How Can I Fix Windows Activation Error 0x8007267C?

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You may get Windows 10 Activation Error 0x8007267C after upgradation or fresh install and each time when you go to enter the license key, you may get following error message:

We couldn’t activate Windows.
Error contacting Microsoft. Please make sure your device is connected to the internet.

Let’s Understand what error code 0x8007267C says!

The error 0x8007267C means there is DNS configuration problem in your PC so that your PC becomes fail to activate using the license key.

Error code 0x8007267C definition:
No DNS servers configured for local system
DNS_ERROR_NO_DNS_SERVERS

 

How to fix Windows Activation Error 0x8007267C?

In order to fix Windows Activation Error 0x8007267C, you need to follow the methods of this article. There are few useful tricks are defined in this article, that will help you to fix this problem.

Method 1: Fix using Outbyte PC Repair Tool

Error 0x8007267C is mostly caused when the source file is corrupted, missing DLL files and other system files, invalid or corrupted registry entries, outdated system software, drivers and operating system, etc. If your PC has recovered from the serious virus or malware attack then there might be a chance to get the same error. Outbyte PC Repair Tool is all in one repair tool for Windows PC that takes care of all PC problems and fixes them using a single button.

Windows is made with huge number of dll files, exe files, sys files, various types of services, databases, etc so, it is not possible to keep monitoring all the files always. A brilliant PC Optimizer tool repairs damages, fix errors, update windows and drivers, and eliminate various types of errors silently.

Outbyte PC Repair Tool does all the above task easily and provides you an errorfree and smooth Windows environment to work so that you can focus on your business only.

3 Steps to Fix this Error
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Step 2. SCAN your Windows PC
Step 3. Click Fix button to Repair Error

Method 2: Register DNS Server

As this error mainly occurs when there is no DNS register server so, registering DNS Server might be the best solution. Here are the steps to register DNS Server.

Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

CMD-Command

Step 2: Run the following command.
IPCONFIG /all

ipconfig_all

Step 3: Verify that IP Address, Subnet Mask, DNS Server, and Default gateway set properly.

ipconfig_details

Method 3: Reset TCP/IP

Resetting TCP/IP fix the network issues in Windows PC. If you are getting error code 0x8007267C, then you must reset TCP/IP using the following methods.
 

Reset Automatically

If you don’t have much OS knowledge then you can go for this solution. There is a tiny Microsoft tool that can reset TCP/IP automatically for you. You can download that tool from here.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/299357/how-to-reset-tcp-ip-by-using-the-netshell-utility
 

Reset Manually
Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator

CMD-Command

Step 2: Flush DNS using the following command.

ipconfig /flushdns

Step 3: Run the following command to reset TCP/IP

netsh int ip reset

Step 4: Reboot your PC.
Step 5: Open Run Dialog box by pressing Windows Key + R, and type slui 3 command and click OK.

slui3

Step 6: It will open Windows Activation box. Enter your product key here and click Next to register window.

enter_product_key

Method 4: Phone Base Activation

This is a phone-based activation process in which you have to convert your existing license key into MAK key and then call the Microsoft support to activate windows.

Step 1: Convert license key into MAK key. Open the command prompt as administrator and runs the following command. Change xxxx-xxxxx into your license key.

slmgr -ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx

it will return you a unique MAK Key.

Step 2: Open Run Windows by pressing Windows Key + R and type slui 4 and click OK. It will open a phone-based activation wizard.

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Summary

In this article, I have tried to explain how can you fix Windows 10 Activation Error 0x8007267C easily. If you have any other solution to resolve this issue, please share your valuable knowledge in the comment section.

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