Step-1: Go to “Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories“.
Right click on the “Command Prompt” and select “Run as Administrator“. If you are not
the administrator, then you are prompted to enter the password, or else you can proceed
to step-2.
the administrator, then you are prompted to enter the password, or else you can proceed
to step-2.
Step-2: Now type the following command and hit Enter: slmgr -rearm
Step-3: You will be
prompted to restart the computer. Once restarted, the trial period will
once again
be reset to 30 days. You can use the above command for up to 3 times by which you can
extend the trial period to 120 days without activation.
be reset to 30 days. You can use the above command for up to 3 times by which you can
extend the trial period to 120 days without activation.
Step-4: Now comes the actual trick by which you can extend the trial period for another 240 days.
To do this, open the Registry Editor (type regedit in “Run” and hit Enter) and navigate
to the following location:
To do this, open the Registry Editor (type regedit in “Run” and hit Enter) and navigate
to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
\SoftwareProtectionPlatform
Step-5: In the right-side pane, change value of SkipRearm to 1.
Step-6: Now, you should be able to use the slmgr -rearm command for another 8 times so that you
can skip the activation process for another 240 days. So you will get 120 + 240 = 360 days
of free Windows 7 usage.
can skip the activation process for another 240 days. So you will get 120 + 240 = 360 days
of free Windows 7 usage.
