Windows not genuine

[BJG]

We recently renewed our OVS-ES agreement with a different company to save a few quid, which was something I always had misgivings about in case it broke our licensing...and indeed, this is currently causing us all kinds of problems.

 

In particular, we're finding a whole bunch of Windows 7 PCs are suddenly reporting "Windows not genuine". We've been told that the licence key we originally used is no longer valid and we need to use a different one, but by the time Windows hits the not genuine thing it won't let you activate it with either...we've tried the usual Googled fixes like slmgr -rearm etc to no avail, and so far the only thing that's worked is reinstalling Windows.

 

Just wondering if anyone else has encountered these kinds of problems with licence keys expiring...?

[E_G_R2]

I'm guessing you are a victim of this

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4487266/activation-failures-and-not-genuine-notifications-on-vl-win-7-kms-clie

 

Total PITA

[BJG]

...aha, hadn't seen that. Will have a read, thanks...