We have received numerous email requests when we log in to allow it to check
the computer for a legitimate copy of Windows - to verify it was not a
pirated copy. I get the same thing on my computer at home, and both systems
are set for auto updates. Is this a legitimate request from Windows or what?

If the requests come via email: No, they are not legitimate.

You can always check on your own. Open any Windows Explorer window and
go to Help > Is this copy of Windows legal?
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

vickig wrote:
> We have received numerous email requests when we log in to allow it to check
> the computer for a legitimate copy of Windows - to verify it was not a
> pirated copy. I get the same thing on my computer at home, and both systems
> are set for auto updates. Is this a legitimate request from Windows or what?

vickig wrote:
> We have received numerous email requests when we log in to allow it
> to check the computer for a legitimate copy of Windows - to verify it
> was not a pirated copy. I get the same thing on my computer at home,
> and both systems are set for auto updates. Is this a legitimate
> request from Windows or what?

No. It's either a phishing scam or some form of malware. Delete the
e-mails post-haste.