Microsoft Windows 7 free trial extended to 120 days

August 21, according to foreign media full report, Microsoft's latest announcement, Windows 7 will be with the previous http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/15470.html ">vista system, Allows users to test for 120 days without entering the product Activation code.

Although Windows 7 is not listed until October 22, the Windows 7 RTM version of the installation file has long been leaked to all corners of the Internet. If you are interested in Windows 7, you do not have to wait for Windows 7 to be on sale, at least for free at the end of the year!

Microsoft has been calling the Windows 7 activation grace period to 30 days. However, with a command for enterprise IT administrators, users can extend the term to 120 days. Microsoft allows users to activate Windows 7 within 30 days, during which time Windows 7 runs unaffected. But over time, information that alerts users to activating Windows 7 appears more frequently. For example, during the 4th to 27th day, the information required to activate Windows 7 occurs once a day, every 4 hours during 第28-29 days, and the 30th day every hour.

"This means that users can extend the free trial period of Windows 7 systems to 120 days through the" slmgr.vbs-rearm "directive, a Microsoft spokesman said. ”

Before that, you can use the "SLMGR.VBS-DLV" command to view the current authorization status, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Note the penultimate line: remaining reset Count

Extended Usage Method: Windows 7 Users can enter the "slmgr.vbs-rearm" instruction in the system's "Run" or "command Prompt (CMD)" state to reset the remaining days of the probation period to 30 days.

This instruction can be used 3 times, which means that if you run this instruction on the last day of each 30-day trial period, you can use Windows 7 for 120 days free of charge. This is tested in multiple versions of Windows 7 RTM.