Official message
Microsoft original
Access denied. The requested action requires elevated privileges.What this means
The current command prompt is not running as administrator, so the system refused the activation command.
Common causes
- A command prompt without administrator rights was used.
- The account does not have administrator rights.
Do this first
Check whether the window title includes "Administrator".
What to do next
- 1Open the terminal again as administrator.
- 2If you do not have permission, contact IT.
Continue diagnosis from this code
Take what you know into the KMS diagnosis. It will ask a few more questions to narrow this down.
Sources
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About this data
The meaning and the original message come from the documents listed above. The same error code can have more than one cause. This site gives an order of checks. It does not decide your exact situation from the code alone.