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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February 28th, 2007 15:00
I haven’t tested it yet, but try this for 1.7:
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3617323/Add_Licence_To_Your_Windows
February 28th, 2007 03:38
I’ve recently got the latest update for WGA (did a reinstall to my OS today), version 1.7.17.0 and it seems that I can’t find a way on how to crack this. I’ve tried finding the crack for this version, but I only found those for the versions 1.5.
Anyone have a crack for 1.7? If you do, please do not hesitate to contact me at simon_128@hotmail.com
February 26th, 2007 18:54
A new version of Windows Genuine Advantage check has been released on February 21th 2007.
Before installing the new version and obtaining the error I’m wondering if it is alredy out any way to bypass the notification.
Thanks in advance.
February 23rd, 2007 00:36
To disable or remove WGA manually, just follow the step-by-step below from microsoft:
1) Log on to the computer by using an account that has administrative permissions.
2) Make sure that the WGA Notifications version that exists on the computer is a pilot version. The version format for the pilot version is 1.5.0532.x. In this case, you can uninstall versions 527-532 only. For example, you can uninstall versions that range from 1.5.0527.0 to 1.5.0532.2. To find the WGA Notifications version, follow these steps:
(a) Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
(b) Double-click Add or Remove Programs, click Windows XP – Software, click Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, and then click Click here for support information.
Note If Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications does not appear, the release version is installed. You cannot uninstall the release version of WGA Notifications.
(c) In the Support Info dialog box, verify the version number, and then click Close.
3) Rename the following files by changing the extension to .old:
•Rename %Windir%\system32\WgaLogon.dll to %Windir%\system32\WgaLogon.old
•Rename %Windir%\system32\WgaTray.exe to %Windir%\system32\WgaTray.old
4) Restart the computer.
5) Unregister LegitCheckControl.dll by using Regsvr32. To do this, follow these steps:
(a) Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
(b) At the command prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:
Regsvr32%Windir%\system32\LegitCheckControl.dll /u
6) Restart the computer.
7) Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
• Del %Windir%\system32\wgalogon.old
• Del %Windir%\system32\WgaTray.old
• Del %Windir%\system32\LegitCheckControl.dll
9) At the command prompt, type regedit.
10) Locate and then right-click the following registry subkeys. Click Delete after you locate each subkey.
•HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\WgaLogon
•HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WgaNotify
I had used the above method to remove the latest version & it WORK!!!
But in order to download or install software that requires validation, you have to crack/patch the LegitCheckControl.dll
February 17th, 2007 04:56
Here is the easiest way I have found to finally disable these warnings,note this is great method for newbies to computers like myself,lol.Here goes,anyone can do this simple method!
1. Click on Start -> Control Panel ->User Accounts
2. Click on “Change the way users log on or off”
3. Uncheck “Use the Welcome Screen” – Choose Apply,and, Uncheck the box below this one.
4. Close the User Accounts window and the Control Panel
5. The next time you reboot your computer, the classic login prompt might be used,one last time.
6.O.k.,now right click the warning(cog wheel icon) in your system tray,click on disable updates at the microsoft site.7.NOW,go back to user accounts window,and put a checkmark back in “use the welcome screen”.BUT,leave the 2nd box unchecked..You should not get anymore warnings,as I didn’t! goodluck.
February 9th, 2007 17:27
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February 7th, 2007 23:57
Check out this post to make your Windows genuine, or check out registry hack.
February 7th, 2007 21:58
plz send me a link for download ie7 free download withaout validation windows xp sp2
February 3rd, 2007 01:09
Hi ,thanks very much for your advise how to remove WGA message! Thanks a lot!
January 12th, 2007 09:11
Please ignore my previous post(#718. I got about 3 updates before the validator nags came back…
January 12th, 2007 06:03
How I got around the WGA Notifications was almost too easy. I got all those nag’s while trying to download some of the initial SP1 updates and I remembered that I had SP2 on a disc that Microsoft had mailed me when it first came out. I popped it in my machine and installed SP2. It ran through my head that SP2 broke a lot of stuff (like nmap) and that maybe it WGA Validator was set to only check for an unpatched version of Windoze. Not a patched, or half patched. I ran Microsoft updates after SP2 was installed and guess what… no nag screen! The updates are running fine now. I know there are some old security sites that offered Service Pack2 besides Microsoft.(used to anyway) So this is another work around. At least today 1/11/07 – Israel
January 6th, 2007 00:38
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December 31st, 2006 01:24
[...] RC1 also features improved CSS standard compliant and new language options. Beside, Internet Explorer 7 RC1 will also install automatically with auto-uninstall feature (i.e automatically uninstall previous beta version of IE7) without the need to manually uninstall any previous version of Internet Explorer. But yet again, IE7 RC1 is protected with Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation check. However, there is crack or patch available which enable Windows users to install Internet Explorer 7 RC1 version 7.0.5700.6 English for Windows XP SP2 with no WGA validation check, contributed by swissboy. Instruction to bypass WGA validation check to install IE7 Release Candidiate 1 as follow (updated version by swissboy to incorporate 2 updates i.e. ‘Microsoft National Language Support Downlevel APIs’ and ‘Microsoft Internationalized Domain Names Mitigation APIs’ (which will automatically install normaliz.dll)): [...]
December 25th, 2006 13:26
22. swissboy
@Admin: You can take may Patch as “Seventeenth Method” please? It have posted them original at comment #205 already.
Download at: http://rapidshare.de/files/22194390/WindowsXP-KB905474-ENU-x86-v1.5.532.0-noWGA.exe.html
Since it has been removed, just between us, where can I download this file? Thnks.
December 24th, 2006 19:58
new version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.5.723.1 – ETH0
download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/8768028/Windows.Genuine.Advantage.Validation.v1.5.723.1-ETH0.raradmin’s note: link removed due to Microsoft complaints
No thanks
December 17th, 2006 12:02
make windows genuine 100% gauranteed
http://rapidshare.com/files/7810073/Make_Windows_100__Genuine_in_2_Seconds.raradmin’s note: link removed due to Microsoft complaint.
December 5th, 2006 15:21
i have windows media operating system how can i disable the protection s i can get all updates
December 5th, 2006 10:13
after hours of tearing my hair out and trying all the patches and deleting files, i found a simple prgram that automatically deletes that infamous wgatray and others, and gets rid of the WGA notifications and pop-up messages, it worked for me so ill pass on the link:
RemoveWGA
December 5th, 2006 02:25
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December 5th, 2006 00:06
and oso
change auto-update setting to select and install myself mode, and skip the window genuine advantage install if auto update dl it agn
December 5th, 2006 00:04
i dun hink we nid to do so much stuff juz to get rid of it.
delete the WGA file directly from system32
if it says it’s in use, end process in task manager!
simple, fast and effective…
December 1st, 2006 07:28
Don’t try anything of this.
It is all malware or worms
November 29th, 2006 11:11
[...] Update: The patch no longer working. For complete listing of more ways to bypass the new WGA update, check it out here. [...]
November 29th, 2006 07:10
Legend!!!!!! The wpa patch works!!!
November 22nd, 2006 15:41
i have windows media operating system how can i disable the protection s i can get updates and download media player 11