What does HRESULT 0x803FA098 (SL_REMAPPING_MDOLLAR_TIMEBASED_ACTIVATION_AFTER_END_DATE) mean?

SL_REMAPPING_MDOLLAR_TIMEBASED_ACTIVATION_AFTER_END_DATE

The scope of SL_REMAPPING_MDOLLAR_TIMEBASED_ACTIVATION_AFTER_END_DATE, HRESULT 0x803FA098, is Microsoft-hosted activation and product-key rule processing: the activation request was made after the entitlement end date. In a hosted activation time-based activation after end date incident, UTC request and response times should be captured before another retry changes state.

Why this HRESULT is specific

The activation service evaluated the request against an expired time window. Local reinstall or key re-entry does not extend the server-side end date.

How to distinguish nearby failures

The key comparison is this: An expired activation window differs from a CLiP app-license expiration and from a local grace-period countdown. A valid hosted activation time-based activation after end date test keeps UTC request and response times attached to the same object and varies one supported prerequisite.

Controlled troubleshooting sequence

1. Record the earliest event stating that the activation request was made after the entitlement end date, together with the code, UTC time, and the same identity fields.
2. Change one prerequisite: Check that the device is using the intended current entitlement; do not combine this with a store reset, key replacement, account removal, package reinstall, or unrelated repair.
3. Repeat the user operation: Re-run the original operation and require that the current entitlement covers the request time and activation status remains valid after time resynchronization; if another HRESULT appears, diagnose it as a separate result.

Evidence-preserving cautions

While investigating this result, do not backdate the device clock or reuse an expired entitlement.

Verification

The incident is resolved only when the current entitlement covers the request time and activation status remains valid after time resynchronization.

Technical references

• Microsoft Win32 metadata: winerror.h — status definition reference.
• Microsoft: SoftwareLicensingProduct WMI class — owning service/API reference.
• Microsoft: Troubleshoot Windows activation error codes — diagnostic/remediation API reference.
• Microsoft: Plan for volume activation — lifecycle reference.