Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Rearm Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation To Extend 90 Days Trial (How To)

Microsoft has officially released evaluation (trial) version of Windows 8 RTM (Final Build). It is Enterprise version which would run for free till 90 days without any limitation. Rearm is a inbuilt feature which lets you extend trial period of Windows 8.
Not a new one but it is around in all Microsoft Products like Windows 7 Rearm or even Office 2010 rearm is also possible.
So, it isn’t cracking or illegal method to activate Windows 8. If you want to continue trial version for some more days, re-arm Windows 8 Evaluation version.

Download Windows 8 RTM Trial Direct Link

 Download Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation – 32 Bit || 64 Bit DVD ISO
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Once Download is complete, Install Operating System.
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Upon boot up you will find a watermark with details of your Windows 8 copy and trial days.

How to Rearm Windows 8 RTM Evaluation

You can rearm the evaluation and make it run more than 90 days after expiration of Trial Period.
  1. To see the current license information of Windows 8, type the following command:
    slmgr /dli
  2. To see the detailed information of the current license type, type the following command:
    slmgr /dlv
  3. To see the expiration date of the current license, type the following command:
    slmgr /xpr
  4. To extend the current license grace period again and rearm Windows, type the following command:
    slmgr /rearm
All the commands are really not required, they are given just for information. Optionally you can perform Step 1 and Step 4.
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After running rearm windows 8 command:
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Now once you and done with the rearm, you can also remove the watermark on your desktop. Here is how toremove Windows 8 Evaluation Watermark (90 day License Message Line wont disappear).