"We couldn't get your developer license for Windows 8", error 0xC03F1014

Question

Whenever I try to get my developer's license in Windows 8 Professional with WMC for Visual Studio Ultimate with Blend, I get this error:

We couldn't get your developer license for Windows 8. (Error 0xC03F1014)

How do I fix this error to get my developer's license?

Answer 1

If your copy of Windows 8 is cracked or activated illegitimately then you'll get this error.

If for whatever reason you don't want to / can't get a legitimate copy, then deactivating the crack to go back to the trial period, acquiring the license then re-activating it should fix this issue.

Answer 2

Try to follow these steps:

1. Create a temporary user account in windows 8
2. Install a fresh copy of VS 2012

Now try again. It should work now, then log out again and go back to your normal account. Now develop apps and deploy it. Hopefully it works for you.