Copy of Windows 7 suddenly became non-genuine.

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  1. Posts : 7,100
    W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
       #11

    Hi Mbug,,

    from an elevated command run this

    slmgr.vbs /upk

    It will remove the product key from your computer

    This does NOT mean you cannot use your machine, it puts it into a grace period of 90 days
    (non-genuine will dissappear)


    After the 90 period you can get upto another 120 days of grace

    slmgr /rearm and hit enter.


    your Mgdiag reports as having 4 left
    Remaining Windows rearm count: 4

    Believe Newegg is the place to go your side of the pond


    more info re upk & rearm
    Product Key Number - Uninstall and Deactivate in Windows



    Roy
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  2. Posts : 31,242
    Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest Release and Release Preview]
       #12

    I would suggest that you do not commit yourself to any new financial outlay for a key, of course investigate the possibility of obtaining a key from Newegg, but it's probably best to wait to see if Microsoft provide any assistance, in the 90 Day period, before ordering anything.
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  3. Posts : 7,100
    W7 home premium 32bit/W7HP 64bit/w10 tp insider ring
       #13

    Me again,

    just curious what happened to your old key or were you running a linux distro.

    AS an experiment
    If you have the old code, change it to that via control panel >> System -- change product key
    REBOOT TWICE

    rerun the Mgdiag tool and post the results.


    Roy
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  4. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #14

    Now Windows won’t start up on my computer. I am able to get into Startup repair but then my mouse and keyboard stop working and I am unable to use a System Restore.
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  5. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #15

    UPDATE:
    I gave my desktop machine to a friend who works in IT and somehow he activated Windows with working key.

    The computer booted and ran fine after I plugged it back in. However, given the previous startup failure, I’m not certain that my computer is back to normal yet. I must wait and see if it boots up and runs fine tomorrow.
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  6. Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       #16

    Hi mbug90,

    mbug90 said:
    UPDATE:
    I gave my desktop machine to a friend who works in IT and somehow he activated Windows with working key.

    The computer booted and ran fine after I plugged it back in. However, given the previous startup failure, I’m not certain that my computer is back to normal yet. I must wait and see if it boots up and runs fine tomorrow.
    I would be curious to know how he managed to get it working. What exactly did he do?
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  7. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #17

    Paul Black said:
    Hi mbug90,



    I would be curious to know how he managed to get it working. What exactly did he do?
    I don’t know what he did. I just know he was able to boot up Windows without a problem and input a working key.

    I don’t know why starting up Windows failed that one time. Sure, Windows booted up fine this morning and didn’t take more than a minute, but I wonder if startup failure could happen again.
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  8. Posts : 199
    Windows 7 Pro x64 sp1
       #18

    torchwood said:
    After the 90 period you can get upto another 120 days of grace

    slmgr /rearm and hit enter.


    your Mgdiag reports as having 4 left
    Remaining Windows rearm count: 4

    I'm pretty sure slmgr rearm gives you 30 days * 4 = 120 total, not 90 days + another 120
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  9. Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       #19

    badcrc said:
    I'm pretty sure slmgr rearm gives you 30 days * 4 = 120 total, not 90 days + another 120
    What torchwood is saying is that you initially get a 90 day grace period. After the 90 days grace period you can use the 4 rearms at 30 days each. This is 90 days [grace period] + 4 [rearms] x 30 [rearm period] = 210 days!
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  10. Posts : 1,384
    Win 7 Ult 64-bit
       #20

    torchwood said:
    Hi Mbug,,

    from an elevated command run this

    slmgr.vbs /upk

    It will remove the product key from your computer

    This does NOT mean you cannot use your machine, it puts it into a grace period of 90 days
    (non-genuine will dissappear)

    After the 90 period you can get upto another 120 days of grace

    slmgr /rearm and hit enter.

    your Mgdiag reports as having 4 left
    Remaining Windows rearm count: 4

    Believe Newegg is the place to go your side of the pond
    more info re upk & rearm
    Product Key Number - Uninstall and Deactivate in Windows

    Roy

    I've been reading this thread, and it makes me so angry. People sell "keys" like water. Does the "4" mean s/he can get grace periods 4 times?

    NewEgg is honest. Last time I looked, a few months ago, MicroCenter was selling keys + disc too.
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