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KB5136483

KB5136483: Cumulative update for Windows 11, version 23H2, November 2026. Windows licensing and activation failures fixed

In short

Some Windows licensing and activation tasks failed with error 0x80041008; the issue is fixed for affected organizations.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices running Windows 11, version 23H2, on x64 or Arm64.

Build
22631.7714
Restart
Required

What changes

Fix 1 change

Licensing and Activation

For: Organizations using SLMGR commands or automated licensing processes

  • Some organizations can now run Windows licensing and activation tasks that previously failed with error 0x80041008.1
    Fixes failures in operations using slmgr.vbs or automated processes to configure KMS activation, install product keys, or manage Windows licensing. Already activated devices and existing KMS configurations that needed no additional slmgr.vbs commands were not affected.

Improvement 1 change

Servicing stack

  • The component that installs Windows updates gets quality improvements to help devices receive and install updates reliably.2
    Includes servicing stack update KB5132696, version 22621.7698.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2026-11-13
Classification
Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5131087, KB5134130, KB5126653, KB5129242
+60 earlier KB5122880, KB5120240, KB5099414, KB5093998, KB5087420, KB5082052, KB5078883, KB5075941, KB5078132, KB5077797, KB5073455, KB5071417, KB5070312, KB5068865, KB5067112, KB5066793, KB5065790, KB5065431, KB5064080, KB5066189, KB5063875, KB5062663, KB5062552, KB5060826, KB5060999, KB5062170, KB5058502, KB5058405, KB5055629, KB5058919, KB5055528, KB5053657, KB5053602, KB5052094, KB5051989, KB5050092, KB5050021, KB5048685, KB5046732, KB5046633, KB5044380, KB5044285, KB5043145, KB5043076, KB5041587, KB5041585, KB5040527, KB5040442, KB5039302, KB5039212, KB5037853, KB5037771, KB5036980, KB5036893, KB5035942, KB5035853, KB5034848, KB5034765, KB5034204, KB5034123
VersionBuildChannel
23H2 22631.7714 General availability

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (2)
  1. 1. Fixed: An issue where certain Windows licensing and activation operations using the Software Licensing Management Tool (SLMGR) might fail with error 0x80041008 (Invalid parameter). support.microsoft.com
  2. 2. This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 2 quoted passages · compared with Microsoft's page on Nov 15, 2026
  • Quotes found in the official pages: passed
  • Numbers found in the sources: passed
  • Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
  • Links to allowed domains only: passed
  • Every official change covered: passed
  • Readable plain text: passed
  • Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
  • Sources agree: passed

A second AI read the text against the sources: correctness 4/5, clarity 5/5, completeness 5/5. How we work

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