No, MS provides updates whether the licence is legitimate or not, for obvious reasons.

Not all updates, just the security updates, I believe?

So let me rephrase it. Does control panel>System show this, and is there no nagging?

And can you still go through these steps and come up genuine?

I tried thise 3 steps on a 'mates' computer that I know has a pirated copy of W7 on it and 1 & 3 validated it as genuine, 2 wanted to download something so Ideclined,

No, MS provides updates whether the licence is legitimate or not, for obvious reasons.

Not all updates, just the security updates, I believe?

So let me rephrase it. Does control panel>System show this, and is there no nagging?

And can you still go through these steps and come up genuine?

What you think genuine or copy ? Passed al three steps a few years ago and for sure will today.

I answered 75% and 0%.

Not selling Windows 7 in SE-Asia anymore will just push up the use of pirated versions which are readily available on the net.

Windows 8 will get cracked too.

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I'm using this version.