What is KMSAutoS?
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- Jun 12, 2015
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I found this but would hope you have a legit licence on a new PC
https://www.quora.com/Is-KMS-Activator-a-virus-program-malware
might help to run another AV apart from defender, see what Bitdefender Free finds
https://www.quora.com/Is-KMS-Activator-a-virus-program-malware
might help to run another AV apart from defender, see what Bitdefender Free finds
- Mar 16, 2013
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Well, it will become unactivated.
If you thought you paid them for a system with a valid, licensed OS...they ripped you off. They charged you money for something that cost them $0.
I'm sure Microsoft would be very interested in knowing that this company is doing this.
Call them up, give them the info....Microsoft will probably even give you a valid license for free.
Additionally, if this company does that...what else exists in your system? Keylogger, other virus, etc, etc.
Finstar
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- Sep 7, 2013
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If you can remove it, it means your Windows will start saying that it's non licensed and you need to buy a legit activation code for windows
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/wtgPxr/microsoft-os-kw900140
- Mar 16, 2013
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Don't bother contacting that company. They know exactly what they are doing.
They'll just blow you off with some technobabble.
If they gave you one illegal Windows OS already, why would you trust them to give you something actually valid?
Contact Microsoft.
- Mar 16, 2013
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They who...the store where you bought it from?
Sure...they'll send you a bogus code that may work for a few weeks, and then unactivate itself.
Contact the actual authority, Microsoft. They really do want to know about companies like this. They are ripping off not only their customers (you!), but also Microsoft.
mjslakeridge
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If your version of Windows is legitimate, then the computer should have a sticker with the License Key on it somewhere. I am assuming they did not give you the installation media (CD/DVD) with a License Key in the packaging.
mjslakeridge
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Here is a link to an article describing how to extract your product key using the software "ProduKey". I don't know if Microsoft has a record of who they originally sold Product Keys to, but if you contact them, they would probably be interested in the Product Key on your computer:
http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-find-windows-10-product-key-3632749/
I can't vouch for the software, I just learned about it from the linked article. Perhaps there are other ways to extract the product key.
http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-find-windows-10-product-key-3632749/
I can't vouch for the software, I just learned about it from the linked article. Perhaps there are other ways to extract the product key.
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If they used that program, then it resets the activation stuff on his PC so it thinks he is registered, and its already possible to install win 10 without a licence so he may never have know he had no key until if MS decides in the future to act on all the people running Win 10 unactivated. I would think they would have a way to know.
If that is the case, they charged him for Win 10 and got it for free themselves.
If that is the case, they charged him for Win 10 and got it for free themselves.
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