How to Block Or Uninstall Windows 7 Activation Update KB971033

Microsoft has pushed their latest Windows 7 Activation Update checker which checks whether Windows 7 is activated legally through Microsoft or it has been cracked using several activation methods. Installing this update creates a process that checks for activation method of the Windows every now and then to see if the Windows is legal.

Fortunately Microsoft has made it easy for the people who don’t want this update to uninstall it. If you haven’t downloaded and installed this update then you can disable it using the following method:

Block Windows 7 Activation Update KB971033

  1. Go to Start Menu and write Windows Update in the Start Menu Search
  2. Select Windows Update to go to Windows Update program
  3. Select Optional Updates
  4. Search for the update labeled “Update for Windows 7 (KB971033)”
  5. Right click it and select Hide Update

This will disable this update from automatically installing into your system.

Uninstall Windows 7 Activation Update KB971033

If you have already installed this update. Don’t worry! Let me tell you how to uninstall this update the safer way.

  1. Go to Control Panel –> Programs –> View installed Updates
  2. Search for “Update for Windows 7 (KB971033)”
  3. Right click it and select Uninstall.
  4. This will uninstall this activation update and you’ll be able to use your Windows 7 without any overloads from Microsoft 🙂

If there is any problem in this method, kindly let me know through comments.


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28 responses to “How to Block Or Uninstall Windows 7 Activation Update KB971033”

  1. Mike

    Uninstalling the update does nothing …. restoring to a restore point before this update doesn’t “fix” anything either. I did both of these and I still get the message the my Windows 7 isn’t genuine and still get occasional pop-ups saying the same. The ONLY fix is to NOT install this update.

  2. Bill Jenkins

    I accidentally installed KB971033. To fix it, I reformatted the hard drive using a backup image of my system from Windows Home Server.

  3. Cyndy Rossetti

    This update was automatically installed on my system 2/28/10…after that my computer would not start. I had to do the Start Repair twice and then finally a System Resore each time I started my computer…today I got smart and disabled auto-update and will do some research before downloading any Windows updates. I’m a PC but Windows 7 was not my idea!

  4. Jason

    You guys didnt have to reformat your computer….I was in the same boat then I found a way to preserve my copy of windows 7. I woke up one morning to see my computer telling me I had a non-genuine copy of windows 7. I went to Google to find a fix and this is what I came up with…1) uninstall the update KB971033 (2) look up “New Windows 7 Activator [2010] [blaze69] in Google or in the torrents and follow the instructions from there on. This file actually reactivates your copy of windows as a genuine copy and removes the non genuine annoying sticker. (3) Disable the KB971033 from installing by right clicking on the update in the Add and remove section of control panel for windows update.

  5. Rick

    I just installed win 7 on a laptop. Followed the instructions above but on windows 7 Ultimate in windows updates when all updates are installed, but not this one I don’t have an OPTIONAL UPDATES to check so this doesn’t work. Anyone else have any suggestions that do work?

  6. rrof

    hi.
    I followed the instructiones to unstall de kb971003, but when a went to add or remove section this file didnt apear in the list but in the windows update it is?
    I don´t know what to do??

    1. Sanix

      @rrof
      If you don’t have KB971033 in your Add or Remove section, then most probably the update has not been installed on your system.

  7. FarkaS!

    @Jason
    Excellent job man.
    If you follow Jason’s lil’ tutorial and you have that KB971033 , then you will be in a relaxed state as you will never see that wh000 message you again, then again only if you are not retarded and install that wh000 again 🙂

  8. Diesel

    Jason’s ^^^ DEFINITELY the man to listen to, worked a treat!!! Thanks mate!

  9. johnny

    does this update will make ur system damaged? i mean after i reactivate my windows my graphics (especially videos) became different from b4?? i mean i think it lessen its resolution… and aside from that my fontstyle in my internet browser my times new roman in MSword turns all italic….that was annoying anything i can do to change it to default?

  10. Astaroth

    Thankx, Jason, that trick was the real deal!

  11. Beli

    Jason excellent job!!!!!!!
    thanks man

  12. Ukr

    Jason’s method works!
    “All Thanks Goes To Orbit and Hazar…….”

  13. Shwoosh

    Jasons method worked perfectly, but tyou have to restart comp after pressing the RemoveWAT thing for it to work, doesnt say that in the ReadMe file 🙂

  14. ESSuk

    Jason’s method worked perfectly, but you have to restart PC after pressing the RemoveWAT .exe for it to work. It doesn’t mention that in the ReadMe…….
    Mon 24th May, 2010!
    Thanks guys this has been doin’ my head in for too long!!!

  15. andrew

    Excellent. Jason’s method works nicely. Ditto on the removewat.exe from Essuk.

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  18. BRYAN

    Tengo el Windows 7 a 64 bitsy NO puedo desinstalar la actualizacion KB971033, me da error y no puedo quitarla. Ruego me ayuden para lograrlo. Saludos.

  19. ShadowNet

    I cant uninstall KB971033, im getting this error:
    An error has occurred.Not all of the updates were successfully uninstalled.
    Used RemoveWat but it makes my pc crash on some games(BC2)and i have to hard reset.

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  23. Gerry

    how to activate windows 7 without installing kb971033 will it work ?

  24. gazela1po1

    Hey ! I did step by step, everything just like JASON said, and ITS WORKING, EXELENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH . Searched Google and I found described program
    here (link)
    No viruses, all safe and clean
    After restarting I changed desktop theme from black to Windows 7 theme in Control Panel, and that is that, over and done.
    Take it easy, bye !

  25. Yena

    Download Chew, latest version. Works everytime when I get Black Screen with “Windows not genuine” in the corner.

  26. Yena

    It’s called Chew7 The Science of Activation now that I looked it up

  27. CyberRat

    Could someone please tell me how HLDaniel’s method fixes the activation problem??!! 😛