As you know, before the release of Windows 10, all systems of this family were (and are) paid. Of course, it is completely optional to buy an installation disk from the very beginning, however, to ensure the quality work of any system, it needs to be activated. And this is an additional financial cost, since you have to enter a special license key. For example, consider the question of how to activate Windows 7 Maximum, because it is this version of the system that, if you do not take into account the tenth modification, is considered the most advanced and popular among users. In considering the main issue, we will touch upon both official and unofficial methods, although the latter are, to put it mildly, illegal, but they work, as they say, one hundred percent. And our user does not need more.
How to activate Windows 7 Ultimate: why is this needed?
First, find out why you need to activate this software product. The fact is that it is not enough just to download the system image and install it on a computer. She, as they say, must pass authentication, which Microsoft Corporation so hard cares about, although this does not make the system more popular or the additional software products delivered to it.
If this is not done, after a certain period of time, the system will start to warn you that so many days are left before the end of the trial period and will eventually be blocked, most functions will become unavailable, and even spontaneous reboot will occur every 20- 30 minutes.
Activation during the installation of the original operating system
The first solution to the problem of how to activate Windows 7 Maximum 32 bit or 64 bit is to use the installation from the original disk that the user purchased after paying the necessary amount. A special 25-digit code will be indicated on the box without fail.
At a certain stage of the installation, it will need to be entered in a special field, after which the activated “Windows 7 Maximum” 64 bits or 32 bits will work without any reminders. But this option is suitable only for those cases if the user really has an original installation disk with a license code. But what if the distribution was downloaded from the official resource, but there is no license to it? The activation process can be completed when creating a Microsoft account, if you specify a mobile phone number or email address, after which you will need to confirm your details. The only downside is that to get the key, whether you want it or not, you have to pay using any payment system or plastic card.
How to activate Windows 7 Maximum 64 bit after installation?
You can do a bit easier by postponing activation during the installation process. Only in this case the system will work in test mode for only thirty days.
If you officially purchased a license after installing the system, you can activate Windows 7 Maximum 64 bit or lower configuration by using the system properties, accessed through the PCM menu on the computer icon, which is located directly on the "Desktop". Below you can see the field in which it will be indicated that before the end of the trial period there are so many days left. You must click the link, start following the instructions of the activator, and at a certain step just enter the purchased key.
A prerequisite is the availability of an uninterrupted Internet connection. If there is no connection, system authentication will not be possible.
Extension of activation period through the command line
Few people know, but the life of the system in test mode can easily be extended using command-line tools for this, after which it will be increased from thirty to one hundred and twenty days.
First, the console itself (cmd) is called - always with administrator rights! - and then the line slmgr.vbs / rearm is written in it, and the enter key is pressed. Now it remains to reboot the system and look at the properties section.
Note: each execution of the command adds 30 days to the remaining trial period when its end is nearing, but you can use this method no more than four times (therefore, the maximum period is only 120 days). But the activation of Windows 7 "Maximum" during this period is not required at all. At least for this period, the system will remain fully operational and will not report on the need to enter a license.
Standard system activation process
Now let's see how to activate Windows 7 Ultimate using another method. In this case, you need to go to the same system properties, and use the "Activate Windows Now" field below.
After that, you will either have to enter the existing key, or use the link to purchase it via the Internet, if one is not available. In the default web browser, the corporation page opens, from which you will need to download the Windows Activation Update applet, install it, and after launching enter the keys (public) on the corporation's website, although the probability of their legalization is not so high. But if at least one combination passes validation, a confirmation of the authenticity of the system will be issued automatically.
Note: before performing these operations, it is strongly recommended that you turn off the automatic installation of updates through the standard "Update Center".
Using Windows Loader Activator
But our users still ask questions about why such roundabouts should be used if not quite official methods can be applied.
For example, the question of how to activate Windows 7 Maximum is completely solved by using the Windows 7 Loader utility. You need to run the program with administrator rights, wait for the process to complete and restart the computer device, after which you can enjoy a fully functional system.
Activator RemoveWAT
Almost exactly the same way this application works. The difference is insignificant, but this applet allows you to figure out how to activate Windows 7 Maximum without a key if the above utility did not produce a result. But this is not the final decision.
KMSAuto Net
Finally, the problem of how to activate Windows 7 Maximum or any other version of the operating system, not to mention the office suite of any release year, is solved by using the portable KMS utility.
In it, you also need to press the system activation button, but only at the stage of creating the license key you should agree with the introduction of the task of continuous re-activation in the "Task Scheduler", and you can’t delete the program file in any case, since after that all activation, as they say, “ will fly off ”, and it will have to be performed anew. But when using this program, Windows updates are installed as if it really was an official copy - anyway, no (even the most powerful) Microsoft verification system can track such data.
Registry Editing and Summary
Those who are well versed in the registry settings can simply turn off the activation reminder. But what will it give? No more than the disappearance of the corresponding notification on the desktop in the system tray area, and Windows itself will stop working after the trial period has expired.
Thus, if you decide to activate the system, of course, it is better to use official means. But not all of our users can find an amount of the order of ten thousand rubles to purchase a license key, so in this case, the most appropriate solution will be to use the KMS activator. At least, unlike other similar applications, it does not crash and disrupt the operation of the operating system itself, despite its pirated origin, never causes. But this is just a huge plus, despite the fact that this program is not unlawful.