“This copy of Windows is not genuine” How to Fix Windows 7 Not Genuine Error

“This copy of Windows is not genuine” – If you are getting, then either your license period has been expired or you are using a non-Genuine version of Windows 7. After installing windows 7 build 7601 or any version of windows, it will run for one month or two months after that we get problems like frequently getting error messages and getting a blank screen.

Problems That We Face

1-  The major problem with this copy of Windows is no genuine error is that it removes your favorite wallpapers from the desktop and makes it black screen.

2- This message keeps on coming after an interval of a few minutes on your PC notification. It becomes very irritating.

3- It makes slow performance of your PC/ laptop. It can also affect the battery life of your laptop.

How to Fix Windows 7 Not Genuine Error

This post will cover how to fix Windows 7 not genuine error without using any kind of activator or software.

The method which has given in this article must work for windows 7 32 bit as well as 64 bit versions.
Just follow the below steps of any methods for windows 7 not genuine fix and enjoy error free windows 7.

Method - 1

Step -1  Go to Start menu and search for cmd , you will get cmd.exe in search result here do a Right Click on cmd.exe and click on Run as Administrator, and you will get a Command Prompt.

Step -2  Now type the following command in command prompt  SLMGR -REARM , make sure you type the same command without any mistake in administrator mode. Now hit ENTER.

Step -3  After you hit enter a confirmation window will appear with the details of command execution as.

Step -4  Now Restart your computer, you will not get that error again like Windows 7 build 7600/7601 This copy of windows is not genuine.

Method -2

Incase you are facing some problems on using the first method, you can try this one as well.In this method, we are going to delete an update named as “KB971033” which is telling your computer that your copy of windows is not genuine. For doing so, follow these steps:

1. Open control panel.

2. Go to windows update section.

3. Click on view installed updates.

4. After loading all installed updates, check for update “KB971033″ and uninstall.


5. Restart your PC.

Using these two methods, you can surely get the rid of “This Copy of Windows is not genuine” message, and your computer will never annoy you about it.

 Now do one other important thing, As you are not using original windows, you are not authorized to update windows. If you update windows, Microsoft will install one file which can detect your window is genuine or not. So follow the below steps to switch off windows automatic update.

Follow the below steps to uninstall windows update.

1. Open control panel.

2. Go to windows update.

3. Click on “Install updates automatically(Recommended)”.

4. Select “Never check for updates (Not recommended)”

Before using the above methods, you were getting error “this copy of windows is not genuine”, that means your windows has updated file which can detect your windows OS. So You must uninstall the update which was detected your windows.

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