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I don't recall ever paying for Windows, so there's that. Once in a while I had a genuine license that came bundled with something, but most of the time, I don't.
Aside from pirating, if you got Windows with a new pc/laptop, then you paid for Windows in the price of the device.
I always go for customized builds without OS. Those instances where I had a license were either work computers or licenses I got through uni.