Disable and Remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Nag Screen
The “Windows Genuine Advantage Notification” (KB905474) cannot be uninstalled by Add/Remove Program in Control Panel by default, contrary to the claim in the knowledge base article. To enable the removal of KB905474 WGA Notification tool, follow the below steps:
Note: It seems like it’s not possible to uninstall WGA Notifications from Add/Remove Program. Cobolhacker has details on why KB905474 cannot be uninstalled. Suggested steps to “uninstall” are search and delete all WgaTray.exe and WgaLogon.dll files in your boot drive (if you using search, check the “Search system folders”, “Search hidden files and folders” and “Search subfolders” checkboxes), delete all the register keys in the following tree: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\WgaLogon, and to remove the entry from Add/Remove Programs list, delete the registry key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WgaNotify. With uninstallation, WGA Notifications will try to install again next time.
- Click on Start.
- Click on Run.
- Type in regedit in the Run text box.
- Click OK or press Enter.
- In Registry Editor, browse the the following registry key branch:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WgaNotify - On the right panel, modify the value of NoRemove (by right clicking on the key and choose Modify) to 0.
- Exit the Registry Editor.
- Re-launch the Add/Remove Program, and Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (KB905474) is now removable.
Prevention is always better than cure. So the best to avoid the the KB905474 Windows Genuine Advantage Notification application to be automatically downloaded and applied by Automatic Updates is to disable Automatic Updates. Go to Automatic Updates in Control Panel and disable it by selecting Turn off Automatic Updates, or if you still want to receive the critical patches from Microsoft, select Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install them or Notify me but don’t automatically download or install them. Remember to uncheck (deselect) Windows Genuine Advantage Notification (KB905474) when prompted to install any updates.
If you have already install the WGA update, you can use the hacked/cracked version of LegitCheckControl.dll (newer version suggestion by tyler) to remove the annoying nagging message. (For old version) But Windows Update will still ask you to install it since it’s a newer version which is 1.5.526, unless there is newer version of cracked LegitCheckControl.dll available. You may however try to “up” the version of hacked LegitCheckControl.dll yourself by using the following method:
- Get the patched/hacked “LegitCheckControl.dll” from the internet (e.g from link above or any file sharing service)
- Install Resource Hacker if you still don’t.
- Open both (original in Windows/System32 and hacked version) “LegitCheckControl.dll” files with Resource Hacker.
Go to “Version Info”, replace the version info of the patched File with the version information from new original LegitCheckControl.dll.1 VERSIONINFO
FILEVERSION 1,5,526,0
PRODUCTVERSION 1,5,526,0
FILEOS 0×4
FILETYPE 0×1
{
BLOCK “StringFileInfo”
{
BLOCK “040904B0″
{
VALUE “CompanyName”, “Microsoft Corp.”
VALUE “FileDescription”, “Windows Genuine Advantage Validation”
VALUE “InternalName”, “LegitCheckControl”
VALUE “LegalCopyright”, “Copyright © 1995-2004 Microsoft Corp.”
VALUE “LegalTrademarks”, “Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.”
VALUE “OriginalFilename”, “LegitCheckControl.dll”
VALUE “ProductName”, “Microsoft® CoReXT”
VALUE “FileVersion”, “1.5.0526.0?
VALUE “ProductVersion”, “1.5.0526.0″
VALUE “PrivateBuild”, “Built by gacald on WGA-FILE-SVR.”
}
}BLOCK “VarFileInfo”
{
VALUE “Translation”, 0×0409 0×04B0
}
} - Save File.
- Put the modified version of hacked LegitCheckControl.dll in Windows/System32 folder, replacing the original from Microsoft.
Beside, WGA Notifications tool is also reported to be able to be bypassed by emptying (deleting the contents of) the data.dat in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine Advantage\data as detailed here.
If you disable Automatic Updates, you can always download any updates from Windows Update or Microsoft Update using the hacks and tips from here and here. If you are prompted to mandatory must install KB905474, the above tricks should disable the checking of existence of KB905474 notification application. Again, remember to deselect the Windows Genuine Advantage Notification (KB905474) which will listed in High Priority section and selected for you by default.
Note: Visit the a more tidy article on how to bypass and disable the WGA with various tricks and hacks or a host redirect method to make Windows genuine permanently.
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July 4th, 2009 16:32
thank for the autoruns.exe
run the autoruns.exe, then go to scheduled task, then unchecked the windowns genuine advantages setup.
then restart you computer….
it works to me…
this is the link if you want the autoruns.exe
http://rapidshare.com/files/251750550/Autoruns.zip.html
July 4th, 2009 02:35
The easiest way to disable wga is to
1. download autoruns.exe (jgi) and open it
2. find wgalogon.dll and disable it
Works on pretty much everything annoying in xp etc. auto-updaters and stuff like that.
July 2nd, 2009 12:55
One click solution here :
It´s works fine to me.
June 24th, 2009 11:14
First method works perfectly thanks!!!!
June 17th, 2009 20:09
What really bothers and insults e is that my XP is totally legit, I paid for it and have been using it for 3 years now and all of a sudden I am getting this stupid spyware from Microsoft..
Arrrgghh!!!
Isn’t getting my money enough for Bill Gates!!
Next Time it’s a MAC!!
June 16th, 2009 10:49
Abhijeet
May 3rd, 2009 13:50 971
Hey if you want to remove WGA Notification and never allow it to popup again then you may try the following steps:
1. Download Reshack(freeware)
2. Restart your computer in safe mode
3. Open reshack and from it open
LegitCheckControl.dll(located in the system 32 folder.
4.Delete all the resources(Strings, Dialog, etc) from the file and then save it.
5. Repeat the same process for WgaLogon.dll and WgaTray.exe.
6. Open task manager and from the process tab end the proces named– wgatray.exe
7. open regedit
8.Browse to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify
9.Delete the folder ‘WgaLogon’ and all its contents
10. Browse to the following location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Genuine Advantage
11. Delete the folder ‘Windows Genuine Advantage’ and all its contents
12.Reboot Windows XP.
WGA Notification is removed from your computer and it will never popup again!
THIS ONE WORKS!
June 16th, 2009 10:20
thanks dude
it helps me a lot
June 10th, 2009 19:22
Can anyone help me, what is my WGA version? I looked everywhere… Plz help me…
June 10th, 2009 01:02
Thanks, this is really helpful
June 6th, 2009 17:31
!ANOTHER TIP FOR THOSE WHO CANT START THEIR COMPUTER, BECAUSE OF A FAKE COPY SYSTEM!
When your starting your computer plug in your external harddrive and let the computer read it. restart your computer if u cant get in after the computer have reading it. Hopefully you will get in. It might take a little while before windows opens but to be sure, it will probably say before it starts “Windows starts”
My external harddrive is a LaCie (not a laptop harddrive) I don’t know if laptops external hardrives works to start your computer.
June 1st, 2009 17:20
come on guys, not everyone is a computer genius
simplest way to get rid of this notification nag screen is
go to scheduled task then delete all tasks there (even if you have your own, you can always make them again) and start the system and Voila ,no more nag
May 30th, 2009 00:18
Hey,
Thank u so much…
Tc and keep helping people…
doing a noble cause…
God Bless U All
May 26th, 2009 15:28
Thank First methon has a lot of work but it works.
May 25th, 2009 01:51
We DO have genuine software, purchased from a reputable local computer store when we bought our Dell computer. This is total bullshit. I can’t even program my Ipod let alone pirate software. Why should I have to go through the bother of contacting Microsoft!? It’s not like they provide a 1-800 number. It’s like cellphone companies and internet providers, airline companies and so on. When they screw up, good luck getting any justice! We are switching to Mac/Linux when we eventually get a new computer, which may come sooner than intended due to this latest irritation from Microsoft.
May 22nd, 2009 12:59
Thanks a lot freinds I am able to solve this problem. Thanks once again for such a kind help.
May 21st, 2009 17:09
hi..i have tried the fourth method, and it seems work apart, I mean the genuine windows validation on the screen have removed. But, when I try to starting up, the resolving window(resolve now or later) still appear.Can you help me?
May 21st, 2009 02:24
Hello,
I am getting this error – since April 2009.
These files are on my computer:
Folder: C:\Windows\Prefetch:
RemoveWGA.exe-{long list of characters}
WGASETUP.EXE{long list of chars}
WGATRAY.EXE
Folder c:\windows\tasks
WGASetup
Folder c:\Windows\Temp
WGAErrlog
WGANotify.settings
Folder c:\Windows\system32\KB905474
wganotifypackageinner
wgasetup
Folder c:\Windows\system32\catroot{big hex}
wganotify
I have not been able to find a fixer for it…
HELP!!!
Thanks,
Tmuld
May 20th, 2009 16:40
use system restore. thats it
May 19th, 2009 16:05
wow…
It’s so cool..
You helped me…
Thx so much!
May 19th, 2009 11:00
hahaha.. it help me much!
thanks!!!!
May 10th, 2009 20:56
me again, removed wgalogon with unlocker, now no more sign of wga on my pc, sorry for this posts, i was in kind of panic and didnt even read everything^^ thx again c ya