How to Fix Not Genuine Windows 7 Error and Make it Genuine

Getting Not Genuine Error is quiet common if you are not using a genuine version of Windows 7 or other version. A message “This copy of Windows is not genuine error “pops up at the bottom in every few minutes, this is because Windows genuine checker checks whether the installed Windows 7 version is genuine or not.

Now, how to fix this Not Genuine error in Windows 7 PC? Follow these simple steps to get rid of this annoying message.

Fix this copy of Windows is not genuine error in Windows 7

Now we have to methods to solve Not Genuine error in Windows 7.

• Method 1: Fix Not Genuine Error using Command Prompt
• Method 2: Fix Not Genuine Error using Remove WAT Utility

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Method 1: Make Windows 7 genuine using Command Prompt

Step 1:  Open command prompt as Administrator. To do this Type Cmd in the start-menu, then right click on Cmd and click Run as Administrator

 Step 2:  Now in the cmd windows type “SLMGR –REARM”

Step 3: Press  Enter and wait till it executes

Step 4: Now a dialogue message box will appear asking you to restart your system. Click Ok to restart your system.

Step 5: That’s it. When you restart your system you’ll not be annoyed with “ Not genuine error” anymore

Method 2: Fix not genuine Error using Remove WAT Utility

Update: The developer has taken down the Remove Wat Utility. Hence, the method 2 is not working anymore.

Step 1: Download this Zip file and Extract it.

Step 2:  After extracting it, Right click on “WAT Remover app” and select run as Administrator

Step 3: Now click on Remove WAT

Step 4: Now click on OK to confirm the change

Step 5: Restart your Windows 7 PC and you are done!

 If you are not comfortable with the first command prompt method to fix not genuine error on your Windows 7 PC. Then you can go with the second method, which is based on little Software utility to make your Windows 7 genuine.