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Starting noticing around the 1st of the year, that my work laptop running Windows 8.1 with update 1 frequently boots up, shows the watermark in the lower right and if I check computer properties will show that Windows is not activated.
I don't have to do anything, and within about 2 minutes, the watermark goes away and Windows shows as activated.
I don't really see anything useful in the event viewer to explain what is going on. My laptop was purchased from Dell with an embedded OEM code in the BIOS for Windows 8.0 Professional. Over time, I did the store upgrade to 8.1 and have kept up with Windows update on the web to get to update 1. It's been very stable so haven't reloaded the OS at all after that first attempt.
Anybody else see this happen? I'm not too fussed about it, since it causes me no problems and goes away on it's own, but I'm trying to figure out what is happening in case other machines at work start doing something similar.
I don't have to do anything, and within about 2 minutes, the watermark goes away and Windows shows as activated.
I don't really see anything useful in the event viewer to explain what is going on. My laptop was purchased from Dell with an embedded OEM code in the BIOS for Windows 8.0 Professional. Over time, I did the store upgrade to 8.1 and have kept up with Windows update on the web to get to update 1. It's been very stable so haven't reloaded the OS at all after that first attempt.
Anybody else see this happen? I'm not too fussed about it, since it causes me no problems and goes away on it's own, but I'm trying to figure out what is happening in case other machines at work start doing something similar.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 7
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Self-Built in July 2009
- CPU
- Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
- Memory
- 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 23" Acer x233H
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
- PSU
- Corsair 620HX modular
- Case
- Antec P182
- Cooling
- stock
- Keyboard
- ABS M1 Mechanical
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 15/2 cable modem
- Other Info
- Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.