Why my computer says 'unacceptable character' when I try to put in the product key?

For some reason any my wallpaper went, he says "this copy of windows is not genuine."  So I'm on here looking for answers, the site recommended to retype the product key, but will not let me type some characters. I'm putting in the exact same, what should I do?

This would happen only if you try to enter characters other than numbers and letters. Don't include any hyphens when entering the key. You should also include all other symbols.

Rifdhan

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