

To determine whether you have a volume license installed, click on the Start icon and type CMD in the dialogue box but don’t hit Enter. Right-click on CMD and select ‘Run as administrator’, which will bring up a command prompt. Next, type "slmgr -dli" and hit enter to bring up a Windows Script Host dialogue with your license information.

Unless your computer is part of a large organization, you shouldn’t have a volume license installed. If you’re an individual that purchased a computer that came with a volume license, you’ll need to get in touch with the company that sold you the computer. If you see these obvious signs of a scam, you’ll want to proceed with getting the malware removed from your computer. Here's what to knowĪny warning that pops-up with a toll-free number prominently displayed in the warning itself should be considered a huge red flag. Large technology companies do everything they can to avoid having customers call them, so they’ll never lead with a toll-free number to solve your problem. OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows 7 'end of life' is in January. Microsoft will never include a phone number to call and they certainly wouldn’t use the word ‘licence’ either. Scam pop-ups are usually very easy to identify because they include a toll-free phone number to call to get a new license and may even use the misspelled word ‘licence’ in the warning. Either your machine received a scam pop-up your computer has been loaded with a volume license that belongs to a large organization or possibly an Insider Preview version of Windows 10.
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What do I need to do?Īnswer: Windows 10 retail and OEM licenses (those that come preloaded on name brand machines) don’t ever expire. Question: I’m using Windows 10 that came installed on my computer and got a pop-up saying my windows license is expiring soon.
