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How to Extend the Windows 7 Activation Trial Period Up to 120 Days
Published by Brink
12-10 -2008

Activation Trial Period - Extend Up to 120 Days


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How to Extend the Windows 7 Activation Trial


Period Up to 120 Days
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Brink
This will show you how to extend the Windows 7 activation trial (grace ) period 30 days at a time for a Administrato
total of up to 120 days before you must activate or reinstall Windows 7. r

Note

When you install Windows 7, you will have 30 days (trial period) to activate by default . Microsoft has
allowed this rearm option to extend this grace period for another 30 days for up to 3 times. Join Date:
Oct 2008
Location :
3 (rearms ) x 30 (days ) = 90 (days extended) + 30 (default days ) = 120 days total grace period .
Texas
Posts :
Warning 21 ,170

It is recommended to wait until you only have only 1 day to activate left before doing this to make the
most out of the 3 times you have to use this rearm option.

With or without a product key, all pre-release versions of Windows 7, but not earlier than the 6801
build, can only be used up until August 1, 2009. At this point the time bomb will activate and the
prerelease of Windows 7 will stop working as per the End User License Agreement with Microsoft: “This
software will stop running on August 1, 2009. You may not receive any other notice. You may not be able

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to access data used with the software when it stops running.”. Tutorial
Tools

Print
EXAMPLE: Days to Activate Trial Period
Version
NOTE: The left screenshot shows 1 day to activate. The right screenshot is after this tutorial been done
to reset this back to 30 days to activate. You can see this screen by right clicking on Computer (in Start
Menu) and click on Properties.

Tip

To See How Many Rearms You Have Left:


NOTE: You can only do the tutorial below to rearm 3 times. If you have 0 remaining rearms left , then you
must either activate Windows 7 or do a clean reinstall to start over and have 3 more rearms .

1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the search line, type slmgr.vbs -dlv and press enter. (See screenshot below)

3. After a few seconds, you will see this screenshot with how many remaining rearms you have
left. (See screenshot below)

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Here's How:
1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the Start Menu search box, type regedit, and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

3. In the registry, go to: ( See screenshot below)

Code :

HKEY_LOCAL _MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion


\SoftwareProtectionPlatform

4. In the right pane, see if SkipRearm is set to 0 (number 0) . (See screenshot above)

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A ) If it is not set to 0 - Right click on SkipRearm and click on Modify. Type 0 and
click on OK. (See screenshot below)

B) If it is set to 0 - Skip this and go to step 5.

5. Close regedit.

6. Open a elevated command prompt.

7. In the elevated command prompt, type slmgr -rearm and press Enter. (See screenshot below)

8. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)

Warning

If you get one of these errors below, then do what is above the error:

You will need to restart the computer first, then repeat steps 6 to 8 again.

You have used up your 3 times . You will need to activate or reinstall Windows 7.

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9. Close the elevated command prompt. ( See screenshot below step 7)

10. Restart the computer to apply the changes and reset your trial period back to 30 days to
activate.

That's it ,
Shawn

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12 -28-2008 #1

z3r010

Windows 7 Ultimate
x64
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Anybody tried this on the new build?

My System Specs

12 -28-2008 #2

echrada

Just ran the tutorial and it seemed to work on 7000. Here are screenshots.
Windows 7 Ultimate
x64 Attached Thumbnails

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Last edited by echrada ; 12- 28-2008 at 07:29 AM..

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01 -13-2009 #3

tomalan

Thanks this will be nice!


Vista Home Premium When will the full version expect to be out?
64bit
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01 -13-2009 #4

Brink

You're welcome Tomalan, and welcome to Seven Forums .


Windows 7 Ultimate
x64 SP1 RC
So far, Windows 7 is scheduled to be released in January 2010. Of course, this may change by then .
21,170 posts

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01 -14-2009 #5

Dinesh

Hi Shawn, you can eliminate the registry hack and just by typing slmgr - rearm in an elevated cmd.exe
Windows 7 Ultimate will extend the trial period upto 120 days. I have tried it and had worked even without the registry
x64 hack.
6,227 posts

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01 -14-2009 #6

Dinesh

Quote : Originally Posted by tomalan


Windows 7 Ultimate
x64
Thanks this will be nice!
6,227 posts When will the full version expect to be out?

Hi tomalan, the beta version will end on 1st august 2009 at 5: 30 AM. Thought MS has not revealed
the exact date of the official release, but it will be launched as soon as the beta expires.

My System Specs

01 -14-2009 #7

Brink

Quote : Originally Posted by dinesh


Windows 7 Ultimate
x64 SP1 RC Hi Shawn, you can eliminate the registry hack and just by typing slmgr - rearm in an elevated
21,170 posts cmd.exe will extend the trial period upto 120 days. I have tried it and had worked even
without the registry hack .

Dinesh,

By default you should not need to change the registry setting to 0, but it is required to be able to
extend the trial period. I only included it to be double checked. Sometimes it may get changed , and
will need to be changed to 0.

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01 -14-2009 #8

Dinesh

got it Shawn, so basically this registry hack is to double check .


But as i said earlier, you are a Geek to the End.

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Windows 7 Ultimate
x64
6,227 posts

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01 -14-2009 #9

Brink

LOL, always the details.


Windows 7 Ultimate
x64 SP1 RC
21,170 posts

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