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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Works fine. Thanks.
Aneurysma
I can get to the “View Update History” and can see Update for Windows (KB971033) AND Updated for Windows 7 (KB970133) – However Right Clicking does nothing to help – just “View Details”
If I search in any other way for Updates I do not see these updates and so cannot make any changes
Any suggestions ????
i completed the second task of uninstalling it, but got the same error – what i did do is restore from a 2 weeks ago confirmed the update was not installed and completed the first task. seems to work fine
Thanks
i uninstall i right click all iget is view details or something nd everytime i reboot it reappears
I’ve tried that but I think that if someone were to create a blacklist file for the C:\Windows\System32\Driver(s)\etc in the hosts file to block if some one could find out how the activation tool work then it would be great to know!!!
I can get to the “View Update History” and can see Update for Windows (KB971033) AND Updated for Windows 7 (KB970133) – However Right Clicking does nothing to help – just “View Details”
If I search in any other way for Updates I do not see these updates and so cannot make any changes
Any suggestions ????
try this at your own risk…but it worked for me!
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For those of you who right click and it just says “View Details”, re-read the instructions posted here. DO NOT go through windows update, go to control panel -> view installed updates, etc. to remove. THEN go to windows update to disable this update from reinstalling in the future
@Mike
Thanks a lot for clarifying Mike.
This worked 100%, On windows 7 ultimate 64bit
1.Start Menu
2.Control Panel
3.Programs and Features
4.View Installed Updates
5.”second to last update at the bottom-KB971033″
6. right click mouse-uninstall.
Great Job Teeeh.com
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