Installing a Windows license over a pirate?

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IbraimVeli2019-02-14 10:19:08

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IbraimVeli, 2019-02-14 10:19:08

Hello.
Such a thing. Now there are computers with win7 pirates installed, but when they were bought, a certain version of Windows was preinstalled on them. I contacted the manufacturers and found out which OS versions were installed before. They said that the key to them is sewn into the BIOS, and if you put these operating systems, they will become active.
So my question is this. Do I need to format the hard drives or can I download the original copy of windows and install it over the pirated one and it will activate?

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rPman, 2019-02-14
@IbraimVeli

You DO NOT need to reinstall Windows! with some exceptions (change of architecture x32 <-> x64) and if you are not afraid of glitches and using non-standard utilities, then you won’t need to reinstall even if you change the revision (for example, you had pro and you bought home), although officially this cannot be done.
The license is an option in an already installed Windows, i.e. you just go to Control Panel - System - Activation and enter the key.
ps reinstalling windows over the old one creates a wild number of problems and almost never solves what is expected (so that reinstallation and reconfiguration of applications are not required), so I advise you to install the operating system only on a clean partition

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Vladimir Bokanov, 2019-04-19
@xserver0ss

To get the key from the BIOS, you need to do a reinstallation, since most likely the key is wired in the uefi standard BIOS, which means that the OS installation should take place in the GUID markup, and since you indicate that you have win7, it means it is installed in the MBR, due to these will have to install the OS with full formatting of the hdd, and preconfiguring the BIOS, you will need to select uefi in the boot priority, and create the installation usb with the Rufus utility to boot uefi in GUID markup.
PS if there are difficulties, please contact me, I will explain in detail point by point

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Mikhail Lyalin, 2019-02-14
@mr_jok

boot from installation disk and license check (old version in Windows.old)

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Alexey Kukharichev, 2019-02-14
@Kuhnya

rPman got it right.
I would advise you to have two hard ones in general, so that if you want to experiment with Windows, the data remains untouched.