I think, is that your repair place put a Volume Licensed copy of W7 or W8 onto your computer, and then upgraded it that way to W10. Unfortunately it seems at least overseas they expect anyone using that volume license to also verify it from their own location. License overseas has some other situations than the ones we are used to in the states, since most pirated copies are located outside the USA.
Hi all,
I am the owner of a Toshiba Satellite laptop bought it January 2015. I bought it with Windows 8.
Recently, I moved countries and while here, I had to get a new hard drive. I had a place fix it and there were some communication issues. Nevertheless, I got a computer back with all my files and just had to install programs so I was satisfied.
One problem - it seems as if I'm on Windows 10 now (my Settings say Windows 10 Pro). I did not upgrade myself. However, I have this watermark in the bottom left of my screen saying ""Activate Windows: Go to Settings to activate WIndows." When I go to my settings, I get an error message that says "We can't activate Windows on this device as we can't connect to your organization's activation server. Make sure you're connected to your organization's network and try again. If you continue having problems with activation, contact your organization's support person. Error code: 0x8007007B."
I am so confused. Not a computer guy. All I know is I bought it back in Jan 2015 with Windows 8 and got a new hard drive via a place and now this. The watermark is annoying. Didn't do anything with Windows 10, not sure if my product key transfers from when I bought it.
What is up? I've googled all over and am so confused. I mean, my computer is working fine, I just don't understand what OS I am using at the moment.

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