I have a Lenovo G505s laptop that was purchased new from Staples on 4/7/2014 with 8.1 pre-installed. About a month ago I began receiving "your windows license key is expiring soon" message. WDT report is attached.
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System One
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- 8.1
"your windows license key is expiring soon"
- Thread starter boatwreck
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Think I best answer this by PM.
UPDATE: Messaging is turned off and I can't answer on the Forum since I suspect this is a result of using "unauthorized" software
UPDATE: Messaging is turned off and I can't answer on the Forum since I suspect this is a result of using "unauthorized" software
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Remove any KMS related software and activate Windows using a genuine key, the activation is illegal.
The error occurs because something changed on the system.
The error occurs because something changed on the system.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 10 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Custom build
- CPU
- i5-6500 @3.20GHz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte B150-HD3P-CF
- Memory
- 16GB DDR4 2133 Crucial Ballistix Sport LT
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
- Sound Card
- Built-in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Liyama ProLite XB2483HSU-B2
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Crucial MX200 500GB & Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB
- PSU
- Corsair RM550x
- Case
- Fractal Design Define S
- Cooling
- Cooler Master TX3 i
- Keyboard
- Func KB-460 (MX Red)
- Mouse
- Corsair Gaming M65 RGB
- Browser
- Google Chrome
- Antivirus
- Bitdefender Total Security 2017 + MBAM Pro + MBAE Pro
- Other Info
- Creative Sound Blaster Tactic3D Rage V2 headset
Yup ... get genuine
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- PC-DOS v1.0
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- IBM
- CPU
- Intel 8088, 4.77MHz
- Memory
- 16K, 640K max
- Graphics Card(s)
- What's that?
- Sound Card
- Not quite
- Screen Resolution
- 80 X 24 text
- Hard Drives
- dual 160KB 5.25-inch disk drives
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Unfortunately I was unable to access the forum messaging system either and wasn't sure if posting my email address here was a good idea. After reading your post and that of axe0 and Superfly too, I am assuming my Windows 8.1 OS is legit but some software or program that was recently downloaded on my laptop has caused it to be deemed "non-genuine". Is this correct? If so, once I track down and remove this KMS related software will my Windows revert back to being genuine?
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Unfortunately I was unable to access the forum messaging system either and wasn't sure if posting my email address here was a good idea. After reading your post and that of axe0 and Superfly too, I am assuming my Windows 8.1 OS is legit but some software or program that was recently downloaded on my laptop has caused it to be deemed "non-genuine". Is this correct? If so, once I track down and remove this KMS related software will my Windows revert back to being genuine?
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A Genuine KMS Server or a Safe emulator downloaded from **Name Withheld** wouldn't change the Windows License/Key from OEM to KMS. My suspicion is it was caused by an unauthorized copy of Office. Removing the KMS program then running an Admin CMD prompt of slmgr /upk will remove the KMS key. After that a restart should return Your status to Genuine using the embedded Key.
Now the problem is Possible Malware in Your PC from the KMS ! All the Bad emulators I've tested that changed the License type were severely compromised by Malware. I'd suggest Full scans with Defender then SuperAntiSpyware Free and Malwarebytes Free. Hopefully those will disinfect the system enough for you to backup any important Date to another drive. If the system is still infected You might have to run something like RKill Download and the others at the bottom of that page before salvaging the Data.
With any Malware that has ADMIN level control I recommend a low-level format on the HDD and a fresh install.
Now the problem is Possible Malware in Your PC from the KMS ! All the Bad emulators I've tested that changed the License type were severely compromised by Malware. I'd suggest Full scans with Defender then SuperAntiSpyware Free and Malwarebytes Free. Hopefully those will disinfect the system enough for you to backup any important Date to another drive. If the system is still infected You might have to run something like RKill Download and the others at the bottom of that page before salvaging the Data.
With any Malware that has ADMIN level control I recommend a low-level format on the HDD and a fresh install.
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All help and assistance should only be posted to the actual forums so that answers can help others who come later with similar issues, and will be picked up by search engines
All help and assistance should only be posted to the actual forums so that answers can help others who come later with similar issues, and will be picked up by search engines
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 10 Pro x64 x2 Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Ubuntu
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Real World Computing
- CPU
- AMD FX8350 8 Core @4GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus M5A78L-M USB3
- Memory
- 32GB [4x8GB] DDR3 1600 MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus nVidia GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 (2GB DDR5)
- Sound Card
- ASUS Xoner DG + SPDIF to 5.1 System + HDMI
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer G276HL 27", (DVi) + Samsung 39" HDTV (HDMI)
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 @60Hz + 1920 x 1080 @60Hz
- Hard Drives
- Internal
Crucial 256GB SSD,
WDC WD30EZRX-00D8PB0 3TB,
Toshiba HDWD130 3TB
Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 2TB,
External (USB3)
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk 8TB
2.5/3.5 Hot Swap Cradle, USB3 + eSata (client HDDs)
NAS
Seagate ST4000DM000
- PSU
- Aerocool Templarius Imperator 750W 80+ Silver
- Case
- AeroCool X-Warrior Devil Red Tower
- Cooling
- Stock CPU, Rear 120mm, Front 2x120mm, Side 2x120mm
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless K710 & K270
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless M710 M185 & M570 Trackball
- Internet Speed
- 37Mb/s Down - 9.5Mb/s Up
- Browser
- Chrome
- Antivirus
- BitDefender Total Security 2017
- Other Info
- Also run...
Desktop - 6Core 8GB - Windows 10 Enterprise x64,
Laptop - Quad 8GB - Windows 10 Pro x64
Netbook - Ubuntu
2 x Nexus 7 Android tablets
Samsung 10.2" tablet
Sony Z3 Android Smartphone
HTC One Android Smartphone