Windows 7: "Your copy is not genuine." Why did this inscription appear, how to fix it?

Microsoft employees do not sit still and regularly release updates for their operating systems, including Windows 7. However, among the various useful software that your OS can download, there are also small surprises. For example, many users of unlicensed versions may receive a message from Windows 7: "Your copy is not genuine". What should I do?

Cheating

The first, the most unpleasant, but quite innocuous reason for the appearance of such a message may be that you were deceived in the store where you bought the computer. You paid money for the licensed version, but the update did not count. Based on this, you can report to the store and ask for compensation.

The method is, of course, unreliable. You can be told that you yourself have reinstalled the OS and refused to service. In extreme cases, you can try to compare the versions of the OS installed on your and shop computers. If they coincide, then this is an occasion to reflect on for everyone. However, if the negotiations fail, you can safely proceed to the self-tuning of the PC.

Resetting

So, what to do if a message appears from Windows 7 "Your copy is not genuine"? The most cardinal way, used for big problems with the computer, is a complete reinstallation of the system. This method will suit you in three cases:

• If you have a situation, as described above. It is much more difficult to combat the problem of an inactive OS if you do not have the original installation disk or you can not determine the OS build. Find a suitable activator will be more difficult than downloading a new OS build.
• The second case is more general. You have a freshly installed system, but there is a message from Windows 7: "Your copy is not genuine"? Find and download a new OS. Good programmers who make high-quality builds, the system never downloads an update that can harm it.
• If you lost (deleted) the activator of your OS, and where it was taken, you forgot. Unfortunately, not all programs for selecting a license key are universal.

Delete

Finally, we got to those who do not have the opportunity to reinstall the operating system. How to get rid of a Windows 7 message "Is your copy not genuine" without data loss?

The first method does not require you any special knowledge. For the arising problem, one definite update of KB971033 is responsible. To ensure that the error "Your copy of Windows is not genuine" has disappeared, you need to remove it from the installed programs.

To do this, go to "My Computer" and click on the top menu "Delete or modify the program." After that, in the left menu select "View installed updates". Now you need to find the update we need in the list. The main mistake that many users make is they try to do this through a search. However, it works through time and does not guarantee a 100% result. So you have to look at everything with your eyes. When you find it, right-click and delete. After that, and reboot, the black screen "Your copy is not genuine" should stop appearing.

Did not work

If after the spent manipulations the inscription "Your copy is not genuine" continues to appear, what should I do? In this case, you can try to remove the update manually. For this you need to do the following.

1. First, we repeat everything that was described in the previous paragraph, except for the reboot.
2. Go to "My Computer" and press the Alt button.
3. A previously hidden menu appears. Click on "Tools" - "Folder Options".
4. In the "View" tab, uncheck the "Hide permissions for registered ..." checkboxes, and also switch the button to "Show hidden files and folders".

This concludes the safe preparatory phase. Now we need to be more attentive.

1. Click the right mouse button on "My Computer" and select "Management".
2. In the left menu select "Services and applications", the sub-item "Services".
3. In the list on the right, we need the "Software Protection" service (sppsvc). Click on it with the left mouse button.
4. A description and two buttons should appear to the left. Click "Stop the service".
5. Do not close the window, but just go to the desktop.

Manually

Now we need to delete two files that are responsible for the operation of this service, which triggers the notification "Your copy is not genuine". How to fix (delete) them? Initially, they should have been removed, when uninstalling the update through program management, but it's best to check everything yourself.

We go to the Windows / System32 folder and look for two files with the extension .C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0. We delete them. It is worth noting immediately that automatic searching is unlikely to work, so you will have to look through the contents of the folder yourself.

If the computer gives you a message stating that the files are being used, make sure that you disable the service and try to reboot, not including back "protection".

After you delete the files, you may also need to restart the computer and change the desktop wallpaper. Having done this, you can safely return to "services", as it has already been described, and again turn on "software protection".

Finally

What else is worth doing after you delete the files? First, disable auto-update of the operating system. If you use a pirated version of Windows, then be sure that its creator has taken care of the functionality, and new updates to you in principle, to nothing. To do this, go to the control panel - "System and Security" - "Update Center." Click Disable Automatic Updates. On a good account, this must be done immediately after installing the pirated operating system, and the official one, too. Probably everyone has heard about the problems caused by the new Windows 10, which removes the user program without any demand. Also with older versions of the OS: it is not known how useful these or other updates will be.

Activation

After all the performed procedures, you have to activate your copy of the operating system again. On the Internet you can download universal activators, which are suitable for 80% of assemblies that exist at the moment. For example, use the Remove WAT program. In fact, it does not matter which type of activator to use - automatic or normal, re-activation is a necessary part of getting rid of a Windows 7 message: "Your copy is not genuine." How to remove, we figured out. We hope, our recommendations will help you.

Unfortunately, the method presented in the article is the only way to cope with the problem that has arisen. If it does not help you, then the last chance is a complete reinstallation of the system. The main thing - do not forget to disable auto-updates, and if necessary always independently check all the "updates" that the system is about to download.