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How to Use Windows 7 Without Activation

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Most of you might be aware of the fact that it is possible to use Windows 7 and Vista for 120 days without activation. This is actually possible using the slmgr -rearm command which will extend the grace period from 30 days to 120 days.

However, in this post I will show you a small trick using which it is possible to use Windows 7 without activation for approximately an year! Here is a way to do that.

Step-1: Go to “Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories“.

Right click on the “Command Prompt” and select “Run as Administrator“. If you are not the administrator, then you are prompted to enter the password, or else you can proceed to step-2.

Step-2: Now type the following command and hit Enter:

slmgr -rearm

Step-3: You will be prompted to restart the computer. Once restarted, the trial period will once again be reset to 30 days. You can use the above command for up to 3 times by which you can extend the trial period to 120 days without activation.

Step-4: Now comes the actual trick by which you can extend the trial period for another 240 days. To do this, open the Registry Editor (type regedit in “Run” and hit Enter) and navigate to the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform

Step-5: In the right-side pane, change value of SkipRearm to 1.

Step-6: Now, you should be able to use the slmgr -rearm command for another 8 times so that you can skip the activation process for another 240 days. So you will get 120 + 240 = 360 days of free Windows 7 usage.

120 days using "slmgr -rearm" command before registry edit
+
240 days using "slmgr -rearm" command after registry edit
= 360 Days

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Comments

    • Wow. YOU must have been sent from somewhere. I thought I won’t be able to use my laptop. I am getting the Black Screen of Death and spent sleepless nights to fix this to no avail.
      For the last time, I ask if I won’t be using my laptop forever just because my Windows is not genuine and lo! you solved my problem.
      First time for me to comment.

  2. i am not able to use slmgr-rearm key…
    cmand prompt is showing mesg that it is not recognised internal or external comand …
    what should i do..
    please help me
    reply as early as possible..

    • Ram ur typing it wrong buddy give a space in between slmgr-rearm instead of wht u typed enter this slmgr -rearm see the difference it definitly works , , Thanks A Ton For Admin For This Wonderful Work Thnk You !!!!

    • Mateen

      this is not wrong type i face same problem. my desktop work properly bt laptop didn’t work ..

  7. But srikant,as u said, windows can run apporx for 1 year.. I have also cracked many paid softwares like this…HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform is an entry is registry which have a boolean value 1 or 0 …as changing from 0 to 1 extends windows 7 activation for more days….if we change value 0 to 1 whenever the value becomes 0 ..does it not make windows 7 for life time,, Or some other issue is also involved..?

  9. Thanks for your post

    Please send me new posts and tricks to my email account
    [email protected]

    thanks in advance

  10. Of course, what a great site and informative posts, I will add backlink - bookmark this site? Regards, Reader.

  11. after tying slmgr -rearm it give an error message:the above action require elevated privilege…wat do i do

  14. @donald,

    start menu
    accessories
    then right click the command prompt, then click run as administrator

    hope this helps..

  15. i am not able to use slmgr-rearm key…
    cmand prompt is showing mesg that it is not recognised internal or external comand …
    what should i do..
    please help me
    reply as early as possible..
    .

    • you are using it a bit altered wrongly, type in a SPACE between slmgr and -rearm & then see the result

  16. thanks it works can yoou give me idea about how virus is create using our c language reply as early as possible

  21. hey srikant………want some info about my windows-7.M using windows-7 but haven’t bought it and neither registered or activated it.but ’tis still takn the updates for defender and all.shall i use this method or not neede.

  23. Hey it works! Now I don’t have the stupid popup whenever I start up the computer to activate my Windows 7!

  25. Hi srikanth,
    I need some help from you.
    Topic:
    I m a win 7 64 bit user. My copy of windows is legal.
    Now i want to format my system but i have lost the product key, the only thing that i have is product id. I want to reinstall the same copy on same machine. So plz help to find out that key either by manually in system registry or by the help of some software( window key finder).
    Is it possible to have the key from system registry as some where i have read that key is always there but in encrypted form??????

    Plz mannn reply ……….waiting

  26. Nice article but now with WINDOWS 7 LOADER any one can activate windows 7 permanently.It is available in online free of cost.

  28. wat about xp frnd…………i want to do this in xp……..can you suggest me a way?

  29. Thankx for the post. I just activated my windows 7 came with the package, can you plz tell me how long will it last?or should I have to use above method to activate again?

  32. Great tut I am very grateful.
    could I please ask one thing, I am using a friends copy of windows ultimate as he is still using it I cant activate it otherwise he will get into trouble, I wanted to find out is there any possible way of deleting something or disabling something that will prevent windows from detecting or even from Microsoft finding out?
    an answer will be appreciated,
    once again thanks for the tutorial. 🙂

  33. those saying
    i am not able to open command slmgr-rearm

    actual command is slmgr -rearm, not slmgr-rearm.

    eeezy.

  35. i cannot open slmgr -rearm it says that slmgr is not recognised as an internal or external command

  36. dude tys really is awesome…ur tricks r to the point no bullshit…thnks looking forward for such posts again…peace

  40. Simplify that statement of doing it for 3 times that will extend number of days, i only managed to do it for 30 days but i can’t go further. Thanks in advance

  41. It appears to only work if your trial period hasn’t “already” expired. Once the screen goes black and your identified as not genuine it appears that this fix will not work.

  42. I was having a problem at first but not any longer,this is awesome,thank you very much mr.engineer…..all those having a problem try the command again…….first enter space bar,type slmgr -rearm……it is working 100%…….i love this…..

  45. Excellent boss, you really helped me by providing the information about the use of windows 7 without activation & by giving the name of magical jelly keyfinder.. thanks a lot……wish you good luck for your future.
    please mail your mail id to me I’ve some personal question to ask……

    And do not close this site of knowledge about computer…..It’s a request……….

  46. should i deactivate system restore on C drive? since registry always reverts back to ‘0’ and also expires my tries after 2 times for slmgr -rearm command?

  47. hi sri kanth 🙂 i’m usin windows 7 ultimate dat has not been activated. . . Is der any other way to activate it rather than increasing the validation period or entering the product key . . . ??? Plz reply

  49. Hey thanks for this. I upgraded my hard drive and got not a valid windows blah blah. I extended the date and it worked. Turns out my chipset drivers were not compatible with a 1.5TB drive. I had to update off of HP since my OEM didn’t have an update.

  53. i am unable to use simgr-key. cmand is not recognized as an internal or external command, i even try to enter it this way simgr -rearm but it is still not recognized.
    am using window 7 enterprise

    • buddy it is not “i” it is “l”
      u have to type “slmgr -rearm” not as simgr -rearm

  55. Great!! but in Win7 Pro x64 works only one time….to verify i ran slmgr -xpr and i get only 30 days.

    I run the CMD and REGEDIT with administrator user.

    Regards…..

  56. Hi, I tried the slmgr -rearm and I got the following message:

    “On a computer running Microsoft Window non-core edition, run ‘slui.exe 0x2a0xC004FE00’ to display the error text.

    Error: 0xC004FE00”

    I have been using the same version of Windows 7 since 2009, no problems.

    I can still use the PC, it’s just Microsoft Security Essentials that has been deactivated.

    Please, please help me, I am SO terrified of losing any information!!

  59. Hi, I tried to follow your steps, but when I typed slmgr -rearm, I got this message: slmgr is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
    And then asked to type it again, which I did and this continued every time. So I cannot finish the steps.
    can you help me?

  61. I used slmgr -rearm for 3 times.. 120 days are over now.. I have also changed the value to 1 as you have said (it should be decimel or hexagecimal??) But it is not getting extended.. I read this post after 120 days expired.. Please help sir.. 🙁

  62. My 120 days of trail period are over. I changed the Skiprearm value to 1 as told by you. Then I used slmgr -rearm again, re started my lappy. Still it shows Windows is not genuine. I go back to regedit and find the value of Skiprearm to be 0 again.. Where is the problem?
    1. Is the Skip rearm value not getting saved? [whether it should be decimle or hexagecimal? ]

    2. Is it happening because I’m doing this post expiry of 120 days?

    Please help…

  63. Error:0xc004f025 access denied:the requested action requires elevated privileges……. now what can i do i just have only 21 days

  64. In case of this error “slmgr is not recognised as an internal or external command” etc CHECK if your slmgr.vbs is actually named slmgr.vbs.removewat,

    open command prompt as mentioned
    type dir slmgr.*

    If you see in listing slmgr.vbs.removewat, then type ren slmgr.vbs.removewat slmgr.vbs

    Now, you should be able to use the slmgr -rearm command! 🙂 That was the problem in my case.

  66. sir i type after right the slmgr _rearm then run system show the it is not recognised as an internal or external programme plz help
    how can do this

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