Delaying Product Activation in Windows 7

We all know that we can use Windows 7 without entering a product key for 30 days. But do you know that the grace period until activation can be extended to a maximum of 150 days?

There is a way to do this and note that you should use this method when you have 2-3 days remaining for product activation as this method can work for a maximum of 4 times (30 days + 4 X 30 days = 150 days).

Here you go:

  1. Open the Start menu, select Search, and type cmd.

  2. Right-click the cmd shortcut that appears and choose Run as Administrator from the pop-up menu that appears. Windows 7’s command-line window appears.

  3. Type the following text in the command-line window and press Enter when complete:

`slmgr.vbs -rearm`

When the command is run successfully, the Windows Script Host window appears, noting “Command completed successfully. Please restart the system for the changes to take effect.”

  1. Click OK to close the Windows Script Host window and then restart the PC. When you reboot, reload the System window. The grace period has been reset to 30 days.

Source: Windows 7 Secrets


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