Windows 10: Are all Windows 10 expiration popups scams?

When I reboot, I get a large red rectangle telling me that my Windows 10 is about to expire and to go to settings. I don't get prompted for any information except to enter the very long key number found on the invoice I got when I bought this desk top three months ago. This is a civic holiday and since I can't find where I saved the invoice, I have to wait until tomorrow (August 4) to get the key number from the man who sold me this computer. I don't get prompted for any personal information (no phone number, address, etc and there are no misspelled words (such as license) If this is a scam, it doesn't fit the profile of any I have heard of and been warned about.

I just want to know if something has happened to my computer by clicking on "Next" which takes me into the settings. It could have been damaged internally without my knowledge. Thank you in advance.

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Unwanted popup webpage

See if these multi-step removal guides help:

• How to remove "Win an iPhone" Pop-up Ads (Virus Help Guide)
• Remove Adware, Pop-up Ads & Malware from Windows 10 (Free Guide)

Suggestion to read:

Best Practices for Safe Computing - Prevention of Malware Infection

 

Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.