#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : 0xC004F074 -- the KMS host could not be contacted Fix : Prove the KMS host is discoverable and reachable Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-activation-c004f074 Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 15 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX The machine should be activating against an on-premises KMS host. HOW TO UNDO IT Clear a manually set host with cscript slmgr.vbs /ckms and let DNS discovery take over again. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' 0xC004F074 -- the KMS host could not be contacted' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Prove the KMS host is discoverable and reachable' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 15 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Check what the client currently thinks.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'cscript C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /dlv' } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Look for the SRV record KMS clients use to find the host.' -Why 'If this returns nothing, the client has no way to find a host and everything else is moot. The record is published by the KMS host itself.' -Command { Resolve-DnsName -Name _vlmcs._tcp -Type SRV } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Test the port to the host the record named.' -Command { Test-NetConnection -ComputerName kms.example.local -Port 1688 } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If DNS is broken but the host is known, point the client at it directly as a temporary measure.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'cscript C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /skms kms.example.local:1688' } Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Activate.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'cscript C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /ato' } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'slmgr /dli reports Licensed.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { cmd.exe /c 'cscript C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /dli' } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-activation-c004f074' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Clear a manually set host with cscript slmgr.vbs /ckms and let DNS discovery take over again.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule