Windows 10: Windows 7 suddenly started telling me that my copy is not genuine, need help activating

Discus and support Windows 7 suddenly started telling me that my copy is not genuine, need help activating in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi all,When I turned on my computer this morning, it informed me that my copy of Windows is not genuine. I tried to reactivate Windows and re-entered... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by AdamKirby1, May 21, 2022.

  1. ADAMKIRBY1
    AdamKirby1 Win User

    Windows 7 suddenly started telling me that my copy is not genuine, need help activating


    Hi all,When I turned on my computer this morning, it informed me that my copy of Windows is not genuine. I tried to reactivate Windows and re-entered my product key, and it told me my product key is blocked. When I contacted Microsoft support they refused to help me reactivate it, stating that it's out-of-support. They said that I had to post to answers.microsoft.com in order to get it activated.Can someone please help me with this?Thanks,- Adam

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    AdamKirby1, May 21, 2022
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  2. WARUP89
    warup89 Win User

    Windows 7 not genuine problem

    It seems like that's an OEM windows copy, it will do that the every time you reinstall the OS. If you have the key, next time you see the "not genuine windows copy" click it and choose to activate by phone, everything else is pretty straight forward as it explains step-by-step. If it doesn't work, then its highly likely that you got a Pirate copy.
     
    warup89, May 21, 2022
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  3. PIVLIT2
    pivlit2 Win User
    Cannot activate genuine copy after clean install


    A friend of mine, who is a computer illiterate older lady, asked me to fix her laptop that her son gave her. It was a disaster. I decided that instead of trying to clean the OS, I would upgrade it from Windows 7 (genuine) to Windows 10. The upgrade icon on the taskbar was present so I clicked on that to start the download. It spent days stuck on "starting download". Since that wasn't working, I looked up a tutorial on a Microsoft support page by a "Community Moderator". He laid out a step-by-step manual method that including using the Media Creation Tool and USB option. I did that. Now I can't get the copy to activate. The label underneath the laptop, where I'm assuming the Windows 7 key would be, is rubbed off. Every page that came up on my search talks about downgrading to 7. It was a clean install so I can't do that. I also tried activation over the phone.

    Nowhere in the tutorial did it mention that you have to upgrade first then do the clean install. I can't downgrade to 7 and can't activate 10.

    Can somebody please help out with this?
     
    pivlit2, May 21, 2022
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  4. TDEHAN
    tdehan Win User

    Windows 7 suddenly started telling me that my copy is not genuine, need help activating

    This copy of Windows is not Genuine Build 7601

    Why am I suddenly getting this error message on my Windows 7 machine

    This copy of Windows is not Genuine Build 7601

    The copy of Windows is indeed genuine and activated. How do I fix this?
     
    tdehan, May 21, 2022
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