[How To] Remove All Watermarks from Windows 8 RTM's x86 & x64

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fires MDL Junior Member

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#61 fires, Aug 21, 2012
Stannieman said: ↑

But when they patch the same files then uninstalling them will be a mess when mixing them... With file patch methods you simply need to be up to date with the patch. Installing all patches and not updating them and expect that at least 1 will hold it is bad, very bad. And in the end you'll end up reïnstalling windows, maybe already after a few updates. When keeping the patch up to date you can go on forever. It's what you choose, but keep your windows disc nearby...

EDIT: Ok yes it might be safe, but you need to make sure they don't alter the same files. A patch method + thread killer wil be fine. But for the new 1-click solution user it isn't really adviced.
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Correct. I prefer unaltered files too but at the time it worked and still does for now at least.
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#62 stemic28, Aug 21, 2012

thank you, it works fine on German OS
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#63 danielkza, Aug 21, 2012
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A couple more suggestion for improving the patcher:

1) Backup and restore the original file permissions:

Backup:

Code:

icacls shell32.dll /save shell32.dll.acl

Restore (assuming current working directory is System32):

Code:

icacls . /restore shell32.dll.acl

2) Give ownership of files to Administrators group instead of current user, and restore TrustedInstaller as owner on uninstallation:

Code:

takeown /F shell32.dll /A

Code:

icacls shell32.dll /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"

Which would make the complete backup procedure something like this:

Code:

pushd "%WinDir%\System32" cp shell32.dll shell32.dll.old takeown /F shell32.dll /A icacls shell32.dll /save shell32.dll.acl icacls shell32.dll /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F attrib shell32.dll -r

And restore (the order of the last two commands is important, you won't be able to change owner *after* ACLs are restored)

Code:

pushd "%WinDir%\System32" del shell32.dll mv shell32.dll.old shell32.dll attrib shell32.dll +r icacls shell32.dll /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller" icacls . /restore shell32.dll.acl

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#64 LiveFreeDead, Aug 22, 2012

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Add silent support, the script below this one shows how to call it, you must run the silent script as Administrator too.

Code:

@ECHO OFF
cls
%SystemDrive%
CD "%WINDIR%\System32"
pushd "%WinDir%\System32"
set SILENT=n
IF "%1" == "/s" set SILENT=y

echo test>C:\Windows\system32\admintest
If EXIST C:\Windows\system32\admintest GOTO strt
cls
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO ÛÛ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º ***** º     Error     º ***** º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º Sorry, but you are running    º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º without Administrator access  º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º                               º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * º Press any key to exit º * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÈÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ¼ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²
ECHO   ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE >NUL
exit
:strt
del /Q C:\Windows\system32\admintest >nul

TASKKILL /F /IM explorer.exe >nul

IF EXIST "%WINDIR%\System32\twinui.dll.old" GOTO REM
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v "BuildLab" | findstr /i "9200"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO BAK

:ERROR
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO ÛÛ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º ***** º    Warning    º ***** º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º Sorry, but you are running an º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º unsupported build. Contact us º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º     for more information.     º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * º Press any key to exit º * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÈÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ¼ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²
ECHO   ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE >NUL
GOTO N

:BAK
cls
TAKEOWN /F shell32.dll /A >NUL
icacls shell32.dll /save shell32.dll.acl
icacls shell32.dll /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F >NUL
attrib shell32.dll -r
REN shell32.dll shell32.dll.old

TAKEOWN /F twinui.dll /A >NUL
icacls twinui.dll /save twinui.dll.acl
icacls twinui.dll /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F >NUL
attrib twinui.dll -r
REN twinui.dll twinui.dll.old
:REPLACE
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v "BuildLabEx" | findstr /i "x86fre"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO 7955
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v "BuildLabEx" | findstr /i "amd64fre"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO 7999x64
GOTO ERROR

:7999x64
cls
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO ÛÛ ÉÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍ» ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * º RTM Watermark Remover º * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º This program will modify your º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º system to remove the desktop  º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º         x64 watermarks.       º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * Press any key to continue * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²
ECHO   ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE >NUL
CLS
ECHO Working, please wait...
copy /Y "%~dp0Wootx64\shell32.dll" "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll"
copy /Y "%~dp0Wootx64\twinui.dll" "%WinDir%\System32\twinui.dll"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO DONEEND
GOTO FAILED

:7955
cls
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO ÛÛ ÉÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍ» ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * º RTM Watermark Remover º * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º This program will modify your º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º system to remove the desktop  º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º         x86 watermarks.       º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * Press any key to continue * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²
ECHO   ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE >NUL
CLS
ECHO Working, please wait...
copy /Y "%~dp0Wootx86\shell32.dll" "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll"
copy /Y "%~dp0Wootx86\twinui.dll" "%WinDir%\System32\twinui.dll"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO DONEEND
GOTO FAILED

:FAILED
echo Failed!
REN "shell32.dll.old" "shell32.dll" >NUL
REN "twinui.dll.old" "twinui.dll" >NUL
GOTO DONEEND

:REM
IF "%SILENT%"=="y" GOTO Y
ECHO RTM Watermark Remover already installed. Want to remove it? (Y/N)
SET /P A=
GOTO %A%
GOTO N

:Y
echo.
echo Restoring Original Files...
echo.
IF EXIST %WINDIR%\System32\shell32.dll.old GOTO R1
IF EXIST %WINDIR%\System32\twinui.dll.old GOTO R2
GOTO END
:R1
TAKEOWN /F shell32.dll /A >NUL
icacls shell32.dll /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F >NUL
attrib shell32.dll -r
DEL /Q shell32.dll >nul
REN shell32.dll.old shell32.dll
IF EXIST %WINDIR%\System32\twinui.dll.old GOTO R2
GOTO DONEEND
:R2
TAKEOWN /F twinui.dll /A >NUL
icacls twinui.dll /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F >NUL
attrib twinui.dll -r
DEL /Q twinui.dll >nul
REN twinui.dll.old twinui.dll
GOTO DONEEND

:DONEEND
icacls shell32.dll /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"
icacls . /restore shell32.dll.acl
icacls twinui.dll /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"
icacls . /restore twinui.dll.acl

:END
ECHO.  
ECHO Complete.
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE
start explorer
exit

:N
start explorer
exit

RunSilent.cmd

Code:

@echo off
echo test>C:\Windows\system32\admintest
If EXIST C:\Windows\system32\admintest GOTO strt
cls
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO ÛÛ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º ***** º     Error     º ***** º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º Sorry, but you are running    º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º without Administrator access  º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º                               º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * º Press any key to exit º * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÈÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ¼ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²
ECHO   ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
rem PAUSE >NUL
exit
:strt
del /Q C:\Windows\system32\admintest >nul
%~dp0Watermark_Patches.cmd /s

Also I noticed shell32.dll.old can be in use by DWM and it will cause problems, so I changed the check to twinui.dll.old instead, maybe this is why the original script would rename to shell32.dll.rem before deleting it on the 2nd pass.

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#65 NetworkPro, Aug 22, 2012

v1.2 f-ed my system, windows had to do a restore of some kind for 5 minutes. Do you test these on x64 and after a reboot?
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#66 sasasa, Aug 22, 2012

Sostituire i due file nei seguenti percorsi ,
per sostituire i file assicurarsi di avere i privilegi di amministratore
C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd\it-IT\basebrd.dll
C:\Windows\System32\it-IT\shell32.dll.mui
Una volta fatto esegui come aministratore cmd e inserite il seguente comando mcbuilder aspettate 20 secondi e riavviate il sitema. In fine avrete il vostro Windows 8 Enterprice senza nessuna prova di valutazione

Replace the two files in these directories.
To replace the file must have administrator privileges
C:\Windows\Branding\Basebrd\it-IT\basebrd.dll
C:\Windows\System32\it-IT\shell32.dll.mui
After executing the command cmd: mcbuilder wait 20 seconds and restart. done

X86 VERSION

Download
www .2shared.com/file/tD7l-Vb_/Remove_evaluation_copy_and_tim.html
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#67 NetworkPro, Aug 22, 2012

Good to know this. I thought for a second Microsoft are still f-ing idiots. Good thing since Vista SP2 they are smart guys and their product is pretty good.
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#68 stemic28, Aug 22, 2012

now i have tested on Windows 8 Enterprise x86 and x64 it works very well
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#69 venu, Aug 23, 2012

Is the threadkiller supposed to do away with the build watermark as well? I just installed it and the build mark's still there. Havent installed the woot patch.
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#70 woot332, Aug 23, 2012

venu said: ↑

Is the threadkiller supposed to do away with the build watermark as well? I just installed it and the build mark's still there. Havent installed the woot patch.
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nope threadkiller stops the overlay watermark afaik, to remove build watermark patch .mui files or shell32.dll
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#72 NetworkPro, Aug 26, 2012

Your last script f-ed my other system which is a 32bit one.

I think you are not even testing these before posting them.

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#73 NetworkPro, Aug 27, 2012

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P.S. Use this instead
Code:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837246
cheers.

Sorry guys for upsetting the maintainer here's the backup of his first post before he god mad.
The CODE below is his last script as well. These cause windows to Auto Restore so please do not use on production system before fixing the scripts first.
Woot332's Patched Watermark Remover, Automated by LiveFreeDead, original script by chbaldo

To Use:
* Make sure explorer isn't copying/moving files before you start (Explorer gets fully closed)
* Right Click "Watermark_Patches.cmd" and pick "Run as administrator"
* Follow Prompts

What it does:
* Makes sure your running it as Administrator
* Checks if your using x86 or x64 OS
* This will take ownership of you current OS's C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll and twinui.dll
* It Renames them (creates a backup of both files)
* Copies The patched version of the .dll's in to C:\Windows\System32

How it works:
* The patched shell32.dll will stop the Desktop Build text being shown on Unactivated systems (Requires a reboot)
* The patched twinui.dll will stop the Activation Watermark that appears after the uptime has been 3 - 4 hours, it has replaced the images of the keys with an empty mask and the Text it shows is empty (nothing shown)

How long will it work:
* This will continue to work forever, although if Microsoft updates either of these two files, the patched versions will also need updating (depending on the file that gets updated is what is shown again), although you will be able to use these versions and fixes in the new version will be unavailable.

What benefits over other Watermark removal methods:
* This version of the patched files is the most reliable with the least side effects, apart from the MS Updates removing it, it will stay in place and stop the watermark at all times.

Woot332's Patched Watermark Remover (08/21/2012):
Download:
Code:
sendspace.com/file/gdnubt
size: 20.8mb as includes patched .dll files
File: Woot332Patcher_v1.2.zip
CRC-32: 25ab78b2[/
MD4: e3482864687b6b87d6095c542dff13d9
MD5: 135b31d9dab411c8cc3db85a855efd76
SHA-1: 4709f109ad9ae5d1bb68535d7f458c712ebe386e

Updates:
v1.2 - Added support for non English Language OS
v1.1 - Fixed broken upload
- Added 8 Start Color Changer
- Added Attrib commands to main script (so it will work if files are Read Only)
v1.0 - Initial Release

Thread Killer Service: (by sephirothrx7) (Doesn't patch any files, Installs as Service) (Autoinstall SFX v1)[/COLOR]
Download: [/COLOR]
Code:
sendspace.com/file/wb3yfj
Size: 67.9kb
File: ThreadKiller_Service_v1.zip
MD5: acc2115621c356ed4380a267bc5d8713

Run the 'ThreadKiller_Service_v1_sfx.exe'

Places itself in C:\Program Files (x86)\ThreadKiller and installs/starts the service. (the (x86) isn't used on a 32bit Install)
to remove, open the path above and Run the Remove.cmd as Administrator, delete the folder if you don't plan on using it anymore (activated your Windows 8)

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The "Previous" best method for a clean desktop on x86 & x64 Pro & Enterprise RTM's:

CleanWater: (By LiveFreeDead) (Patches Windows .mui files)
Code:
sendspace.com/file/2iazgf
Thread Killer: (Old manual mode, Service one is better) (by sephirothrx7) (Doesn't patch any files) (Autoinstall SFX)
Code:
sendspace.com/file/n1m2fv
To Use:

Run Thread Killer.SFX.exe (Will install itself to your StartUp folder and run itself)

Run CleanWater.exe once

Run CleanWater.exe again (Fixes Metro bug when ran the 2nd time).

Thread Killer works by closing the thread in Explorer that calls to check for activation status after 4 hours and if Unactivated it will show the Watermark, if the Watermark is already shown it will not remove it, you must reboot, log out or exit Explorer.exe and run it again. If your Explorer crashes or you close it for any other reason you must re-run Thread Killer manually or it will show the Watermark after the 4 hours. Thread Killer does not remain in memory.[/COLOR]

CleanWater uses My WCP Watermark Editor v1.0.1 to remove the Desktop Build Number Watermark. it uses AutoIt to automate the task for you, if automation fails it will quit without applying the fix, in this case, extract CleanWater.exe with WinRAR or 7zip and run 'My_WCP_Watermark_Editor.exe' manually choosing to remove all watermarks (Do it twice remember, no need to reboot until you've done it twice).[/COLOR]

Once the Desktop Watermark has been removed it will not need to be removed again (at least until a Microsoft Update resets the .mui's).[/COLOR]

You can use these tools on an Activated Windows 8 RTM without causing problems.[/COLOR]
Code:
img38.imageshack.us/img38/1465/22926575.png
This image show the Desktop Build text and the Activation Watermark Overlay that you get on an un-activated Windows 8, the tools shared remove this for you.[/COLOR]

If Thread Killer fails to load in time and the Activation Watermark is shown or if the Activation appears for other reasons:[/COLOR]

Open Task Manager

Right Click "Windows Explorer" and pick Restart (or pick it and push the Restart button at the bottom of Task Manager)

Manually run Thread Killer.exe again
Click to expand...
Code:
@ECHO OFF
cls
%SystemDrive%
CD "%WINDIR%\System32"
pushd "%WinDir%\System32"
set SILENT=n
IF "%1" == "/s" set SILENT=y

echo test>C:\Windows\system32\admintest
If EXIST C:\Windows\system32\admintest GOTO strt
cls
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO ÛÛ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º ***** º     Error     º ***** º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º Sorry, but you are running    º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º without Administrator access  º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º                               º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * º Press any key to exit º * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÈÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ¼ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²
ECHO   ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE >NUL
exit
:strt
del /Q C:\Windows\system32\admintest >nul

TASKKILL /F /IM explorer.exe >nul

IF EXIST "%WINDIR%\System32\twinui.dll.old" GOTO REM
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v "BuildLab" | findstr /i "9200"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO BAK

:ERROR
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO ÛÛ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º ***** º    Warning    º ***** º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º Sorry, but you are running an º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º unsupported build. Contact us º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º     for more information.     º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * º Press any key to exit º * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÈÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ¼ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²
ECHO   ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE >NUL
GOTO N

:BAK
cls
TAKEOWN /F shell32.dll /A >NUL
icacls shell32.dll /save shell32.dll.acl
icacls shell32.dll /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F >NUL
attrib shell32.dll -r
REN shell32.dll shell32.dll.old

TAKEOWN /F twinui.dll /A >NUL
icacls twinui.dll /save twinui.dll.acl
icacls twinui.dll /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F >NUL
attrib twinui.dll -r
REN twinui.dll twinui.dll.old
:REPLACE
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v "BuildLabEx" | findstr /i "x86fre"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO 7955
reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v "BuildLabEx" | findstr /i "amd64fre"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO 7999x64
GOTO ERROR

:7999x64
cls
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO ÛÛ ÉÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍ» ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * º RTM Watermark Remover º * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º This program will modify your º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º system to remove the desktop  º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º         x64 watermarks.       º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * Press any key to continue * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²
ECHO   ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE >NUL
CLS
ECHO Working, please wait...
copy /Y "%~dp0Wootx64\shell32.dll" "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll"
copy /Y "%~dp0Wootx64\twinui.dll" "%WinDir%\System32\twinui.dll"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO DONEEND
GOTO FAILED

:7955
cls
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO ÛÛ ÉÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍ» ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * º RTM Watermark Remover º * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º This program will modify your º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º system to remove the desktop  º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º         x86 watermarks.       º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¹ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ º * Press any key to continue * º ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¼ ÛÛ²²
ECHO ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²
ECHO   ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE >NUL
CLS
ECHO Working, please wait...
copy /Y "%~dp0Wootx86\shell32.dll" "%WinDir%\System32\shell32.dll"
copy /Y "%~dp0Wootx86\twinui.dll" "%WinDir%\System32\twinui.dll"
IF "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" GOTO DONEEND
GOTO FAILED

:FAILED
echo Failed!
REN "shell32.dll.old" "shell32.dll" >NUL
REN "twinui.dll.old" "twinui.dll" >NUL
GOTO DONEEND

:REM
IF "%SILENT%"=="y" GOTO Y
ECHO RTM Watermark Remover already installed. Want to remove it? (Y/N)
SET /P A=
GOTO %A%
GOTO N

:Y
echo.
echo Restoring Original Files...
echo.
IF EXIST %WINDIR%\System32\shell32.dll.old GOTO R1
IF EXIST %WINDIR%\System32\twinui.dll.old GOTO R2
GOTO END
:R1
TAKEOWN /F shell32.dll /A >NUL
icacls shell32.dll /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F >NUL
attrib shell32.dll -r
DEL /Q shell32.dll >nul
REN shell32.dll.old shell32.dll
IF EXIST %WINDIR%\System32\twinui.dll.old GOTO R2
GOTO DONEEND
:R2
TAKEOWN /F twinui.dll /A >NUL
icacls twinui.dll /grant *S-1-5-32-544:F >NUL
attrib twinui.dll -r
DEL /Q twinui.dll >nul
REN twinui.dll.old twinui.dll
GOTO DONEEND

:DONEEND
icacls shell32.dll /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"
icacls . /restore shell32.dll.acl
icacls twinui.dll /setowner "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller"
icacls . /restore twinui.dll.acl

:END
ECHO.  
ECHO Complete.
IF "%SILENT%"=="n" PAUSE
start explorer
exit

:N
start explorer
exit
P.S. Use this instead
Code:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837246
cheers.

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#74 NikosGr, Sep 3, 2012

hello iam a newcomer, cant read the whole thread just wondering if there is an app that can activate windows 8 pro N that i have i tried one yesterday but didnt work.

thank you.

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#75 -=fantômas=-, Sep 3, 2012

NikosGr said: ↑

hello iam a newcomer, cant read the whole thread just wondering if there is an app that can activate windows 8 pro N that i have i tried one yesterday but didnt work.

thank you.
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Nope, "magic app" not exist yet, sorry.

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#76 NikosGr, Sep 3, 2012
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-=fantômas=- said: ↑

Nope, "magic app" not exist yet, sorry.
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Does this work for you? Some said it worked for them but not for me.

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#77 -=fantômas=-, Sep 3, 2012
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NikosGr said: ↑

Does this work for you? Some said it worked for them but not for me.

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Do not waste your time on this crap! This is not true activator. If you have it installed then enter sfc / scannow in Command Prompt (as Administrator) and restart your PC. You will see the results.

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#78 NikosGr, Sep 3, 2012
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-=fantômas=- said: ↑

Do not waste your time on this crap! This is not true activator. If you have it installed then enter sfc / scannow in Command Prompt (as Administrator) and restart your PC. You will see the results.
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Thanks you were right, it looks like it screwed up my system although its working well.....

Code:

C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow Beginning system scan. This process will take some time. Beginning verification phase of system scan. Verification 100% complete. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Note that logging is currently not supported in offline servicing scenarios.

Now what do i need to do?
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#79 -=fantômas=-, Sep 3, 2012

Restore your PC to earlier point or just reinstall (clean install) the OS for sure, and wait for real activation solution.

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#80 tinux, Sep 4, 2012
-=fantômas=- said: ↑

Restore your PC to earlier point or just reinstall (clean install) the OS for sure, and wait for real activation solution.
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i HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS WITH NO ISSUE. opps sorry capital . i can update and run everything without any problem

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