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Hi, I install windows 7 on my desktop and i forgot to turn off the automatic updates.
Well, Microsoft detects that my windows 7 is not genuine.
My problem is:

1. My desktop turns black screen, even I set a picture as my desktop background and when i restart it turns black again.
2. same with the no.1, when the "windows not genuine" notification appears on the task bar, it turns black again.

My question is:

1. How do i prevent in notifying me that my windows version is not genuine?
2. is there any application that can disable windows notification?


Please help me through this! I don't want to re-install a new OS in my desktop.

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— the black desktop, watermark and repeated “Windows is not genuine” notices you describe are exactly the Windows Activation Technologies (WAT) behavior when validation fails. Microsoft documents this behavior and explains that validation can disable personalization and show periodic notifications when a copy fails validation. (KB971033).

Start by confirming what kind of activation you have and whether the PC is actually licensed: check Control Panel → System for activation status, or run slmgr /dlv from an elevated command prompt to see the product key channel (Retail/OEM vs Volume). Also check Installed Updates (or use wmic qfe where HotFixID="KB971033") to see if the Windows Activation update is present. These are the standard diagnostic steps Microsoft recommends. (Activation troubleshooting, KB971033 details).

If this is a volume-licensed KMS client that was flagged incorrectly after an update, Microsoft published a removal-and-reactivation procedure (uninstall KB971033, rebuild activation-related files, then reapply a KMS client key and reactivate). That procedure (for volume-licensed environments only) is shown in the Microsoft article linked below; follow it only if the machine is legitimately part of a volume-licensed deployment and after a full file backup: 

net stop sppuinotify
sc config sppuinotify start= disabled
net stop sppsvc
del %windir%\system32\<activation-cache-files> /ah
del %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\tokens.dat
del %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\cache\cache.dat
net start sppsvc
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk <KMS-client-key>
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato
sc config sppuinotify start= demand

See Microsoft’s guidance and exact commands for KMS clients here: Activation failures and (not genuine) notifications.

For retail/OEM installations the correct, legal fixes are re-entering a valid product key or using Microsoft phone/online activation (or contacting the vendor/Microsoft if you believe you were sold counterfeit software). Avoid third‑party “cracks” or registry hacks — counterfeit or tampered copies frequently carry malware and those tools are risky. If a genuine license isn’t an option, consider a supported free OS or upgrading — Windows 7 reached end of support on January 14, 2020. (About genuine Windows, Windows 7 end of support FAQ).

(Short summary: confirm license type, check for KB971033, follow Microsoft’s documented recovery if you’re on legitimate volume licensing, or reactivate/contact Microsoft for retail/OEM.)

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If it's not a genuine Windows operating system then you are going to have to buy yourself a valid license.

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but i don't have enough money!haha.
Is there any other solutions not to reinstall again..

commented: if you cannot afford it, you cannot use it -3
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Please DO NOT ASK us about how to use a pirated and therefore illegal version of Windows. Read the rules before posting again.

Any further pleas for such help will be met with a 'keep it legal' infraction, two of which equal a six month ban on your account.

Crunchie has given you the correct answer: buy and install a legal copy of the OS.

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