How to Activate Windows 7 for free?

I know still most or saying the 90% of people reading this post are either running their computer on windows 7 or they are actually in need to rectify the activation issue of windows 7. The major problem faced by Windows 7 users is Windows 7 activation.

When you download the Windows 7 ISO version or you have it on your CD/DVD drive, ou start the installation. Now if you have actually purchased the windows 7, you will be having the windows keys.  But the problem is that most of the Windows 7 users still do not have the licensed Windows 7 Product key for activation.

Since it has been the time that Windows 7 has stopped receiving updates as it has been discontinued by the Microsoft Corporation. So now no more windows 7 product keys are produced by the Microsoft Corporation. So in these days if your visit Microsoft website then surely you get the windows 8 and windows 10 purchases available and there is no option that can get you the genuine windows 7 from Microsoft.

In order to activate windows 7, you need a genuine windows 7 product key. Windows 7 serial or product key is simply the 25 digit character code that is issued by the Microsoft and gets tallied with your system files. This key basically changes the registry files in windows and thus it simply makes your all the windows functions working.

Windows 7 is available in 6 versions from which the three versions for the windows are most popular and most used.

1. Windows 7 Professional – Mostly used in the offices and the educational institutions.
2. Windows 7 Home Premium – Mostly used in homes and the schools. This is the basic version with many common features for even the pro level of computing
3. Windows 7 Ultimate – The Ultimate version for Windows 7 is mostly used in heavy industries, software developers, and many offices and institution. It is the most legit version for windows 7.

Windows 7 Activation

In order to simply activate the windows 7 in your pc, follow the listed steps below.

1. Get a 25 digit Microsoft Product key to activate your preferred version of windows.
2. Go to Start > Control Panel > Windows Activation
3. Click on the windows activation, and a new dialogue box will appear.
4. Enter your dedicated windows 7 key.
5. Press continue.
6. Make sure your internet connection is working properly.
7. It will take only a few seconds in order to activate windows.

Activate Windows 7 Without Serial key

You can also activate windows 7 without the use of the windows activation keys. In order to activate Windows 7 without a product key, you need to download the windows 7 activator. There are plenty of windows 7 activators present on the internet. But we strongly recommend that you shall not activate your windows using the activators.

These activators for windows are basically the software that makes some changes in the windows registry files. There are two types of windows activators that you can use to activate windows 7.

I. These are the type of windows activators that actually makes the windows registry changes and simply hide them again and again poping up genuine windows activation warning. These Windows 7 activators actually do not activate windows rather they simply stop and disables the windows functions that prompt the users, again and again, to activate and validate your windows.

The use of this kind of windows activators to activate windows basically do not activate windows 7 and rather just gives the mirror feeling that you are running a genuine and the activated copies of Windows 7. These types of activators are commonly used by the computer sellers in order to fool the people that they are providing the genuine copy of Windows 7.

II. There are other types of windows activators that actually helps in activating the windows by extracting out the windows key fro its registry files. These type of windows activators actually makes the windows 7 activation by sneaking into the windows registry files and makes hits for the key combination.

These Windows 7 Activation software or tools basically reads the windows 7 registry files of your copy of windows. It then makes a guess for the set of windows 7 keys and then start hitting the random key combinations. It takes a few minutes but these activators for Windows 7 makes the windows activated easily and can be efficient.

These activators mostly make the correct guess and the accuracy for the windows 7 key and most of the times gives you the correct windows 7 key.

Activate Windows 10 with Windows 7 Key

There is no way that you can activate windows 10 using the windows 7 kes. Since Windows 7 has different value coding as compared to Windows 10, so it is really difficult to make the windows 10 activation using the windows 7 key. These keys for the Windows 7 and Windows 10 are completely different. However, these keys are actually working for their own respective version only.

Please do not waste any of your time in making the windows 10 activation using the windows 7 key. In order to activate windows 10, you need sperate windows 10 product keys. These are just the rumor that there are some keys for the activation of any version of windows using the serial key for any different version of windows.

Activate Windows 7 on Phone:

When you begin activation, Windows will try to use your Internet connection to activate online. If you have problems activating online, you can activate using the phone.

To activate Windows 7 using an Internet connection:

1. Select the Start button Start button icon, right-click Computer, select Properties, and then select Activate Windows now.
2. If Windows detects an Internet connection, select Activate Windows online now. You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice.
3. Type your Windows 7 product key when prompted, select Next, and then follow the instructions.

To activate Windows 7 by phone:

1. Select the Start button Start button icon, right-click Computer, select Properties, and then select Activate Windows now.
2. Choose to Show me other ways to activate.
3. Type your Windows 7 product key, and then select Next.
4. Select Use the automated phone system. You may be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice.
5. Select your location (or the location nearest you) from the drop-down list, and then select Next.
6. Call one of the available phone numbers listed. An automated system will guide you through the activation process.

After installation, how many days do you have to activate windows 7?

When you start installing the windows 7, the system asks you for the genuine windows 7 Activation keys. When you choose to skip the windows key option, then you get the activated version of Windows 7 installed on your computer. You get this free activation as a trial for the windows. Different versions of Windows operating system have different trial packs.

In the case of Windows 7, you get a free trial for one month. After the trial expires, you get the popups for the windows activation and using the genuinely licensed keys. This is the time when you have to make the windows activated in order to keep enjoying the features for the windows.

What happens if you don’t activate windows 7?

When the trial pack for the windows gets expired, it asks for the genuine windows 7 key so that you can activate the windows and use its full premium functions. But when you fail to activate the windows copy without using the Windows keys, then there are few problems that start arising likely:

1. You will start getting the popups for validating your Windows 7 from Microsoft
2. Many premium features like personalized screen and wallpapers will be disabled.
3. Options in the control panel also get disabled to make changes.
4. The popups for the windows comes again and again after every hour, no matter what task you are performing on your pc.