For a Windows user 7 have access to Microsoft benefits, as comprehensive and consistent system updates (and for various other reasons), your copy of Windows 7 must have been legally obtained and activated. Whether or not to have a genuine copy of Windows 7 makes a big difference in the way Microsoft treats your computer. If a person buys a second-hand computer that comes pre-installed with Windows 7 or have someone else install Windows 7 On your computer, you will not necessarily know if the copy of Windows 7 on the computer is genuine and activated.
Fortunately, Windows users 7 can validate the authenticity of each and every copy of Windows 7, and they can do it quite easily. The following are the two most efficient methods that you can use to validate Windows 7 and determine whether the copy of the operating system installed on a specific computer is genuine or not:
Method 1: use the Activate Windows utility
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Open the start menu.
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Search for »activate windows«.
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Click on the search result titled Activate Windows.
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Wait for the Activate Windows utility to start.
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After the Activate Windows utility has started, you will see a message that says “Successful activation” if your copy of windows 7 it's really genuine. What's more, on a computer with a genuine copy of Windows 7, You will also see the Microsoft Genuine Software logo to the right of the »Activation Successful» message within the Activate Windows utility..
Method 2: take a look at the computer properties
Alternatively, you can also validate the authenticity of a copy of Windows 7 simply ..:
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Right-click the Computer icon on your desktop and click Properties in the resulting context menu. If you don't have a Computer icon on your desktop, just open the start menu, right-click on Computer and click Properties in the resulting context menu.
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Scroll down to the Windows Activation section in the right pane of the window.
If your copy of Windows 7 It is original, you will see the phrase »Windows is activated» in the Windows Activation section, along with the Microsoft Genuine Software logo next to it.
When Windows 7 it was Microsoft's main operating system for computers, a copy of Windows could also be validated 7 online by downloading a small tool from the official Microsoft website. Unfortunately, this functionality has since been retired, which makes the two methods listed and described above the most simple and effective currently viable options any user has when it comes to validating the authenticity of a copy of Windows 7.
