Windows 10 Renew Licensing for Windows 10

[Pete Passof]

Every time I open my laptop I get a message alerting me that it's time to renew my Windows 10 license. I got a free upgrade about a year after I bought my laptop (2014) and do not have a product key. The message I am getting is to go to PS settings and then Activation. At this point, I am given no instruction for my next step. I am beginning to think that I am dealing with a scam. Any ideas or help would be appreciated

 

[Neemobeer]

Windows licenses are perpetual licenses and do not have any sort of renewal. You can check the status of your license by running the command

slmgr /dlv it should say licensed under License Status. If it does not then it's not properly activated. This could be due to a recent hardware change or some other situation.

 

[Pete Passof]

Assuming that you wanted me to start with the windows Start, I typed in slmgr /div and ended up with the notepad file. How ever there was nothing in the information saying whether it was licensed. The only hardware I have added is a new digital hard drive and a back up drive and this was done about two years by a well qualified IT technician who lives in this community. Do you think I need to get a hold of him to see what he thinks?

 

[Neemobeer]

Run the command from a command prompt