Are you receiving a pop up message “This copy of Windows is not genuine” continuously? If yes, then there are two reasons behind this, one is that the license period has expired while other is you might be using copied version of Windows 7 . Being a windows user, you might not have installed genuine version of Windows 7 and this lead you with error message but you don’t need to worry at all. This error leads to other problems as well like PCs background turns black as well as removal of wallpaper which looks so ugly and even sometimes annoys the user as well. Today here we will cover everything about how to fix Windows 7 not genuine error and that too without using any software or activator but only through a command prompt.
Method 1 –
- Start your PC and click on start.
- Open Window’s command prompt and type in ‘cmd’.
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- You have to make sure that in the command prompt you have opened ‘Run as Administrator’.
- Type in the command “SLMGR – REARM” followed by Enter which will execute the process.
- You will see a confirmation message through a pop-up window which reads as- “command completed successfully” and now restart your PC to update it.
- Restart your PC and its free from the Windows 7 not genuine 7600/7601 error.
You have successfully fixed it. It was so simple, right? The message “This copy of window is not genuine” will not appear again.
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Method 2
In case you are facing any issues in Method 1 then you can simply follow this method to fix this error. There is an update “KB971033” which is allowing your PC to display the error message.
- Click on Start>>Control Panel>>Updates
- Search for “KB971033” and uninstall
- Restart your PC
These are the two methods to fix Windows 7 not genuine error and then your PC will never annoy you. This error message affects the PCs performance as well as laptop’s battery life too. There are many other methods too for resolving the problem and if you tried any other method than these discussed above, then please share with us. We hope that this tutorial might have helped you in one or the other way and if you still face any issues about the same then do contact us.
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If you are still getting this error, then send us the email via contact form. Both the method have been tested, and it works smoothly. We at TechAmiable have also written some articles explaining , how to install android apps on your pc. You can easily install garageband, clash of clans and hayday on your pc.
Okay, I have ‘rearmed’ 3X now and cannot rearm any more as I’m getting a message that I’ve exceeded my rearm attempts. I am now getting the ‘this copy of windows is not genuine’ message again.
What is the PERMANENT fix to solving this problem?
Rearming only works 3X (a total of 90 days). Plus, when I get the ‘not genuine’ message and I go to see if I have KB971033 installed, it is ‘missing’, BUT…when I rearm, it then shows up again in the “hidden” tab of the updates control panel. (yes, I had hidden it previously so I didn’t mistakenly update my machine with it) It’s like Windows is somehow ‘hiding’ KB971033 from the updates control panel when you are out of the 30-day window that causes the ‘not genuine’ message to reappear.
Is it better to use a WAT Remove program?
Is MS hiding a WAT detector is some other update and not telling people about that?
Help is appreciated to PERMANENTLY get rid of the ‘not genuine’ nag message so I don’t have to deal with this every 30 days – which I can’t any more as I’m out of rearms.
Thanks…
I can’t solve this problem in my computer.I had solved my computer by using this methods. But nothing change. Please, advise me how can i solve it. I will wait your reply.