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Hopefully you’ve changed all passwords associated with any financial and personal data within the computer.Īnd I'm sure you removed the 'remote device' and scanned for malware. Since you did allow the scammer access to your computer, many IT professionals recommend a reformat/reinstall of the OS or a reset of the computer. Sorry to hear you allowed the scammer access to your computer which means that any information contained within may have been compromised. You were a victim of a long running scam that has been publicized for many years. Now, when this message show up, it’s either your license is really expired or it’s a problem that needs to be fixed.

#Microsoft windows license expring phone calls windows 10#

Installing Windows 10 without a license will give you free access to Windows 10 for 30 days. No, the callers are not employed by Microsoft in any capacity. Upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 will give you a free license for 1 year. Moved from Community Participation Center I cannot imagine Microsoft would want such a person working for them. I wonder if others have received such calls, which seems to me to be a scam. I certainly hope this person is not an employee of Microsoft.

After I hung up on him, he calledįive or six times and went into a very vulgar rant each time. Before I realized it, he began deleting data from my computer and before I could get it shut down he had locked my computer. Me an idiot, and said that my computer was going to quit working unless I renewed those licenses. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I don't remember ever having to re-up any license, is this also a scam This thread is locked. When I said no, he began using profanity, called Scam Just got a call, they left a message that my windows license is expiring.

#Microsoft windows license expring phone calls license key#

Like a dummy, I let him access my home computer and shortly he said it would cost $268 to renew my licenses. Q: This morning I received a phone message: This is an emergency call.The license key of your Microsoft Windows has expired. He worked for Microsoft (he said he was in New York) and he said this service was free to seniors. Does Microsoft employ technicians to call people claiming that they are receiving warning messages being generated by personal computers that the owner's license(s) has/have expired? On December 31, 2015, I did receive a call from such a person who claimed