Windows 10: Illegitimate key

Discus and support Illegitimate key in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; So I received a key for home and I used it to activate my pc. When I was activating it, it said to change to my organizations activation service. I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by AL0531, Nov 10, 2020.

  1. AL0531
    AL0531 Win User

    Illegitimate key


    So I received a key for home and I used it to activate my pc. When I was activating it, it said to change to my organizations activation service. I pressed activate without thinking. How can I revert this mistake and get a legit windows 10 copy?

    :)
     
    AL0531, Nov 10, 2020
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  2. SAMJONES 99
    SamJones 99 Win User

    Illegitimate license key

    I bought a Windows 10 pro product key off of a website called G2Deal for an insanely cheap price that I couldn't pass up at the time. A friend who is more informed about these kinds of things said that the key is almost definitely an illegitimate one.

    I apparently clicked yes on the setting that asked if I wanted to link my MS account with my Windows product key and would like to know how to remove the illegitimate product key from my MS account.
     
    SamJones 99, Nov 10, 2020
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  3. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User
    How to remove illegitimate windows product key embedded in BIOS/UEFI?

    Hi Automaton94

    Once you installed Windows 10 that key would have replaced the illegitimate key
     
    DaveM121, Nov 10, 2020
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  4. AUTOMATON94
    Automaton94 Win User

    Illegitimate key

    How to remove illegitimate windows product key embedded in BIOS/UEFI?

    Okay, thanks for the help!

    Maybe I did install a legitimate version down the line and just forgot completely about it...

    If I bought a new product key, and used the "change your product key" thing in Windows, and linked that new product key to a Microsoft account, would that overwrite the potentially illegitimate old key that's currently linked to my hardware? Or does that
    only overwrite keys that are linked to an online Microsoft account?

    In other words, if I bought a legit product key and changed it to that in Windows, would it remain as the new legit prodcut key, or is there a chance I'd restart my computer and it'd register it via the hardware as the old, possibly illegitimate product
    key?
     
    Automaton94, Nov 10, 2020
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