Windows 7 among users is still wildly popular, despite its age. And the question of its activation is one of the most important aspects when working with the system. You will either have to buy a license key or use special programs - activators. With the purchase of a license key, everything is clear, so let's talk about free alternatives. Let's see how to activate Windows 7 using various activators, or postpone it for a month in a legal way.

How to activate Windows 7 using an activator

This is the easiest way to get a license that even a novice user can use. And most importantly, it's free. Consider the 3 most popular activators and learn how to use them. We will give download links only to the main one, the rest are easily searched for in search engines. You can download program for actibation at the kmspico-download.cc

KMS Auto

The easiest and most reliable way. All actions are done in exactly the same way as Windows 8.1 activation. The password for unpacking is 123.

Don't forget to add the file to your antivirus exclusions!

Windows Loader

One of the most famous activators is the Windows Loader program, which injects a special code into the system that tells it every time it is launched that the activation was successful. Let's see how it works:

  1. Download Windows Loader and run it with administrator rights.
  2. Pay attention to the circle next to the name of the program - it should be green. If it is red or yellow, then you need to hover over it and see what needs to be done (usually you need to close the browser or, for example, Total Commander).
  3. If everything is fine, click the "Install" button, and then restart your computer.

This completes the activation. If you suddenly want to stop using the license key, start Windows Loader again and click the "Uninstall" button.

This activation method is illegal, so its use is not recommended by Microsoft experts. But to be honest, the Windows Loader program has helped hundreds of thousands of users solve their license problem, so you have nothing to fear.

Windows 7 Loader from Matrix

After starting, the following window will appear:

  1. Download and run the activator.
  2. In the main window of the utility, click the "Activate" button on the button that is highlighted.
  3. After a message appears stating that the operation was successful, restart your computer.

If this activator worked fine, you can safely install updates without fear that it will crash.

After restarting the computer, the operating system selection window will appear. Two boot options will appear - Windows 7 (non-activated version) and Windows 7 Loader XE (activated version). Select the second line and boot - the system will be activated.

In order not to select the desired operating system every time

RemoveWAT

The RemoveWAT program works in all versions of Windows, but after using it, you must disable automatic updates (which is highly undesirable). Use it only if the previous activators didn't work for you:

  1. Run the program.
  2. Click "Remove WAT" in the utility window.
  3. Wait for the activation process to complete and restart your computer.

Now, so that the activation does not crash, you must disable automatic system updates:

In principle, you can set the parameters so that the system will look for updates, but you will personally decide whether to install them. You just have to figure out which update brings the next authentication file.

Delay activation

All Microsoft products, including Windows 7, have a delayed activation feature. Let's see how to activate Windows 7 with deferral via command line.

  1. Run a command prompt with administrator rights.
  2. Enter command and press Enter.
  3. Restart your computer after receiving a message that the activation operation was successful.

Please note that the deferral procedure must be carried out on the penultimate or last day of activation. In total, Windows 7 deferral can be used 3 times. By simple calculations, we determine that in the end you will have 120 days of free use. After 4 months (the first is a trial, then 3 delays), you will have to decide again how to activate the system.

You can find out detailed information about the license, including the available number of deferrals, using the command:

If the deferrals are over, you can install Windows 7 again, and use the system for another 120 days for  free . Another way is to create a system recovery image and then use it to roll back to four months ago. However, both of these methods are not very convenient, since they involve reinstalling (restoring) the system, which leads to the removal of installed programs and the loss of some files.

What to do so that the activation of Windows 7 does not fly

The main disadvantage of using activators is the possible blocking of the license after the next system update. Microsoft specialists are doing everything so that users buy activation keys, and do not use free programs to obtain a license. This manifests itself in the creation of special updates for Windows 7 that deal with system authentication.

Despite the fact that in the description of all activators it is indicated that the system passes authentication without problems after their application, in reality everything is not so rosy. For example, many users encountered the fact that after installing the update KB971033, activation failed. To avoid this situation, you just need to delete the authentication file that gets into Windows 7 along with the KB971033 update. To do this, follow these simple steps:

  1. Open the Control Panel.
  2. Go to the "Uninstall a program" section.
  3. Click on the link "View installed updates" in the left menu.
  4. Look for security update KB971033.
  5. If you find the desired line, select it and click "Delete".

Your system will no longer be authenticated, and therefore the activation will not fail.

By the way, many antiviruses perceive activators as malicious applications. There is nothing surprising in this - just disable protection for a while to activate the system and add the program to the antivirus exclusions.