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I purchased a custom built desktop on ebay that included Windows 7. The package did not include the the Windows 7 software disc as it was already installed. I upgraded to Windows 10 and then decided to go back to Windows 7. After I went back to 7, my pc indicates that Windows 7 is not genuine...

I had to re-install 10 and in the background it automatically re-activated without me having to insert my key (this obviously doesn't happen in 7 automatically) and it also had all the drivers installed which is awesome, but how does it know my product key? My updates aren't downloading like...

I have a 6 year old acer that is 64 bit system... I lost my Ultimate 7 64 bit disk and downloaded from digital river the iso. I entered the product key and everything goes through fine but when I try getting the automatic updates my computer will not download and just endlessly search for these...

I have a acer laptop with windows 7 starter operating system. It's a laptop I bought from my boss then six years ago. I decided to reinstall windows since the computer is extremely slow - can't scroll down pages and can't open a file without it going into a "not responding mode" etc... When I...

I just downloaded the windows 10 anniversary update. I plan to do a clean install from an ISO file. When it asks me for a product key, do I enter my current windows 10 product key?

Cheers Everyone, I have been stuck at a decision and need someones help. I have 2 Computers. one is an old desktop and one is the new laptop (2015 model inspiron). When the windows 10 Advertisement released, I want to try it so I Installed it on my old PC. It took 3 GB and then asked for a...

So I was downloading a video editing software today, but it turned out to be a fairly nasty virus. My computer blue screened numerous times as a result. And now, whenever I log in, Windows is asking me for the product key I was given when I purchased windows - but Windows was pre installed on my...

I have not entered the product key (registration) yet. I have the USB version. I have installed it on my new computer build. Can I LEGALLY sell this and will it work o.k. with whoever buys it? I don’t want to get into details about MediaCenter not being supported, but that is a big reason that I...

hi I've just purchased a second hand laptop which has a sticker under the battery for windows 7 professional. the laptop actually came with windows 8 installed but not activated. when trying to upgrade it to windows 10 I get the message " the product key didn't work ". any ideas on why this...

Hey guys Ive been going crazy trying to get Windows 10 to work on my girlfriends computer. Ive done it 2 times successfully on mine with 0 issue and have been working on hers for 3 days now and am no closer than I was at the start First off - I have windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and it is...

Hi when i purchased my computer quite a few years back it had Vista installed but came with a free upgrade for windows 7. I upgraded free online but have since had problems with my computer and had to factory restore it back to vista. i'm now wondering if the Vista key on the bottom of laptop...

I used to have windows 7 Home Premium and I decided to upgrade, I installed windows 10 home and it all went fine, I activated my windows used it for a month or so with no problems but since last week its not activated and i get the error saying "YOU ARE USING WINDOWS 10 HOME, THE PRODCUT KEY...

I am looking for a certified copy of Windows 7 SP1 that someone does not need. I am currently unemployed, otherwise I would buy it myself. The copy has to be a legitimate product, with an original product key, and should have at least 1 install remaining on its license. I need to upgrade my...

Hey, I just upgraded my Windows 7 32bit to Windows 10 32bit ive Downloaded a iso copy of Win10 when i tried to do a clean install it ask me product key and i dont have one what can i do???

So I have Windows 10 on my old laptop and one day it just crashes. I fiddled with it for a few days and couldn't get it to work so I just wiped the hard drive. I have another copy of Windows 7 Professional and I used the disk to install the OS, however I did not want to use the product code...

Recently I made a clean install of Windows 10. I was currently on Windows 8.1. I did not wait for that free update but instead went for that clean install and ruined my free Windows update and now I am lacking lots of features because of it. Problem now is I want to revert back to Windows 8.1...

asking windows activation after activated a month

Hi, I'm considering upgrading to windows 10 from 7, but I'm a bit concerned about game compatibility/performance. I noticed minecraft has a windows 10 version, why doesn't the regular version work? Anyway I'd like to know what happens to my windows product key once I upgrade. I heard it would...

Hi Forum ! I have downloaded the OEM version of Windows off the internet. I know for a fact its the OEM version because the manufacturer's code told me its an OEM version as I googled that code up. Now, I didn't activate the OEM version because I don't have a product key. So, I purchased...

I have a copy of Windows 7 Pro that i want to upgrade to Windows 10 but before upgrading i was thinking about slipstreaming updates into Windows 7 using Win toolkit. Then installing Windows 7 Pro with included updates and upgrading to Windows 10 from there. The reason i say this is because i...