After you install or reinstall Windows, it will ask you to activate Windows. If your Windows 7 system has not been activated, it will appear a watermark at the lower-right screen saying This copy of Windows is not genuine. It would be annoying to have the watermark on screen.
In today’s post, I will show you how to activate Windows 7 Professional N for FREE using KMS client product keys. So you can renew it whenever you want. Actually, the license will be renewed automatically every 7 days by default. In this way, just do it one time and forget it completely.
As you can see in the below screenshot, we’re using a copy of Windows 7 Professional N and it is not activated. We need to activate it to made it function normally and remove the licese watermark on the desktop.
Method 1: Manual activation (CMD)
The first way, we can use the Windows Command Prompt (CMD) to activate the Windows 7 Professional N license free forever without any software or activation tools.
1. Click on the search icon, type cmd in the Windows search box, right click on the best match Command Prompt then select Run as administrator.
2. Copy the following commands, right-click to paste them into CMD window and press Enter.
cscript //nologo %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk MRPKT-YTG23-K7D7T-X2JMM-QY7MGcscript //nologo %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /skms kms.msgang.comcscript //nologo %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /atoNote: If you see the error 0xC004F074, it means that your internet connection is unstable or the server is busy. Please make sure your device is online and try the command “ato” again until you succeed. 3. Your Windows 7 Professional N is activated using a KMS key. It’ll reactivate after every 7 days automatically. So, your Windows is permanently activated.
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601](c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.C:\Windows\system32>cscript //nologo %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk MRPKT-YTG23-K7D7T-X2JMM-QY7MGInstalled product key MRPKT-YTG23-K7D7T-X2JMM-QY7MG successfully.C:\Windows\system32>cscript //nologo %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /skms kms.msgang.comKey Management Service machine name set to kms.msgang.com successfully.C:\Windows\system32>cscript //nologo %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /atoActivating Windows(R), Professional edition (a98bcd6d-5343-4603-8afe-5908e4611112) ...Product activated successfully.C:\Windows\system32>
4. Finally, check activation status of your Windows Server again. Open Control Panel | System then check Windows Activation status.
- Processor:
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600G with Radeon Graphics 3.69 GHz
- Installed memory (RAM):
- 8.00 GB
- System type:
- 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor
Method 2: Using PowerShell
The second method involves using Windows PowerShell to activate the Windows license. advantages of this approach:
- There is no need to disable the Real-time Protection in Windows Security Center, as we do not use any crack tools to activate Windows.
- The methods work seamlessly with all versions of Windows, including Windows Server.
- The script works on both Windows 64-bit and Windows 32-bit systems.
- You don’t need to worry about which Windows edition you’re using. The script automatically detects your Windows edition and activates it for you.
- A KMS license is valid for 180 days; however, it will be renewed automatically before the expiration date if you are online.
- It is not necessary to download any files to your computer to activate the Windows license.
1. Click on the Windows Start icon or press the Windows key on your keyboard. Search powershell, right-click on the best match then select Run as administrator to open a new elevated PowerShell window.
2. Copy, right click to paste all below commands into CMD window at once then hit Enter.
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://win.msgang.com'))4. Your Windows 7 Professional N is activated using a KMS key. It’ll reactivate after every 7 days automatically. So, your Windows is permanently activated.
Method 3: Using batch script
This method is not recommended anymore due to the new update of Microsoft. In case, if you have to use the batch script for automation, you can continue with below steps:
1. The first step is to download the batch script to your computer by clicking the button below. While our script is safe, it’s always a good idea to verify the security and contents of any script from the internet that you’re not familiar with.
2. Right click on the downloaded kms.zip file, select Extract All… from the right-click context menu to extract it to your computer.
3. Navigate to the extracted folder. Right-click on the extracted batch file then select Run as administrator to run the batch file with admin rights.
The script will run automatically. If there are no issues, Windows has been activated. You can now press any key to close the command prompt window.
You're using: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional NActivating the product...Product activation successful.License status:Windows edition: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional NProduct Key Channel: Volume:GVLKLicense Status: Licensed(*)Visit https://msgang.com for more products.Press any key to continue . . .
Conclusion
Hello Friends! My name is Leo, and I’m excited to share everything I know about activating Microsoft software products. In the past, I managed several YouTube channels on this topic, but they were taken down by Microsoft. That’s why I decided to start this blog to keep the conversation alive without interruptions. I’m committed to sharing my knowledge and insights for as long as possible!
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to leave a comment or visit my Discord server. I’d be happy to provide more details. Thank you so much for your feedback and support!
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