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How to remove windows is not genuine?

Aug 10, 2016 6:03AM PDT

How to remove windows is not genuine? watermark in my desktop.

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Re: not genuine
Aug 10, 2016 6:12AM PDT

The obvious solution is to buy and install a legitimate genuine version of Windows.

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Many folk ask how to remove Windows.
Aug 10, 2016 8:17AM PDT

The easiest exit is to install a legitimate version. This is called "installing over the top." If it's just a license issue, then buying the same version and changing the CDKEY often fixes it. How to change the CDKEY is on the web so I pause here.

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it would depend
Aug 10, 2016 3:05PM PDT

IMO, it would be best to format and reinstall if the non genuine copy was downloaded from a site other than microsoft. Otherwise, you will be stuck with any malware or spyware that came with the non genuine copy.

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Gunuine.
Aug 10, 2016 8:36AM PDT
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Assuming you have a legal copy of w7
Aug 10, 2016 2:59PM PDT

Give the back ground on how you got into this mess.