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How to UNINSTALL Windows 7 Activation Update: KB971033

This should now be completely comprehensive.

For those of you who installed the Microsoft Windows 7 Activation Checker update (KB971033) you can still uninstall it. The reason that viewers such as you may want to uninstall it, is because of the surround rumors that this update creates a new process/service that will slow down your system and has been rumored to monitor the user. If you haven’t installed this, you can hide and prevent the Microsoft Windows Update Windows Activation Checker (KB971033) from installing by using the directions below.

Many of you need to use the EASY METHOD listed below. That is 100% guaranteed working.

To Hide the Windows Update/Disable it From Ever Installing:
1. Go to Windows Update
2. Click to View Your Optional Updates
3. Right Click the one Labeled “Update for Windows 7″ with update ID “KB971033″
4. Click “hide update.”

For those of you who HAVE installed it and want to uninstall it
1. Go to Windows Update
2. Hit Installed Updates (link at the bottom left corner). If that link isn’t there, hit “view update history” and hit the “installed updates” link at the top.
3. Scroll down to the section titled “Microsoft Windows” and look for update KB971033.
4. Right click it and hit “uninstall”. Hit okay.
5. Reboot
6. Now check for updates again and follow the above method to hide it from installing ever again!
Note: You can also do a system restore if you are worried.
I have verified this method myself and did it before publishing this article. I personally do not want any extra processes running on my computer. =)
Enjoy!

If you are flagged as having an Un-Genuine copy of Windows 7:

Reactivate Windows – Easy Method (easiest and guaranteed working): If you need to re-activate your windows, it has been reported that Hazar’s and Daz’s activators work. You can easily find it on web pages. Just type “Windows Activator Hazar Torrent” (Also known has RemoveWAT21 or RemoveWAT22 depending on version number) or “Windows Activator Daz Torrent” (Latest version 1.7.7) into Google.

We will NEVER post those files here and we do NOT support this. We highly encourage you to activate your windows through Microsoft buy buying it.

Method of Removing Genuine Activation Message
1. Copy down these instructions into notepad and save it to your desktop.
2. Go to start -> hold shift and click run (If you do not see run, simply type run in the start menu’s search box and click it while holding shift)
Note: Holding shift while clicking run opens up run in administrative mode, which is necessary for this process.
3. Type in “command” or “cmd” and press enter.
4. In the command prompt window type or right click -> paste:

takeown /f “%windir%\System32\Wat\*”

5. Press enter
6. Type or right click -> paste:

icacls “%windir%\System32\Wat\*” /deny *S-1-1-0

7. Press enter and reboot.
NOTE: This method has worked for some people but not others.

Method of Inputting Your Legitimate Product Key
Step 1. Right click My Computer and click Properties
Step 2.Scroll down to wher eit lists your current product key
Step 3.Hit “Change Product Key”
Step 4.Insert your new product key there
Step 5.Reboot Your Computer

If you have changed your Windows Key and want to re-validate:
1. Go to start -> hold shift and click run (If you do not see run, simply type run in the start menu’s search box and click it while holding shift)
Note: Holding shift while clicking run opens up run in administrative mode, which is necessary for this process.
2. Type in “command” or “cmd” and press enter.
3. Type the following or right click -> Paste:

%SystemRoot%\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe /run

4. Hit enter and reboot.

If you need to update your bios OEM serial key:
1. Go to start -> hold shift and click run (If you do not see run, simply type run in the start menu’s search box and click it while holding shift)
Note: Holding shift while clicking run opens up run in administrative mode, which is necessary for this process.
2. Type in “command” or “cmd” and press enter.
3. Type in the following command:

slmgr -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

Remove Windows Activation Notification Mode
1. Go to start -> hold shift and click run (If you do not see run, simply type run in the start menu’s search box and click it while holding shift)
Note: Holding shift while clicking run opens up run in administrative mode, which is necessary for this process.
2. Type in “command” or “cmd” and press enter.
3. Type the following or right click -> Paste:

takeown /F %WINDIR%\System32\sppcomapi.dll && icacls %WINDIR%\System32\sppcomapi.dll /deny *S-1-1-0:F

4. Hit enter and reboot
Note: You can re-enable this by typing:

icacls %WINDIR%\System32\sppcomapi.dll /grant *S-1-1-0:F

Remove the WatU scheduled key checker:
1. Go to start -> hold shift and click run (If you do not see run, simply type run in the start menu’s search box and click it while holding shift)
Note: Holding shift while clicking run opens up run in administrative mode, which is necessary for this process.
2. Type in “command” or “cmd” and press enter.
3. Copy and right click-> paste the following into command prompt:

schtasks /change /disable /tn “\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Activation Technologies\ValidationTask” && schtasks /change /disable /tn “\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Activation Technologies\ValidationTaskDeadline”

Delete WAT Registry Entries
Windows Activator logs all kinds of stuff about you… this is how to delete those logs.
1. Go to start -> hold shift and click run (If you do not see run, simply type run in the start menu’s search box and click it while holding shift)
Note: Holding shift while clicking run opens up run in administrative mode, which is necessary for this process.
2. Type in “command” or “cmd” and press enter.
3.Right click -> paste the following into command prompt:

REG DELETE “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Activation Technologies” /f

We will NEVER post those files here and we do NOT support this. We highly encourage you to activate your windows through Microsoft buy buying it.

3 Comments to How to UNINSTALL Windows 7 Activation Update: KB971033

1. 

   So I have to fix a friend’s computer that installed the KB971033 update and is getting the Un-Genuine message. I haven’t had a chance to look at the computer yet, but what steps do I need to perform? ALL of the above steps or will Daz’s activator alone fix it?
VomitJuice on March 9th, 2010
2. 

   does any one have the following problem?

   The update KB971033 is showing in the update history, but it is not showing in the programs and features window in control panel. So i do not know how to uninstall it.
   Any help would be appreaciated
user on April 26th, 2010
3. 

   thank you sir. the most clear, complete, and logical description of this issue i’ve found. after several days of hardship, my machine is finally running smoothly. thank you.
beth wright on May 25th, 2010

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