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.
1. Goto
“Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories” . Right click on “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.
2. Now
type the following command and hit enter
slmgr
-rearm
3. You
will be prompted to restart the computer. Once restarted the trial period will
be once again 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.
4. Now
comes the actual trick by which you can extend the trial period for another 240
days. Open Registry Editor (type regedit in “Run” and hit Enter)
and navigate to the following location
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform
5. In right-side pane, change value of SkipRearm to 1.
240 days
using “slmgr -rearm” command after registry edit
=
360 Days
6. Now
you will be able to use the slmgr -rearm command for another 8 times
so that you can skip 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
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