mr_zen256 wrote:
I have tried to use the ASUS License Restorer to activate windows but after rebooting the product is still not activated. Can anyone tell me if that application should theoretically work with other Asus Laptop models or is it specific to a particular range?
The application works just fine with ANY ASUS laptop. Not only ROG ones. It will only fail if one or more of these are true:
a) Wrong product key. It needs the COA SLP key. If you're not entering the proper key it will not activate of course.
b) Some sort of security application (eg antivirus) is preventing the tool from working.
c) You have used some sort of grub4dos based loader to emulate OEM activation and it conflicts with the LRestorer as it expects, and only works, with the original ASUS OEM license info that is stored in the laptop's firmware.
d) Windows installation media is "Frankenbuilt". Meaning it is modified with activation related stuff patched or copied from a beta windows version.
There is no other possibility. It is one of those 4 options.
Our other option would be to clone the HDD. Upon initial attempts at this the error "Invalid signature detected. Check secure boot policy in setup" was displayed at post.
When disabling Secure Boot in the BIOS, the Windows Boot Manager fails to load the Windows installation.
This indicates that there is something wrong with the boot manager or bootloader and it is not signed or is signed with an invalid certificate. It could point to option C above or corrupted boot manager/bootloader or malware infected.