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Concern about downgrading a Windows 10 pre-installed laptop to Windows 8.1

Hi there, I own an ASUS X407MA that came with an OEM Windows 10 Home Single Language installation. But I want to downgrade it to Windows 8.1, since its a light OS comapred to Windows 7 and it might be faster. My CPU (Intel Celeron N4100 @1.10GHz)…

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asked 2022-01-27T14:34:09+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows not genuine after downgrade form windows 10 to 7

Just after the WINDOWS 7 EUL. I upgraded to windows 10 but for my application not working ,I recoverd and saw that my windows 7 ultimate is not genuine. I tried the product key of it *****-*****-QJRJ9-JGQ3X-Q2289 .But it said the product key is blocked.…

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asked 2021-12-24T07:59:35+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 7 Iso

I Have A Laptop And It Has Windows 7 Professional Key Sticker On The Back, So I Have The Key But I Don't Have The Installer, So How Can I Get Windows 7 Installer Legally? So I Can Install It Using My Key.

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asked 2022-05-30T11:38:54+00:00
Anonymous
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product key

I bought my old pc at 2012 with preinstalled win 7 from bestbuy. I updated to win 8.1 later for free，but not to win 10. Now I built my own pc. I want to try to use my old pc product key. I lost the sticker. I cannot find the key from PS or cmd promt.…

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asked 2022-05-16T22:20:21+00:00
Anonymous
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Need to reinstall windows 8 on a laptop (the recovery drive reset didn't work and now the hard drive has been wiped)

Hi I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop that came with Windows 8 when I purchased it new. There was a recovery drive. I wanted to wipe it clean for my nephew but something went wrong and now there is an error saying no boot device. I need to reinstall…

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asked 2022-04-23T03:41:37+00:00
Anonymous
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Cannot activate Windows 7 Professional with original product key

I am getting a message saying "This copy of Windows is not genuine" on a Windows 7 Pro system and when I enter the original product key , I get "The product key you typed has been blocked from use by Microsoft" Code:0xC004C003. Is…

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asked 2022-04-16T23:14:20+00:00
Anonymous
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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…

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asked 2022-05-21T17:00:36+00:00
Anonymous
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The Product Key has been Blocked

Dear Team Support Microsoft, I have a problem with entering the original product key Windows 7 Profesional, I get a message saying "This copy of Windows is not genuine" on a Windows 7 Profesional system and, when I enter the original product…

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asked 2022-04-26T09:06:03+00:00
Anonymous
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trying to get a product key for windows 8.1, bought new have recovery disc no key.

So, many years ago I purchased a computer from Aldi running windows 8.1, I have the recovery disc but it did not come with a product key. I phone Medion, they say its software, phone microsoft. but thats online now. It should not be this hard. I have old…

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asked 2022-04-27T07:29:10+00:00
Anonymous
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windows 7 upgrade

I need help with an upgrade of windows 7 on my acer Chromebook 710, Its slow and not working well please!!!!!!!!???

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asked 2022-08-05T06:15:23+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack 3x : Know how many activations are left

Having a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade DVD which seems to me perfectly genuine (with Microsoft's Windows hologram inside the disc material), the activation fails after install/upgrade on a computer that was previously running Windows Vista Home. Is…

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asked 2022-09-01T16:19:31+00:00
Anonymous
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Can't Unlock Visual Studio 2017 Community IDE

Hello All, I've been going around and around with this for months, including with MS tech reps, and it defies any resolution. Some months ago, upon launching VS 2017 Community on a system running Windows 7 Home Premium, the following message came up…

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asked 2022-08-05T19:47:50+00:00
Anonymous
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WHY IS MY PRODUCT KEY BEING BLOCKED!?

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asked 2022-07-22T00:50:21+00:00
Anonymous
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If OEM Windows 7 home premium is deactivated, can I reactivate it ?

Hello I want to ask if my computer that runs Windows 7 home premium activated with OEM key then this key is deactivated. Can I reactivate that key after installing windows 7 pro OEM key then upgraded to windows 10 pro.I want to ask if I can go back to…

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asked 2022-07-20T21:21:11+00:00
Anonymous
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bought a secondhand pc with oem sticker

Hello, Like the title describes i bought a secondhand pc with the oem license sticker on it. But i am unable to activate windows with it. What option do i have except buying a new code? The lines to call to are down as i tried to call them today…

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asked 2022-06-16T15:23:14+00:00
Anonymous
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Do i still own my product key if i delete it, and can i use again? (i need answers QUICK please) (Windows 7 Ultimate)

I want to uninstall my product key to use for Windows 10 installation. When i type it in, it says that it didn't work and to check it again. I checked countless times every single day but NOPE! Nothing. So can i reuse my product key?

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asked 2022-07-21T06:53:48+00:00
Anonymous
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windows 8.1 download didn't come with product key

i recently installed windows 8.1 on my mac by downloading the .iso file from https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows8ISO and installing it through bootcamp assistant however windows keeps asking to be activated but the .iso didn't come…

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asked 2022-07-23T18:50:53+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 activation key is being blocked by Microsoft

In 2019 I have bought a gaming laptop with intention of installing on it newly bought Windows 7 Ultimate. When it turned out not to be fully compatible with the drivers needed for this laptop, I bought Windows 10 and never used the key for Win7. Now I…

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asked 2022-06-12T20:08:53+00:00
Anonymous
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Migration from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 for free?

Can I migrate from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 for free?

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asked 2022-07-22T18:17:17+00:00
Anonymous
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activate windows 7

im trying to activate an old copy of windows 7. i bought a 3 pack way back and only used 2 activations now want to use the 3rd on a new install and will not activate. i still have my product code.

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asked 2022-06-21T23:22:48+00:00
Anonymous