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[Windows 11] SM-03:
I've been using MSI B760 since this year Jan & now, after updating to the latest Sept BIOS, my Windows 11 pro activation (from my genuine Win8 Pro retail key) has gone, & now I cannot activate it via the H/W change option nor via the key. Contacted MSFT helpline & they said they couldn't generate the offline activation code from the installation ID as it is a Win8 key & hence advised me to reinstall Win8 & then upgrade it to Win10 & 11.

As Windows off late suspended the Win7/8 to Win10/11 free upgrade path, so if I install Win8 now & then activate Win8 from my activation key then will it be upgraded to Win10/11 like earlier?
[Windows 11] ze7zez:
I don't know of any reason why you couldn't upgrade from windows 8.1 to windows 10 if you did so when there were no legal impediments. Before you upgrade to Windows 11, check if everything went well. If not, contact Microsoft.
[Windows 11] xXx yYy:
@SM-03

Yes a BIOS update can sometimes change the hardware identifiers of your motherboard components. Windows interprets such a change as hardware replacing, and may deactivate itself.

My recommendation: Run the Windows activation troubleshooter. To do this, go to Settings > Update & Security > Activation and click on "Troubleshoot". Follow the on-screen instructions and select "I recently changed hardware on this device" when prompted.
[Windows 11] SM-03:
already tried that & also wrote the same in my OP, that doesn't activate Windows
[Windows 11] SM-03:
bump
[Windows 11] ze7zez:
Don't look for shortcuts, just do what the Microsoft helpline advises you to do. Then describe here exactly what you did, step by step.
[Windows 11] Village_Idiot:
As of the writing of this article. The window to upgrade from 8.1 to 10 or 11 for free is still open.

Microsoft Says the Days of Free Windows 7 to 10 or 11 Updates Are Over

However, Windows 10 keys will continue to be valid for Windows 11 installs.

www.tomshardware.com
[Windows 11] KnightRider01:
This is a compatibility issue with the board. There is no real solution for that, but here are a few workarounds that "could" work.

You could try this:

Windows 11 Not Activated After BIOS Update

If your Windows 11 is deactivated after a BIOS update, learn the cause and workarounds of this issue affecting certain motherboards.

www.windowsdigitals.com
[Windows 11] SM-03:
I did & wrote the same in the OP, but that doesn't help, they can't generate activation code from my installation ID & also using the key didn;t work as they said it's a Win8 Pro retail key & since MSFT blocked the activation from Win7 & 8 keys since Sep 2023.
[Windows 11] SM-03:
anyone tried to activate Win10/11 via old Win8.1 key lately?
[Windows 11] TwistyMeats:
saw you post and thought i would sign up and help. but Look on...better idea should exchange contact info instead (mod edit)
[Windows 11] simplepinoi177:
@TwistyMeats , As per Forum Rule 6 (quoted below), that tool/script can be considered/utilized as a means of avoiding payment as a "....cracks....or other means of avoiding payment...", and as such I have removed part of your post because "...nor do we permit members to request, post, promote or describe ways in which warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained or used."

What you communicate & exchange privately, directly, and external to this site (i.e. privately exchanging email = acceptable; privately exchanging serial #'s or links = unacceptable) is out of our hands -- as long as it is not posting the link and promoting it here.

I hope this is found to be understandable,

simplepinoi177 FSM (Forum Specific Moderator)

XDA Developers Forum Rules said​

6. Do not post or request warez.​

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If a piece of software requires you to pay to use it, then pay for it. We do not accept warez nor do we permit members to request, post, promote or describe ways in which warez, cracks, serial codes or other means of avoiding payment, can be obtained or used. This is a site of developers, i.e. the sort of people who create such software. When you cheat a software developer, you cheat us as a community.​
[Windows 11] SM-03:
what trick you're talking about?

Can you PM @TwistyMeats
[Windows 11] 3Fees:
Call M$ they can give you a key over the phone to activate if your original install was kosher.

Cheers

3Fees
[OnePlus 11] Bobtheagent:
I sent the phone back.

- I've never seen a OnePlus phone have a provision checker which is ridiculous. Seen no forums on how to remove it. I tried a few old techniques myself with no luck.

- MSM tool is non existent to public.

- Will not make calls on the at&t Firstnet network . Only text and data.

Before someone screams "Firstnet don't allow that phone".... Re-read what I said...

Firstnet is not blocking anything. Op11 has service. It just won't make a call. My OnePlus 9 supports the same bands as the 11 and works perfectly fine on Firstnet. It's very odd. The OnePlus 11 will make calls on the at&t network as long as it's not Firstnet 🤔

Yes I messed with volte settings.

Don't forget to add "dun" to your apn settings if you are trying to troubleshoot. I'm not a developer but I'm very knowledgeable of some things.
[OnePlus 11] kpirnie:
- MSM Tool

[OP11] EDL DownloadTool to restore your device to OxygenOS/ColorOS

Disclaimer: By attempting any of the processes listed in this thread you accept full responsibility for your actions. I will not be held responsible if your device stops working, catches fire, or turns into a hipster and claims to have been...

xdaforums.com

just sayin...

- I don't remember a phone that didn't have a "provision checker" also.

- I don't know anything about Firstnet, other than what Ive seen plastered at the AT&T store. I would think that there wouldn't be any difference in the network, but who know... it's AT&T. Your very best bet would be to get in touch with someone at AT&T and ask them why it won't provision for you.
[OnePlus 11] Bobtheagent:
A oneplus phone has never had a hotspot provision check.... The hotspot always turns on without asking for permission. The oneplus 11 MODEL FOR US DOES ASK FOR PERMISSION! As far as msm tool. I missed that thread, that's my bad.
[OnePlus 11] kpirnie:
I never noticed it on my 8t when I had it... so... mabe its a new "feature"

In fairness, now that I think about it, I'm glad it does ask... I'd hate to acidentally turn it on and eat up all my data...
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] lenhat0104:
Mi 8 ee doesn't have its own forum so I posted it here.Tks

Xiaomi mi 8ee crashes fastboot when flashing miui android 9 or 10.

Tried updating via updater and flashing via fastboot and edl but still stuck on fastboot.

Someone please help me.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] ZG_DEV:
The phone still stucks on fastboot, right ?

Did you confirm that the zip file update is the correct one ? Is it contains files that are flashable via fastboot ? What is the name of the .zip file ?

-Welcome to XDA forums :)
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] lenhat0104:
no. if flash Android 8.1 the phone will still work

ursa......zip
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] PumpTheKin:
Is there any way to do this?

Thank you. :cowboy:
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] Oswald Boelcke:
Hello and good afternoon, @PumpTheKin Welcome to XDA! I hope you'll always get the support you require.

However, prior to your next posting besides the XDA Forum Rules please read all the guidances that are stuck on top of every forum like

Note: Questions go in Q&A Forum

If you are posting a Question Thread post it in the Q&A forum. Technical discussion of Android development and hacking. No noobs, please. Device-specific releases should go under the appropriate device forum...

xdaforums.com

and the others. I've moved your thread to

Redmi Note 10 Pro

The Redmi Note 10 Pro is a 6.67" phone with a 1080x2400p resolution display. The Qualcomm SM7150 Snapdragon 732G chipset is paired with 6/8GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage. The main camera is 108/8/5/2MP and the selfie camera is 16MP. The battery has a 5020mAh capacity.

xdaforums.com

I assumed you're talking about this device as you didn't mentioned the brand. Please advise if I was wrong.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke

Senior Moderator
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] PumpTheKin:
Yes the Redmi.
[Redmi Note 10 Pro] NoTpaC:
I know the "normal" way l, but First U need a unlocked Bootloader. https://en.miui.com/unlock/index.html
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] spelou:
Hi guys,

I never took the time to do the MIUI updates since I have my MI 9T pro (purchased in Europe, with an EU rom), so it's still running Android 10... Now, some apps require Android >=11 to be installed :(

I managed to gradually upgrade to MIUI12.0.5 (still android 10), but I can't go beyond even if the latest version of MIUI available for this phone is 12.5.1.0, with Android 11 . In the settings, it tells me that there are no higher updates available. I tried different things that I saw here and there:

- Switch the region to another country and search for available updates: I tried Greece, Belgium, UK, without success...

- Download the rom on the phone (stable recovery V12.5.1.0.RFKEUXM) and install it locally: I have a failure during the rom verification step :( (which I downloaded from the miui repositories .com)

- Install the ROM via in fastboost, but I was quickly stuck because for that I have to unlock the bootloader, and I would rather upgrade the rom through a regular way if possible.

Bone of these 3 methods worked, and I'm stuck on MIUI12.0.5 QFKEUXM (Android 10) for now :(

If anyone has any info/solutions on this update issue, that would be great! Thanks in advance !
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] user0u:
What's that?

Download from here.

And make sure you're downloading the right ROM. Check the codename (Raphael).
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] spelou:
Hi @user0u , sorry typo, I wanted to say "miui.com" : I found the rom in this topic : https://xdaforums.com/t/miui-updates-tracker-redmi-k20-pro-mi-9t-pro-raphael.4266985/
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] zgfg:
That is custom ROM, you must unlock Bootloader and properly flash as a custom ROM
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] spelou:
Hello,

No, the roms from the topic I linked are the official ones and seem to be the same than we can download from xiaomifirmwareupdater.com . Anyway, I tried with the last version downloaded from xiaomifirmwareupdater.com and I got the same outcome :/
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] zgfg:
That's strange, upgrading from QFKEUXM to RFKEUXM should work (with locked BL)

What is exactly the filename you have downloaded?

Are you flashing with Mi flash? Have you tried by un-gzipoing and un-taring the fastboot/tgz package and by executing the bat script directly from Fastboot (hence not from Mi Flash)

After all, you could unlock BL, flash (must be official ROM, not custom) and then RELOCK the Bootloader
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] spelou:
Thanks a lot for helping me @zgfg !

I downloaded this file to be precise : https://bigota.d.miui.com/V12.5.1.0...AGlobal_V12.5.1.0.RFKEUXM_dd92b7128a_11.0.zip on my phone. Then, I went into parameters > about the phone > MIUI version > "three dots" > select an update to install, I choose the fille , and then I get a "check failure, unable to flash this rom" error.

And I tried to flash the fastboot ROM by following this tutorial (I run Linux Ubuntu on my computer), but I wasn't aware that this method require to have the bootloader unlocked, so it obviously didn't work.

I haven't tried to use Mi flash yet. Is there any way to run this tool on Ubuntu instead of Windows ?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] zgfg:
Yeah, that's generally the method I meant. But you're quoting Xiaomi.eu forum and Xiaomi.eu ROMs are custom ROMs, hence they cannot be installed without the unlocked Bootloader.

But Fastboot/tgz official ROMs can be flashed similarly (they are just tgz=tar+gzip, not zip and scripts are little bit differently named)

Btw, I don't use Linux, neither Mi Flash. Maybe there was some unofficial port of Mi Flash (maybe differently named) for Linux.

But essentially, Mi Flash just provides you a more 'friendly' interface (instead of un-archiving, picking the right script) for that method

NB: Xiaomi.eu not-equals to EEA official ROMs (actually, on many devices, incl yours, Xiaomi.eu is based on CN ROM but it doesn't matter for your case)

Btw, you may consider unlocking BL and flashing Xiaomi.eu by that method.

Xiaomi.eu works like the official ROM, internationally, and it is debloated from unnecessary apps that MIUI (even Global or EEA versions) are still full of.

Check in this thread on their Forum (OP post #1):

https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/miui-12-0-12-1-12-2-12-5-stable-release.56191
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] spelou:
Yes sure, I was just following their tutorial but for flashing the official rom. I tried again tonight, and I get this error from the script :

> FAILED (remote: 'Erase is not allowed in Lock State')

So it seems that flashing a fastboot ROM require to unlock the bootlader event if it's an official ROM :/
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] zgfg:
Take a look at the names of the scripts. Choose one that does not have first install, factory reset, erase or so in the name

Or edit the script. You're a Linux user👍- you shall recognize the line in the script for erasing/formatting Data, so remove that line and try again

You can always later do Factory reset from stock Recovery (if you successfully flash, see if A13 would properly work and decide later)
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] spelou:
Hey ! I finally managed to install the last official version avaiable for this phone !

I unlocked the bootloader with the official tool through a Virtual Machine with Windows (after struggling with drivers issues ...). Then, I was able to flash the ROM with the shell scripts that run some fastboot commands. And finally, I managed to re-lock the bootloader with fastboot. Thanks a lot :)
[Samsung Galaxy S24] patrickneil:
I've seen repeated reports (including on XDA) that next year's model of the S24 will again be split between Exynos in most of the world and Snapdragon here in the U.S., except for the Ultra which will use a Snapdragon chip everywhere. Can I ask someone who understands this a bit better to explain what, if anything, that would mean in terms of bootloader unlocking/rooting the S24 series?

I guess I had some expectation when the S23 series went to a unified tree with Snapdragon in all variants it would lead to unlockable U.S. models, but clearly that wasn't the case, so I've held off upgrading. But what about going the other way, do any pros here think that the bifurcation again of chipsets might mean there would be a method? My main question is whether the North American S24s will again be impossible to unlock since I'm loathe to have to buy another international variant just to keep my root access, particularly if it again means some sort of battery life/performance trade off in addition to loosing the U.S. 5G bands.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S24] Droidriven:
US carrier branded Samsung devices typically all have locked bootloader and won't allow OEM unlock. Get a generic, unbranded, international model of Samsung device directly from Samsung. It should be capable of carrier unlock to use on any network and allow unlocking the bootloader, if it isn't already bootloader unlocked from the factory.
[Samsung Galaxy S24] danielk2555:
That would be the Exynos version though right ?

The Snapdragon version (China or Korea version) should function well in the US I would assume. I got a Samsung Galaxy Note10+ Korean version back in the day just so I could unlock the bootloader and it still works well with the US carriers
[Samsung Galaxy S24] Droidriven:
Yes, international model Samsungs are Exynos.

Yes, Samsung with Snapdragon work well in the US but the problem with that is all the US model Samsung devices have locked bootloader and can't be unlocked.

My post was not to say that "only international models work", it was to say that if you buy an international model, you are guaranteed to be able to SIM unlock and unlock bootloader, whereas, with Snapdragon devices, it is hit or miss and you take your chances on buying a device that can't unlock the bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy S24] danielk2555:
and these early test are showing that Exynos 2400 is better in battery mgmt than Snap 8 gen 3.... Exynos 2400 is slightly worse in terms of raw performance.... but I would take that ...

Maybe too early to tell but I hope Samsung has done a good job with their chip this time so I can buy the intl. version of base S24
[Samsung Galaxy S24] Droidriven:
Devices with better battery usage=devices with lower performance. The battery life being better is a result of the device having lower performing hardware. In almost all cases, there is a correlation between battery life and performance on mobile and small form factor devices.
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] byproxy:
I'm coming from an S20+ and an S22U but had pixel 4 or 5 before (been a little while so can't remember exactly now). Reason for coming back to pixel was ease of root and more control over phone - mainly for maximizing privacy.

Anyway, I've got a bunch of stuff disabled but would like to actually uninstall these. If I recall there used to be debloat apps that handled the ADB commands for you so you didn't have to manually enter each command yourself. Anyone know if one of these programs still exists and if it's compatible with P8P/A14?

I'll do some testing on removing things and seeing if it jacks up the phone (LOL) if so.

Thanks!
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] Santi3598:
I understand there are many ways to approach privacy, but if you want to maximize it, you should try something like grapheneos
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] s3axel:
I've been using ADB Appcontrol (see XDA-Thread) for some time now, I think the basic commands are the same regardless of the Android phone used - so it should work just fine with P8P as well ....
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] sam2c:
Can I ask which apps you want to remove?

Curious as to what's considered bloat on this phone

Best

HT
[Google Pixel 8 Pro] old_fart:
Freezing stuff is the safest and best path forward. I have some sad tales of screwing up my phone when I tried to remove stuff.
[Realme 7 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] rezected:
Hi All,

Steps for installing custom rom on Realme 7 Pro or any Realme device (Bootloader unloacked)

I have attach all the necessary files you need to install custom recovery and install custom rom of your choice, here I am using Orange Fox recovery and [Android 13][RMX2170] Evolution X

Follow below steps

To get required image files I have followed This Tutorial you can check and get these image files for any oppo/oneplus/realme devices

If your system image is corrupted the follow This Tutorial

Unlock bootloader​

Your device needs to be on Android 12 RUI - 3​

reboot to Fastboot mode​

flash all the img files attached below

after flashing all the img files flash Orange fox recovery

reboot to recovery

copy orange fox recovery to you device and flash again for permeant use then reboot again to recovery

Flash custom rom of your choice using provided steps by rom developer

Enjoy

All the Image files attached are for Realme 7 Pro only. Please use device specific files.

You can use Custom recovery of your choice based on your RUI and Android version

Share this with all your Realme user struggling to install custom rom.

Thanks to @SaiPonnamanda for Youtube Tutorial

Please do all on your own risk and do some own research.
[Realme 8] afarkas:
Hello guys, im opening this thread as im desperate. I unlocked by BL, also unbricked my rmx3085 using som tutos here (successfully) and used for these some Indian Roms.

Now my NFC is gone, as india versions have no nfc.

Im unable to find ANY Europe version stock ROM that could be flashed via sp_flash_tool.

Please, anyone, if you know about some EU, NFC support stock rom, point me there.

Thanks
[Realme 8] Medzik:
just flash global version: https://rms01.realme.net/sw/RMX3085GDPR_11_C.11_2022071617230000.zip
[Realme 8] afarkas:
Thank you
[Realme 8] Ageon613:
Same problem bro my nfc is gone did you found the fix?
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] SamsungSucker:
Hi,

I was trying to flash twrp with Odin to my S10 with the stock rom and I unlocked the bootloader. It kept saying failed so I ticked all the boxes like the comment on Odin told me to do above the partition and tried to flash it and I'm now stuck in the updating software failed screen and can't boot my phone or even turn it off. How can I fix it I really don't want to lose my data. Did I accidentally flash it to the boot partition or something? I don't get it. Please help me and I'll be forever grateful. Thanks guys I've never had a problem flashing a custom rom before. I enabled developer settings but I don't remember ticking an adb debug box if that still exists and matters. Thanks ( I commented on twrp thread too sorry if that's not allowed to post both)

I urgently need help I have super important files on my phone. I was thinking maybe I have to flash something from the stock firmware to the boot partition??

{Mod edit: Inappropriate language edited. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] RandomHelper:
You said you ticked every box Odin shows? Did you also check the Re-partition and NAND erase? That'd probably mean that your data is already gone... Your best shot is to flash the stock ROM, don't change the boxes from how they are by default, put the files for AP into AP, BL to BL, CP to CP and the HOME_CSC into CSC. If your data still is on the phone, this will reinstall your system and not wipe your data.
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] SamsungSucker:
Thanks man I didn't tick nand erase I ticked the three boxes it suggested I tick above them which I think it bt CSC and the one inbetween or something (sorry don't have my computer on me) if I flash a newer rom because I didn't update my phone will it remove my data or anything? What do I have to be careful not to do to ensure my data is still on the phone ? Thanks for getting back to me so fast. Can you tell me where to find the rom files? Why doesn't it let you restart your phone when you're on the update failed screen and was I supposed to unlock my bootloader before flashing twrp? Do you reckon recovering the boot partition only would be better coz I ticked the bt box which I assume has broken.

{Mod edit: Inappropriate language edited. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}

Since when are roms organised in three folders like that do I misunderstand. Ive only installed roms on much older phones
[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] RandomHelper:
I'll take the firmware of my Note 10 as an example, if you look at the firmware on samfw, you'll see that there are 5 files which end in .tar.md5. To me, it feels like it's been like this for ages, but yeah with the S3 for example it's only one file, I think. When you were talking about ticking boxes, I assumed you were talking about Odin's settings which can end very bad if you don't know exactly what you're doing.

Where to find the ROM files: there are a couple of websites and tools, here are a bunch I've used in the past: There's samfw, Bifrost (download here), Frija (download here), there's sammobile if you want to sign up to some forum and enjoy slow but working downloads, but thats a pain.

Why your phone doesn't want to power off: honestly, no clue. Seems to be a bug/feature of that update failed screen.

Yes, you are supposed to unlock your phone's bootloader before flashing anything that isn't made by Samsung. On that note, please tell me if you know the consequences of flashing unofficial things onto your phone because there are some things you need to know before flashing.

You can try to just flash the BL files but, in any case, flash the HOME_CSC in the CSC slot. That's necessary so that you don't lose all your data. If flashing the BL files doesn't work out, you can always use brute force and flash the entire firmware.