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ERROR_ACTIVATION_COUNT_EXCEEDED
Activation has already been reset the maximum number of times for this installation. Your activation timer will not be cleared.
ERROR_ACTIVATION_COUNT_EXCEEDED is Win32 error 7059 (0x00001B93) in legacy Remote Desktop Services and Terminal Services session handling.
What to verify
Verify whether the installation remains within the supported number of activation timer resets. Check RDS licensing and activation events, installation or image history, and current license server configuration.
Likely causes
- the activation grace period was reset repeatedly.
- an image or snapshot reused activation state.
- licensing configuration was never completed.
- administrative scripts repeatedly invoked reset behavior.
Troubleshooting steps
- Collect RDS licensing and activation events.
- Record installation or image history.
- Correlate current license server configuration with TerminalServices operational logs, session and user-configuration records, device or modem diagnostics, and the caller’s connection trace.
Handling, retry, and recovery
Complete the supported licensing activation process or rebuild from a correctly prepared image; another timer reset is not a valid recovery.
Related errors
ERROR_LICENSE_QUOTA_EXCEEDED concerns license consumption, while this code concerns the maximum activation reset count
Example
A lab image is reverted and reset after every test cycle until the installation refuses another reset. Rebuilding the template with supported RDS licensing preparation removes the accumulated activation state.
References
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