I can't update iMovie on my new MacBook Air

I bought a new Macbook Air a couple weeks ago. There is an update for iMovie in the Mac app store, and when I try to update it tells me "To update this application, sign in to the account you used to purchase it." But it came preloaded on my mac, so what do I do?? Any help is greatly appreciated!

It sounds like you must have purchased your MacBook Air from a reseller. (If you bought it directly through Apple, you would not have this problem.)
So you should contact that reseller and request assistance.
Good luck with this.

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