How to Remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Update
Windows Genuine Advantage is an anti-piracy software program developed by Microsoft in 2005. The software exists to validate the current Windows installation and make sure the operating system and other Microsoft programs have not been installed illegally. The WGA software can sometimes fail to validate even legitimate Microsoft software, causing many unwanted update notifications.
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Open "My Computer" and open the "C" drive local disk. Open the "Windows" folder, then open the "System32" folder.
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Click "View" from the upper menu bar, then select "Arrange Icons By" and click "Name." Press the "W" key on the keyboard to select the first file in the folder that begins with the letter "W."
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Click on the file named "wgatray.exe" and press the "Delete" key on the keyboard. Click "Yes" to confirm and send the file to the Recycle Bin.
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Click the "Start" menu button and select "Run." Type "regedit" into the box and click "OK" to open the Registry Editor tool.
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Click the "+" icon next to the folder named "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" to expand that directory and view its contents. Scroll down and click to expand the "Software" directory.
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Click to expand the "Microsoft" directory, then click to expand the "Windows NT" directory. Click to expand the "Current Version" directory, then click to expand the "Win Logon" directory.
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Right-click on the "Notify" directory and select "Delete" from the menu that appears. Click "Yes" to confirm deletion.
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Close the Registry Edit tool and click "Start," "Turn Off Computer" and then click "Restart." After the computer restarts, the Windows Genuine Advantage Notification will be gone.
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