Start Activating Windows 7 using the automated telephone system.Ģ - Click System properties on the above toolbar, you will see below 'Click here to activate Windows now' in the Windows activation section, sometimes it requires an administration confirmation, if it does please confirm.ģ - Choose ' Show me other ways to Activate'.Ĥ - Click Use the automated phone system, and then follow the instructions that are provided.Īfter trying these methods, my windows was activated. So If your computers date time values are misconfigured and is displaying far dates from the current datetime value, Windows activation fails to activate Win7.
If neither of these option succeed then you can used another method to activate your windows Verify that your proxy settings are correct, to reach the correct Microsoft server. some times, date changes to an old date due to a battery problem.ģ. Check system time and date to be correct. While updating & activating windows 7 this error code '0x80072f8f' message can appear due to some reasons:ġ. You should Verify that your Internet connection is working.Ģ.