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kkmb11
Jul 17, 2020Copper Contributor
Activation error after 6 months
I upgraded my laptop from windows 7 to windows 10 on Jan 2020. It was working till yesterday but after the regular update it started showing error in activation. When I enter my windows 7 key it is n...
KapilArya
Jul 17, 2020MVP
Hello kkmb11,
After you upgraded to Windows 10, you were supposed to buy new Windows 10 license. This is because, free upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 is no longer available:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/12435/windows-10-upgrade-faq
Hence the Windows 7 key won't be accepted now. You can buy genuine Windows 10 license from Microsoft Store to fix this problem:
Hope this helps!