Easiest Way to Activate Windows 7 Professional || Product Key and Activation Process

How a Windows 7 Professional Product Key Works

After installing Windows, it will prompt you to provide a product key. You have to provide the product key for Microsoft to activate your copy of Windows.

The Windows OS will ask you to enter a genuine product key during the installation process to activate Windows. You can also provide the product key in the activation wizard.

Windows will present two activation methods on your screen for you to choose from: using the internet and by phone. We’ll look at these two in this post.

If you don’t have an internet connection, choose the phone activation method.

You can use a different product key to install your Windows and change it later to activate the OS. Actually, you can change the product key anytime you choose to.

Windows 7 Professional Product Key

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How to activate Windows 7 Professional without a product key

You can activate your copy of Windows 7 Professional without providing a product key. Many people are only familiar with activation methods that involve using a Windows 7 Professional product key.

But even without a product key, you can activate the operating system. The process is not as complicated as you may think.

Method 1: Delete the system file

The first step you need to take is to find and delete the SLUI file.

Follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Go to C:/Windows

Step 2: Open the Windows folder to access the System 32 folder

Step 3: Type “SLUI” in the search tool located in the top-right corner of the window

Step 4: The search tool will pull up the file for you

Step 5: Right-click on the file and get rid of it

This is your target file when it comes to activating Windows 7 Pro without a product key. When you delete this file, you will have deleted your key activation history.

However, not all Windows users can delete this file. In this case, you must become the “owner” of the SLUI file.

This might sound complex, but you don’t have to worry because we’ll help you understand in the steps below.

How to Delete the SLUI file

Here are the simple steps you need to follow if you can’t get rid of the SLUI file:

Step 1: Locate the SLUI file and right-click on it

Step 2: Select Properties to navigate to a new window

Step 3: Select the Security tab and click the Advanced button to access more options

Step 4: A new window will appear. Click the Owner tab

Step 5: Choosing this option will enable you to change the ownership of the file to the current user

Step 6: Click Apply for the changes to take effect

Step 7: Go to your file manager and open C:/Windows > System 32 folder

Step 8: Place your cursor on the SLUI file and click on it. Then select Properties.

Step 9: Repeat steps 2 & 3 and access the Security tab

Step 10: Choose Users and select Edit

Step 11: You can now edit user permissions

Step 12: Then grant the current user “full control”

Step 13: Close all the windows, go to the SLUI file, and delete it.

Now you can go ahead and activate your Windows without a Windows 7 Professional product key.

Continue reading to find more information.

Method 2: Using CMD

Now you can go ahead and activate your copy of Windows. You don’t need to use a product key here.

The method involves opening CMD and entering in commands. It’s not as difficult as you may think. Let’s walk you through the process with these simple steps:

Step 1: Click Start on your Windows PC

Step 2: Type Run in the search bar

Step 3: A dialogue box will open

Step 4: Type CMD and hit Enter on your keyboard

Step 5: A window will open where you can type your command

Step 6: Enter slmgr-rearm in the window and hit Enter

Step 7: A window will appear.

Step 8: Reboot your computer after a few seconds

Step 8: After rebooting Open CMD again and enter slmgr-ato

Step 9: Hit Enter and wait some time to appear a window. You should see a message on your screen that says you have activated Windows 7 successfully.

That’s all you need to do to activate Windows 7 Professional without a product key.

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Hopefully, these simple methods will help you activate Windows 7 Professional.

If you facing any problems, feel free to leave a comment below.