How to Extend the Windows 7 Activation Trial Period Up to 120 Days
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This will show you how to extend the Windows 7 activation trial (grace) period 30 days at a time for a total of up to 120 days before you mustactivate Windows 7 with a legally purchased product key numberor uninstall Windows 7.
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When you install Windows 7, you will have 30 days (trial period) to activate by default. Microsoft has allowed this rearm option to extend this grace period for another 30 days for up to 3 times.
3 (rearms) x 30 (days) =90 (days extended) +30 (default days) =120 days total grace period.
Warning
It is recommended to wait until you only have only 1 day to activate left before doing this to make the most out of the 3 times you have to use this rearm option.
EXAMPLE: Days to Activate Trial Period NOTE:The left screenshot shows 1 day to activate. The right screenshot is after this tutorial been done to reset this back to 30 days to activate. You can see this screen by right clicking on Computer (in Start Menu) and click on Properties.
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To See How Many Rearms You Have Left: NOTE:You can only do the tutorial below to rearm 3 times. If you have 0 remaining rearms left, then youmustactivate Windows 7 with a legally purchased product key number or uninstall Windows 7.
1. Open the Start Menu, then type slmgr.vbs -dlv in the search box, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
2. After a few seconds, you will see this screenshot with how many remaining rearms you have left. (see screenshot below)
Here's How:
1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search box, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
2. In the registry, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
6. In the elevated command prompt, type slmgr -rearm and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
7. Click on OK. (see screenshot below)
Warning
If you get one of these errors below, then do what is above the error:
You will need to restart the computer first, then repeat steps 5 to 7 again.
You have used up your 3 times to extend the grace period, and you mustactivate Windows 7 with a legally purchased product key number or uninstall Windows 7.
8. Close the elevated command prompt. (see screenshot below step 6)
9. Restart the computer to apply the changes and reset your trial period back to 30 days to activate.
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Hi Shawn, you can eliminate the registry hack and just by typing slmgr -rearm in an elevated cmd.exe will extend the trial period upto 120 days. I have tried it and had worked even without the registry hack.
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Thanks this will be nice!
When will the full version expect to be out?
Hi tomalan, the beta version will end on 1st august 2009 at 5: 30 AM. Thought MS has not revealed the exact date of the official release, but it will be launched as soon as the beta expires.
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Hi Shawn, you can eliminate the registry hack and just by typing slmgr -rearm in an elevated cmd.exe will extend the trial period upto 120 days. I have tried it and had worked even without the registry hack.
Dinesh,
By default you should not need to change the registry setting to 0, but it is required to be able to extend the trial period. I only included it to be double checked. Sometimes it may get changed, and will need to be changed to 0.
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Quote: Originally Posted by tomalan 
When WinRAR trial period has expired, can I extract files? 
