Windows 7 - “Test Mode Windows 7 Build 7601" Watermark - Remove from Desktop

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This will show you how to remove the Test Mode Windows 7 Build 7601 (with SP1 installed) or Test Mode Windows 7 Build 7600 (without SP1 installed) watermark from the lower right corner of the Windows 7 desktop.

You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.

   Note

According to Microsoft, the test mode watermark can appear if the test signing mode is started on the computer. This test mode may occur if an application whose drivers are not digitally signed by Microsoft is installed and still in the test phase. Microsoft added test mode to Windows so that users can test programs without having to provide an authentication certificate.

The TESTSIGNING boot configuration option determines whether Windows Vista and later versions of Windows will load any type of test-signed kernel-mode code. This option is not set by default, which means test-signed kernel-mode drivers will not load by default on 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and later versions of Windows.

For 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and later versions of Windows, the kernel-mode code signing policy requires that all kernel-mode code have a digital signature. However, in most cases, an unsigned driver can be installed and loaded on 32-bit versions of Windows Vista and later versions of Windows.