Does Windows 10 License expire?

[royce]

I turned on my PC and got the message: "Your Windows license will expire soon. Please activate it on Settings". What does this mean? Will I have to buy a new one?

[my new friend]

Is it a prebuilt PC?

[royce]

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Is it a prebuilt PC?

It is, but I've had it for a while by now, this didn't happened with any other PC I had.

[my new friend]

Publicado originalmente por royce:

Publicado originalmente por my new friend:

Is it a prebuilt PC?

It is, but I've had it for a while by now, this didn't happened with any other PC I had.

Your key might be rejected (the license key is embedded in BIOS).
The best will be to contact your manufacturer in order to ask for official assistance and they will walk you through the troubleshooting process.

[royce]

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Publicado originalmente por royce:

It is, but I've had it for a while by now, this didn't happened with any other PC I had.

Your key might be rejected (the license key is embedded in BIOS).
The best will be to contact your manufacturer in order to ask for official assistance and they will walk you through the troubleshooting process.

Will do. Thank's mate

[Illusion of Progress]

I've never heard of a Windows license expiring besides the beta period ones and the like. A post-release version should not just expire. What's possible is it may have been black-listed as said above, or something else strange is going on.

[Heaven Fall]

I pay 100 euros
I hope I have a lifetime license

And yes Windows is a lifetime license

[royce]

It seemed to be just a bug msg. Went to my Settings to check it out and it says my Windows License is still active, no sign of it to expire soon.

[Ragnar EasySkins com]

is semmde tp xd

[Electric Cupcake]

Publicado originalmente por royce:

It seemed to be just a bug msg. Went to my Settings to check it out and it says my Windows License is still active, no sign of it to expire soon.

I would do a malware scan.

[Blueberry {JESUS IS LORD}]

Publicado originalmente por Ragnar:

is semmde tp xd

yes

[A&A]

As l know, If you have a license for Win 7, 8, or 8.1 and you update to Win 10 then you will have 1 year license.

[my new friend]

Publicado originalmente por A&A:

As l know, If you have a license for Win 7, 8, or 8.1 and you update to Win 10 then you will have 1 year license.

That is not true. Otherwise my Win 7 key would have expired years ago.

[A&A]

Oh, ok

If it is bug then in CMD (Admin) type this: "wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey"
to get your key and reactivate it

If it is a crack, probably reinstall windows and buy a new one for dirty cheap.

[royce]

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Oh, ok

If it is bug then in CMD (Admin) type this: "wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey"
to get your key and reactivate it

If it is a crack, probably reinstall windows and buy a new one for dirty cheap.

That command isn't working for me in cmd, it just shows nothing. Neither is in Windows PowerShell.

[plat]

You know, I was curious so I tried to obtain my key and neither Admin cmd nor PowerShell worked for me either--just blanks or gibberish.

So, it turns out I was able to locate my key in the Registry using this guide:

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/3-simple-ways-to-find-your-windows-10-product-key/

Scroll down until you find the Registry path. I found it in the exact place the guide claimed it would be. Oh, but part of the path is WindowsNT, not Windows by itself. Otherwise, you will be lost in Registry-land--eek!