All versions and editions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista has to be activated, including copies of Windows 7 and Windows Vista licenses acquired through either retail or volume licensing channels. Although by default the Windows operating system can run for free for 30 days (extendable to 120 days with rearm) as evaluation or trial period, however without proper activation, end-users will be kept reminded with frequent messages to activate the system, and the system may be unusable if not activated post activation-free period expiry date.
OS : Windows Vista/7 (x86/x64)
Thus, it’s important to ensure that the Windows 7 or Vista is activated, especially for machine that requires repetitive activation tokens at regular interval, such as Windows operating system activated with KMS (Key Management Server) for large corporations on volume licensing agreements.
In case you want to check and verify the activation status of Windows 7 or Windows Vista, here’s the way to check and see the Windows Vista or Windows 7 activation status. The trick works on any versions of Windows 7 and Vista, regardless of activation method, including retail product key, KMS or MAK (Multiple Activation Key).
1. Go to Start Menu -> Accessories, and locate Command Prompt, right click --> Run as administrator
2. Enter one of the following commands, and hit Enter to execute:
slmgr -xpr
slmgr -dli
slmgr -dlv
3. The resulting dialog box will display the activation status of the system, with either a text description such as "The machine is permanently activated" or via License Status entry, where "Licensed" means activated.
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