Windows KMS activation might fail, or Windows will go to a deactivated state after some time.
This occurs after upgrading to the version of PVD software included in the VDA 7.6 Feature Pack 3 release.

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To fix the issue, follow these steps:

1. In the master image, open notepad as Administrator.

2. In notepad, open C:\ProgramData\Citrix\personal vDisk\Config\regkey_rules.txt

3. Search for name=”\Enum\Root\”

4. Modify that entry to name=”\Enum\”

5. Save the file

For MCS, update the catalog.
For PVS, take inventory and promote the vDisk to update the catalog.

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Problem Cause

Change to registry_rules.txt caused issue.