Fix windows problems: Windows 7 Not Genuine Error

“Windows is not genuine
Your computer might not be running a counterfeit copy of Windows.
0X80070005”
“This copy of Windows is not genuine”
“You must activate today. Activate Windows now”
“Error: 0×80070005 Access denied: the requested action requires elevated privileges”

Immediately after logging onto the Windows 7 operating system, you will see one of the above Windows 7 not genuine error messages. Most of the time, such an error message appears when there is a lack of permissions in the registry key or a when a system-required registry key goes missing.

Just as what I have said, the Windows 7 not genuine error message usually appears due to some problem within the Windows registry, especially the HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20 key. If you have some knowledge about computer and modify Windows registry, try the following steps to go. (Note: if you are not an advanced computer user, it is better to fix registry error with a trusted registry cleaner utility)

*Run your computer, go to Start, run, type “regedit” and press OK to start Registry Editor.
* Right-click the registry key HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20, and select Permissions…
*If the NETWORK SERVICE is not present, click Add…
*In Enter the object names to select type Network Service and then click Check Names and OK.
*Select the NETWORK SERVICE and Grant Full Control and Read permissions.
*Restart the computer.
*After the restart, the system may require activation.
* Complete the activation and the Windows 7 not genuine error message will disappear.

If your issue persists after the above step, it might be caused by some spyware programs as they are able to attack and remove any files from the computer. If the system cannot load the required files to load your Windows 7 computer correctly, a Windows 7 not genuine error message may appear. You should download and run an antispyware program immediately to get rid of all these malicious threats. Besides, it is best that you can let such PC protection program running in the background all the time to realtime block and remove all threats.

By the way, to ensure the smooth running of the computer without a Windows 7 not genuine error message, it is highly recommended that you should enable the “Automatic Update” feature. To do this, just perform the below steps:
* Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then press ENTER to continue.
* Click the Automatic Updates tab, and then select the Automatic (recommended) Automatically download recommended updates for my computer and install them option.

So, these are the simple steps that you can take to fix Windows 7 not genuine error easily. Do follow the steps carefully to stop some unexpected errors in fixing the issue. But if you are finding the above registry editing process too complicated, I highly recommend you to try RegCure Pro here; it may return you an error-free computer within minutes.