How to remove the Activate Windows Watermark on Windows 11

Did you get the Active Windows 11 watermark on your desktop PC? This is because you have not activated your Windows 11 with a valid product key or digital license. That means if you have installed the free version of Windows 11, you need to activate the product with a valid product key or digital license within 30 days. But if you don’t have a valid product key, this post explains how to remove the “Activate Windows” watermark in Windows 11.

Remove Activate Windows 11 Watermark

The simple and legitimate way to remove the active Windows 11 watermark is to buy a genuine Windows 11 license and use the product key or digital license to activate Windows 11. If you have recently upgraded to Windows 11 from Windows 10, enter the Windows 10 product key, which may activate the Windows 11 copy and remove the active Windows watermark.

Open settings using Windows key + I and go to the system, then activation,
Click on Change, next to the Change Product Key section,
In the Enter Product Key window, insert the product key and click Next.
Select the active option and reboot your system
That’s all, your Windows 11 is activated.

Well, if you don’t have a Genuine product key or digital license, then you can remove the active Windows 11 watermark by following these tweaks.

Remove a Windows Watermark With Registry Tweak

Here is another tweak to remove the Activate Windows watermark from the registry editor. Here is how to do

Press Windows key + S, type regedit and hit the enter key to open the Windows registry editor.
Nevigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\Activation
On the right-hand side, select and double-click Manual, then change the value to 1, and click OK.
Finally, click ok to save changes.

One more registry tweak:

Open the registry editor and navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Now, in the right-hand window, double-click on “PaintDesktopVersion” DWORD key.
And change the “1” to a “0” in the “Value Data” field, and click “OK.”
That’s all, close the registry editor, and restart Windows to take effect the changes.

Notepad tweak to remove active windows watermark

Also, you can terminate the process responsible for the watermark using a batch file. That also helps Remove Active Windows 11 Watermark permanently.

First, open Notepad on your computer, then copy and paste the following block of text into your Notepad

@echo off
taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe
explorer.exe
exit

Name the new file activation.bat (make sure to give .bat extension) and choose All Files from the Save as type drop-down menu.

Now locate the file (activation.bat) right-click on it, select run as administrator,
A command prompt window appears and closes automatically. Restart your PC and check if the active windows watermark is gone.

Remove Windows watermark with Ease Of Access

Using the Windows Ease of Access, you can remove the window’s background image, which will then make the watermark disappear.

Press Windows key + S, type control and select Control Panel from the search results.
Go to the Ease of Access Centre, then click on Make the computer easier to see
Now, scroll down to the bottom of this screen to tick the box Remove background images (where available)
Click OK and restart your machine, check if the active Windows watermark is gone.

Windows Watermark Removal Tool

Also, you can use a third-party Universal watermark disabler app that helps remove the Active Windows 11 watermark.

First, download the Universal Watermark Disabler | Download Link
Extract the .zip file to your desired location, right-click on the UWD.exe file and choose Run as administrator.
Click Yes if the UAC dialog box prompts, then click Install to continue the installation process.

You will receive a warning prompt, click Ok. and you are done, universal watermark disabler for windows 11 should remove the watermark from your Windows computer.
Restart your computer and check you should no longer have the evaluation copy watermark on your system.

Disable Windows 11 Tips

Here is another quick hack that doesn’t guarantee the removal of the watermark, but is certainly worth a try.

Open settings using the Windows key + I
Go to System, then Notifications and scroll down to toggle OFF, Offer suggestions on how I can set up my device and Get tips and suggestions when I use Windows

Remove Windows 11 Unsupported Hardware Watermark?

The above tips help remove the Active Windows 11 watermark, but if you are getting the Windows 11 unsupported hardware watermark, you can remove it by following the same registry tweak.

Access the Registry Editor by typing ‘Regedit’ in the Windows 11 search box and hitting OK to open it.
Here, expand and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER, then Control Panel
Find and select the entry called UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache.
On the right-hand side, look for the SV2 DWORD key, double click on it, and change the SV2 DWORD value from 1 to 0.

Save, exit, and then restart your PC.

Robeg

I am Robeg founder of this blog. My qualification. completed Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). With a strong background in computer applications love write articles on Microsoft Windows (11, 10, etc.) Cybersecurity, WordPress and more.