For other issues, you may need to buy a genuine version of Windows. Another common cause of Windows validation failure happens when you try to install Windows on more PCs than your license allows. For instance, if you purchased a copy of Windows and installed it on more than one PC, online validation might fail because the product key has already been used on another PC.
The rule for most copies of Windows is that only one copy of Windows can be installed on one PC. Counterfeit software. The Microsoft How to Tell website can help you identify counterfeit software and file a counterfeit software report if needed. Validation failure is common for versions of Windows that were purchased from an online auction site, or if Windows was on a used PC that you purchased. Remember to ask the seller for the Certificate of Authenticity and the original Windows disc, if there was one.
To file a counterfeit report, go to the Microsoft How to Tell website. You can file an online report if you inadvertently bought or received counterfeit software, or have information about a person, business, or online site that might be selling counterfeit software. The report you submit will be treated as confidential.
Microsoft devotes substantial time and energy to fighting software counterfeiting, and you can be assured that we will take appropriate action in response to your report. If you got an error when you were activating Windows, you can find what it means. For details, go to Get help with activation errors. To learn more, go to Find a product key.
Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8. Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, We recommend you move to a Windows 11 PC to continue to receive security updates from Microsoft. I see messages that Windows might not be genuine. How do I fix this? With this long-winded thought, if that KB no. Please guide me how I can remove the preview so that I can just show the text links and not this duping image. Threats include any threat of suicide, violence, or harm to another.
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I understand you want to get the KB about "from which update Get genuine Office is prompted when launching the Office apps", I would like to convey my apologies that we couldn't find any official KB about the Office update or Windows update gives the prompt but per my experience, this prompt will be generated when the Microsoft server identifies the Office account used to activate Office applications or using Office account is bought from the fraud sellers.
Microsoft suggests users purchase the Microsoft products from the official Microsoft websites or Microsoft Stores and Microsoft has a platform where end users can report the fraud sellers, and the Microsoft team continuously checks the reports and take necessary action against them.
Since you have mentioned you encountered several advertisements on Facebook, I request you report those advertisers to the Microsoft team so they can take necessary action on the sellers, and providing the report will be great helpful by letting fraud sellers sell the Microsoft products to end-users. In addition, if you have purchased the Office apps genuinely i.
Since you are a Business user, here is the reference article to contact support: Get support Microsoft Docs. At last, Preview for the Youtube link can't be removed in the replies or original post, so I have removed the link and pasted it as only text. My worry is: What if I reach Microsoft and they determine and tell me that my key, purchased from similar agencies, is false and invalid, and bar even that key and stop me from updating office and keep on showing warning message? Need more help?
Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? If you've already installed the genuine version of Office, this tool will reinstall both the counterfeit and genuine version.
Once the uninstall is complete, reinstall the genuine version. Tip: The tool may take a few minutes to download and install. After completing the installation, the Uninstall Office products window will open. After you restart your computer, the uninstall tool automatically re-opens to complete the final step of the uninstall process. Follow the remaining prompts. Tip: If the Office uninstall tool doesn't completely uninstall Office from your PC, you can try to manually uninstall Office.
After you've uninstalled the counterfeit version of Office, go to www. If you need to sign in, make sure that you use the same Microsoft account you used to purchase your genuine Office product. To manage your new genuine Office product, visit your Microsoft account dashboard.
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