Dell OEM SLP activation for Windows 7 doesn't work on this model as Dell never sold it with Windows 7 therefore its BIOS was not updated to accept Windows OEM SLP activation. You need to buy a retail product key. At this point in time its best to install Windows 10 Insider and use this to take an upgrade path to Windows 10 RTM:
The problem is more than the auto-activation isn't functional on that machine. The real problem is that you don't have the license/right to run Windows 7 on that machine without PURCHASING a license. Just because the auto-activation works and doesn't ask for a key/activation, that doesn't mean you can run that OS.
Philip_Yip
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June 29th, 2015 22:00
Dell OEM SLP activation for Windows 7 doesn't work on this model as Dell never sold it with Windows 7 therefore its BIOS was not updated to accept Windows OEM SLP activation. You need to buy a retail product key. At this point in time its best to install Windows 10 Insider and use this to take an upgrade path to Windows 10 RTM:
http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-microsoft-windows-and-office/download-microsoft-windows/download-windows-10-technical-preview-iso/
theflash1932
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July 12th, 2015 17:00
The problem is more than the auto-activation isn't functional on that machine. The real problem is that you don't have the license/right to run Windows 7 on that machine without PURCHASING a license. Just because the auto-activation works and doesn't ask for a key/activation, that doesn't mean you can run that OS.