Win8 can not activate the error code after restoring the factory settings. 0X80072EE2 Solution

Buy the new computer pre-installed win8 system, there are some difficult problems in the process, we will choose to restore the factory settings to achieve a new effect. However, some win8 free activation system users can not be activated after resetting the factory settings, and the error code 0X80072EE2 is prompted. What can I do? In response to this problem, this tutorial is a small series of solutions, and users in need can learn from it.

The solution is as follows:

1, first check if the network connection is normal, whether it can access the Internet;

2, firewall blocking reason: turn off the firewall, or put “*.microsoft.com”Add to the list of "Exceptions" in the firewall;

3, find "System & Security" in the machine "Control Panel", open the inside & rdquo ;windowsfirewall", find “open or close the WINDOWS firewall”options;

4, then close the firewall as shown below;

5, will “ *.microsoft.com” (Microsoft's official domain name) is added to the "trusted sites" list in Internet Explorer;

6, open the "Internet Options" in the browser, find “ After security "trusted sites" in the "Site" site”;

7, enter “*.microsoft.com” after clicking “add&rdquo ; can be completed.

8, the machine's HOSTS file contains the IP code of the Microsoft server, you need to remove these codes from the HOSTS file:

9, run as administrators“ This, then open the "host files" under "C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\etc",

10, delete the corresponding records, and close the save.

11. Change the DNS of the network device being used to 8.8.8.8:

12, open “Control Panel---Network and Internet---Network Connection” Right-click on the NIC device you are using and select “Properties>;

13, double-click “TCP/IPv4”Select“Use the following DNS server address", in "First In the DNS server, enter “8.8.8.8”

After the above settings, activate again to see if it can be activated. If not, you can also use the Win8 activation tool to activate.