He told me that since I bought the license as an individual, that restriction did not apply to me. According to him, it’s a simple flag in their licenses database and mine was part of such a batch. As for mine expiring after 90 days, apparently there are some scenarios where indeed Microsoft provides some sort of 90-day free trial period. Those are indeed volume licenses resold online. ![]() I told him where and how I got my Windows license and asked him if it was legit. On that occasion, I had a very informative discussion was a Microsoft tech. Because I’m ballsy, I decided to pick up the phone and call Microsoft’s customer service. Then one of the $1 Windows 10 Pro licenses I had been using on an HTPC gave me the “Windows not genuine” watermark after exactly 90 days. At first I had the nagging feeling that although it’s in Microsoft’s best interest to let as many people use their software as possible (because they are really after our data) there had to be something “wrong” about those licenses. I’ve bought a few Office 2016 Pro licenses for a single dollar on sites like Amazon and CDiscount. ![]() Resold volume discount keys, which go against the license agreements
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