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.This post will cover how to fix Windows 7 not genuine error without using any kind of activator or software, but only by command prompt

Solution to “This copy of Windows is not genuine” error

In this method, we are going to use command prompt which is a command line interpreter application available in most Windows operating systems.It is mostly used in very deep computer work, but today I’ll be using it to remove “This copy of Windows is not genuine” error.To do so, follow these steps :Step 1: Firstly open the command prompt by searching “cmd” from the start menu, right click over it and click “Run As Administrator”. Step 2: After this, type this command on the cmd menu – ‘SLMGR –REARM’.And be sure, you typed it correct, otherwise it won’t work.

Step 3: Now, you will see a windows script host popup menu.Just click on “okay” and after this, you will need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect

After restarting, you will not receive “This copy of Windows is not genuine” error message again in your computer, which annoys you in every 5-6 minutes of usage. 

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. Go to updates section of Windows 7 via control panel.
2. Try to find out the “KB971033” update and uninstall it.
3. Restart your computer.

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.One of the biggest problem of this error is that you may see some affects in your computer’s performance and if you are using a laptop, it may reduce its battery life as well.