with system activation becoming ineffective.

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