Issue was his wifi card was deactivated as he was using ethernet only and he had to update the driver.
A customer has this issue whenever starting free trial or trying to activate a license.
We followed https://wyday.com/limelm/help/faq/#fix-broken-wmi and here's the powershell output of the command Get-WMIObject MSFT_NetAdapter -Namespace root\StandardCimv2
__GENUS : 2
__CLASS : MSFT_NetAdapter
__SUPERCLASS : CIM_NetworkPort
__DYNASTY : CIM_ManagedElement
__RELPATH : MSFT_NetAdapter.CreationClassName="MSFT_NetAdapter",DeviceID="{EAE2A
64C-A7D1-4360-B346-F85679BF5487}",SystemCreationClassName="CIM_Netwo
rkPort",SystemName="DESKTOP-7UNN292"
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 103
__DERIVATION : {CIM_NetworkPort, CIM_LogicalPort, CIM_LogicalDevice,
CIM_EnabledLogicalElement...}
__SERVER : DESKTOP-7UNN292
__NAMESPACE : root\StandardCimv2
__PATH : \\DESKTOP-7UNN292\root\StandardCimv2:MSFT_NetAdapter.CreationClassNa
me="MSFT_NetAdapter",DeviceID="{EAE2A64C-A7D1-4360-B346-F85679BF5487
}",SystemCreationClassName="CIM_NetworkPort",SystemName="DESKTOP-7UN
N292"
ActiveMaximumTransmissionUnit : 0
AdditionalAvailability :
AdminLocked : False
AutoSense :
Availability :
AvailableRequestedStates :
Caption :
CommunicationStatus :
ComponentID : PCI\VEN_14C3&DEV_0616&SUBSYS_061614C3
ConnectorPresent : False
CreationClassName : MSFT_NetAdapter
Description :
DetailedStatus :
DeviceID : {EAE2A64C-A7D1-4360-B346-F85679BF5487}
DeviceName : \Device\{EAE2A64C-A7D1-4360-B346-F85679BF5487}
DeviceWakeUpEnable : False
DriverDate : 2022-06-24
DriverDateData : 133005024000000000
DriverDescription : RZ616 Wi-Fi 6E 160MHz
DriverMajorNdisVersion :
DriverMinorNdisVersion :
DriverName : \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\mtkwl6ex.sys
DriverProvider : MediaTek, Inc.
DriverVersionString : 3.3.0.595
ElementName :
EnabledDefault : 2
EnabledState : 5
EndPointInterface : False
ErrorCleared :
ErrorDescription :
FullDuplex :
HardwareInterface : True
HealthState :
Hidden : False
HigherLayerInterfaceIndices :
IdentifyingDescriptions :
IMFilter : False
InstallDate :
InstanceID : {EAE2A64C-A7D1-4360-B346-F85679BF5487}
InterfaceAdminStatus : 2
InterfaceDescription : RZ616 Wi-Fi 6E 160MHz
InterfaceGuid : {EAE2A64C-A7D1-4360-B346-F85679BF5487}
InterfaceIndex : 15
InterfaceName : wireless_32768
InterfaceOperationalStatus : 6
InterfaceType : 71
iSCSIInterface : False
LastErrorCode :
LinkTechnology :
LowerLayerInterfaceIndices :
MajorDriverVersion :
MaxQuiesceTime :
MaxSpeed :
MediaConnectState : 0
MediaDuplexState : 0
MinorDriverVersion :
MtuSize : 0
Name : Wi-Fi
NdisMedium : 16
NdisPhysicalMedium : 9
NetLuid : 19985273102270464
NetLuidIndex : 32768
NetworkAddresses :
NotUserRemovable : False
OperatingStatus :
OperationalStatus :
OperationalStatusDownDefaultPortNotAuthenticated : False
OperationalStatusDownInterfacePaused : False
OperationalStatusDownLowPowerState : False
OperationalStatusDownMediaDisconnected : False
OtherEnabledState :
OtherIdentifyingInfo :
OtherLinkTechnology :
OtherNetworkPortType :
OtherPortType :
PermanentAddress :
PnPDeviceID : PCI\VEN_14C3&DEV_0616&SUBSYS_061614C3&REV_00\8&8de8afb&0&00200040001
1
PortNumber : 0
PortType :
PowerManagementCapabilities :
PowerManagementSupported :
PowerOnHours :
PrimaryStatus :
PromiscuousMode : False
ReceiveLinkSpeed : 0
RequestedSpeed :
RequestedState : 12
Speed : 0
State : 3
Status :
StatusDescriptions :
StatusInfo :
SupportedMaximumTransmissionUnit :
SystemCreationClassName : CIM_NetworkPort
SystemName : DESKTOP-7UNN292
TimeOfLastStateChange :
TotalPowerOnHours :
TransitioningToState : 12
TransmitLinkSpeed : 0
UsageRestriction :
Virtual : False
VlanID :
WdmInterface : False
PSComputerName : DESKTOP-7UNN292
__GENUS : 2
__CLASS : MSFT_NetAdapter
__SUPERCLASS : CIM_NetworkPort
__DYNASTY : CIM_ManagedElement
__RELPATH : MSFT_NetAdapter.CreationClassName="MSFT_NetAdapter",DeviceID="{A4150
636-3014-45AF-85D3-019923ED05D3}",SystemCreationClassName="CIM_Netwo
rkPort",SystemName="DESKTOP-7UNN292"
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 103
__DERIVATION : {CIM_NetworkPort, CIM_LogicalPort, CIM_LogicalDevice,
CIM_EnabledLogicalElement...}
__SERVER : DESKTOP-7UNN292
__NAMESPACE : root\StandardCimv2
__PATH : \\DESKTOP-7UNN292\root\StandardCimv2:MSFT_NetAdapter.CreationClassNa
me="MSFT_NetAdapter",DeviceID="{A4150636-3014-45AF-85D3-019923ED05D3
}",SystemCreationClassName="CIM_NetworkPort",SystemName="DESKTOP-7UN
N292"
ActiveMaximumTransmissionUnit : 1500
AdditionalAvailability :
AdminLocked : False
AutoSense :
Availability :
AvailableRequestedStates :
Caption :
CommunicationStatus :
ComponentID : PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8125&SUBSYS_7E121462&REV_05
ConnectorPresent : True
CreationClassName : MSFT_NetAdapter
Description :
DetailedStatus :
DeviceID : {A4150636-3014-45AF-85D3-019923ED05D3}
DeviceName : \Device\{A4150636-3014-45AF-85D3-019923ED05D3}
DeviceWakeUpEnable : False
DriverDate : 2024-08-15
DriverDateData : 133681536000000000
DriverDescription : Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE Family Controller
DriverMajorNdisVersion : 6
DriverMinorNdisVersion : 40
DriverName : \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\rt640x64.sys
DriverProvider : Realtek
DriverVersionString : 10.73.815.2024
ElementName :
EnabledDefault : 2
EnabledState : 5
EndPointInterface : False
ErrorCleared :
ErrorDescription :
FullDuplex : True
HardwareInterface : True
HealthState :
Hidden : False
HigherLayerInterfaceIndices : {16}
IdentifyingDescriptions :
IMFilter : False
InstallDate :
InstanceID : {A4150636-3014-45AF-85D3-019923ED05D3}
InterfaceAdminStatus : 1
InterfaceDescription : Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE Family Controller
InterfaceGuid : {A4150636-3014-45AF-85D3-019923ED05D3}
InterfaceIndex : 11
InterfaceName : ethernet_32769
InterfaceOperationalStatus : 1
InterfaceType : 6
iSCSIInterface : False
LastErrorCode :
LinkTechnology :
LowerLayerInterfaceIndices :
MajorDriverVersion : 10
MaxQuiesceTime :
MaxSpeed :
MediaConnectState : 1
MediaDuplexState : 2
MinorDriverVersion : 73
MtuSize : 1500
Name : Ethernet
NdisMedium : 0
NdisPhysicalMedium : 14
NetLuid : 1689399632855040
NetLuidIndex : 32769
NetworkAddresses : {D843AE5FB070}
NotUserRemovable : False
OperatingStatus :
OperationalStatus :
OperationalStatusDownDefaultPortNotAuthenticated : False
OperationalStatusDownInterfacePaused : False
OperationalStatusDownLowPowerState : False
OperationalStatusDownMediaDisconnected : False
OtherEnabledState :
OtherIdentifyingInfo :
OtherLinkTechnology :
OtherNetworkPortType :
OtherPortType :
PermanentAddress : D843AE5FB070
PnPDeviceID : PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8125&SUBSYS_7E121462&REV_05\01000000684CE00000
PortNumber : 0
PortType :
PowerManagementCapabilities :
PowerManagementSupported :
PowerOnHours :
PrimaryStatus :
PromiscuousMode : False
ReceiveLinkSpeed : 1000000000
RequestedSpeed :
RequestedState : 12
Speed : 1000000000
State : 2
Status :
StatusDescriptions :
StatusInfo :
SupportedMaximumTransmissionUnit :
SystemCreationClassName : CIM_NetworkPort
SystemName : DESKTOP-7UNN292
TimeOfLastStateChange :
TotalPowerOnHours :
TransitioningToState : 12
TransmitLinkSpeed : 1000000000
UsageRestriction :
Virtual : False
VlanID :
WdmInterface : False
PSComputerName : DESKTOP-7UNN292
Their "RZ616" driver is not up to date. Start there. It's in the FAQ. Also, use the latest TurboActivate.
Issue was his wifi card was deactivated as he was using ethernet only and he had to update the driver.