How to disable the automatic activation feature of Windows 10: - If you installed your version of Windows 10 from a USB drive, ISO image or DVD without using a valid product key, you may know that you are using a trial version that is only valid for thirty days. If so, you will be asked to uninstall the version after the trial period expires. Or you can always choose to activate Windows 10 using a valid product key. As long as you don't activate Windows 10 and are running the trial version of Windows 10, Windows will remind you to activate the version by entering the product key to continue using it.
Automatic activation pop-ups are shown to trial version users at regular intervals. This can be useful for some users who forget about events a bit. But this constant annoyance can irritate others who know full well that they should activate their version of Windows before the trial period expires. So, as you may have guessed, this article is about how to disable the automatic activation feature in Windows 10 so that you don't get bothered with automatic activation pop-ups again. Read on to learn how to hack this simple trick. But first of all, it is highly recommended that you create a system restore point, as a precautionary measure.
Read also: What happens to the Windows license after upgrading to Windows 10?
1 STEP
- Since the changes need to be made in the registry editors, we need to start the regedit Program. For that, start typing regedit in your search box. From the displayed search results, click regedit Program.
2 STEP
PHASE 3
- Then click Software under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
PHASE 4
- Under Software, scroll through the keys to find the entry named Microsoft. Click on it.
PHASE 5
- Click on Windows NT and then on Current Version as shown in the screenshot.
6 STEP
- Scroll down to find Software Protection Platform. Under Software Protection Platform, click Activation.
7 STEP
- In the right pane of the window, you can now find an entry called Manual. This is the registry editor that needs to be edited to disable the Auto-Activate feature in Windows 10. Therefore, double-click the entry labeled Manual to change the value data. By default, the value in the value data field will be 0. Change the value data to 1 and press OK once you're done.
That is. If you keep getting automatic Windows activation alerts, simply reboot your system for the changes to take over. Hope you found the article useful.
