Microsoft has pushed their latest Windows 7 Activation Update checker which checks whether Windows 7 is activated legally through Microsoft or it has been cracked using several activation methods. Installing this update creates a process that checks for activation method of the Windows every now and then to see if the Windows is legal.
Fortunately Microsoft has made it easy for the people who don’t want this update to uninstall it. If you haven’t downloaded and installed this update then you can disable it using the following method:
Block Windows 7 Activation Update KB971033
- Go to Start Menu and write Windows Update in the Start Menu Search
- Select Windows Update to go to Windows Update program
- Select Optional Updates
- Search for the update labeled “Update for Windows 7 (KB971033)”
- Right click it and select Hide Update
This will disable this update from automatically installing into your system.
Uninstall Windows 7 Activation Update KB971033
If you have already installed this update. Don’t worry! Let me tell you how to uninstall this update the safer way.
- Go to Control Panel –> Programs –> View installed Updates
- Search for “Update for Windows 7 (KB971033)”
- Right click it and select Uninstall.
- This will uninstall this activation update and you’ll be able to use your Windows 7 without any overloads from Microsoft
If there is any problem in this method, kindly let me know through comments.
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Wow thanks that was very helpful ^^_
i’ve uninstalled and hidden the abovementioned, but I haven’t yet rebooted to see if it’ll work.
What I wanted to add was I took it a step further to prevent windows updating itself by goiing into command prompt and running services.msc.
I then Disabled Windows Update.
I shall reboot now. Hope that works.
After uninstalling KB971033 everything was fine…until a recent update, when it was re-installed. I uninstalled it again, but this time it did not work. It does not show as installed, but I no longer have Windows; I have a blank screen show Windows not genuine! Am I going to lose everything and have to do a new install? HELP!
Thanks,
Ed
Hi, I’ve followed the directions up to searching for the security update for Windows 7 point in uninstalling it, but I can’t find the update. All my updates seem to be of a higher number than (KB971033), have I waited too long to fix the problem then does that mean? This problem with getting genuine windows is really annoying and I can’t seem to find a way to fix it. Can anyone help?
Hi
For those who can´t uninstal KB971033:
- Command prompt: msconfig (run as Administrator – right click mouse)
- Tools
- Programs
- Start
- Installed updates (left upper screen)
- Just select KB971033, and uninstall
Regarding KB949810, I didn´t find it.
Well, to be quite honest, I STILL CAN´T DO UPDATES to Windows ; if I can´t solve it I´ll format and reinstall Windows taking the due precautions not to let Windows to install KB971033.
I do hope it works
Any feed-backs are welcome:)
I’ve uninstalled – now it doesn’t appear in the list of optional updates for me to press “hide”. Has this happened to anyone else?
My windows 7 is still saying not genuine , KB971033 is in update history, but is not there when you look in installed updates, so I know it is here, it just will not let me get rid of it. Everything above does not work, it never appears in any form for you to uninstall. Can you help?
My W7Ultimate says it´s genuine but the security essentials mxxxxr fxxxxr goes on telling it will shutdown in 29 days from now and it sucks with 15min popup message. I think the solution is to uninstall this MS shit anda choose another antivirus …
Any other opionion? Tks
an error has occured.NOT ALL OF THE UPDATES WERE SUCCESSFULLY UNINSTALLED
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