Solved : "This copy of Windows is not genuine"

Hi.. If you are getting Windows 7 build 7600 / 7601 not genuine error, then you can fix it easily. To make the procedure safe, you'd better use any backup software to back up the computer before operating.

This is a 100% working method to fix this error.

The error occurs because either you are not running a genuine copy of Windows or your license got expired, there is also a chance that a windows update can cause this problem.

In all these three cases you get an error at the computer start-up that Windows is not genuine, and also computer background changed to a black screen.

First and very important, you need to uninstall update KB971033 from your computer. To uninstall update KB971033, you need to:

• Open the Start Menu.

• Search for “windows update”.

• Click on the search result titled Windows Update under the Programs

• Click on View installed updates in the left pane.

• Once all of your installed updates have been loaded and you can see them in the right pane, sift through them, locate update KB971033, right-click on it and click on Uninstall in the contextual menu.

• Go through the uninstallation process and then restart your computer. Move onto Phase 2 once your computer boots up.

However, remember – this is only part of the solution to getting rid of the “This copy of Windows is not genuine” message and will not be able to fix the issue on its own.

Next Steps to Fix This Copy Of Windows Is Not Genuine - 

• 1. Go to Start and search for "cmd", right-click on it and select "Run as administrator".

• 2. Type SLMGR -REARM and then hit Enter.

Restart your computer, and once it boots up, you will see that the “This copy of Windows is not genuine” message is no longer there. Your desktop will still have a blank black background, but you are going to have to fix that yourself by right-clicking on an empty space on your desktop, clicking on personalizing and changing your desktop background.