Windows has different license states like: The Automatic Activation feature has been included by Microsoft in the Windows operating systems to make it easier for the user to get his copy of Windows activated conveniently. But for some reason, if you wish, you can disable the feature, by editing the Windows Registry. It may especially help if Windows is activated but it still asks you to activate your Windows copy.
Disable Windows Activation popup
This article will tell you how to disable the Auto-activation feature in Windows 11/10/8/7. If you do not wish to have the auto-activation wizard bother you, you may choose to disable automatic activation. To do so in Windows 11/10/8/7 open regedit and navigate to the following key:
In the right pane of the registry editor, you will find REG_DWORD value ‘Manual’. Right-click on it and select Modify. In the Value Data window which appears, change the DWORD value to 1. The default is 0 which means auto-activation is enabled. Changing the value to 1 will disable auto-activation. Close the Registry Editor and restart your system. You will find that the Auto-activation feature has now been disabled completely.
In Windows Vista, however, the relevant key is: Change the value of Manual to 1 to disable auto-activation in Windows Vista. Remember to create a system restore point first! If you are having problems activating Windows, you may want to read this post on Troubleshooting Windows Activation States. Check this post if you need to change the Product Key in Windows. See this post, if you see This copy of Windows is not genuine message on the bottom right side of your black Windows desktop. Note: Please read the comments. It is working for some, while not working for others. Based on comments, you may want to change the value of NotificationDisabled to 1 and see if that helps.
