After Some Months Its Showing "Insider Preview" watermark ? Please Help

[rdawg16]

any idea why this is showing ?

before windows 10 was released i was using the insider preview then when windows 10 got released the watermark was gone then after some months its back. It came back after a update. But why ?

 

[ajhockey3]

It means you don;t have an active licence connected to it

 

[Dom_79]

Probably a Win 10 bug. If you don't notice anything adverse happening then just try to ignore the watermark

 

[rdawg16]

It means you don;t have an active licence connected to it

What Is This Then ?

 

[ajhockey3]

Wow. I have never seen that happen before. Normally when the desktop is black and has the watermark that is the reasoning.

 

[rdawg16]

Probably a Win 10 bug. If you don't notice anything adverse happening then just try to ignore the watermark

its been here for over a month now isn't there any way to fix it ? i don't want to use any watermark remover tool

 

[rdawg16]

Wow. I have never seen that happen before. Normally when the desktop is black and has the watermark that is the reasoning.

my desktop isn't black lol

 

[Dom_79]

Well, since WIN X is still pretty much a WIP I'd try contacting M$ support and see what they can tell you. Not many people are that familiar with the new System yet, sorry

Also even if you don't want their (M$) help, you should still report the issue to their bug tracker, just to let them know that this is going on

 

[rdawg16]

Well, since WIN X is still pretty much a WIP I'd try contacting M$ support and see what they can tell you. Not many people are that familiar with the new System yet, sorry

Also even if you don't want their (M$) help, you should still report the issue to their bug tracker, just to let them know that this is going on

alright Thanks for the info and your help

 

[USAFRet]

any idea why this is showing ?

before windows 10 was released i was using the insider preview then when windows 10 got released the watermark was gone then after some months its back. It came back after a update. But why ?

Because you are still on the Insider Program. It went away for a bit, because the Tech Preview got updated to the same release as the retail one everyone else got.

There was a recent feature update. That message is simply informing you that you are still using the Tech Preview.

 

[Dom_79]

any idea why this is showing ?

before windows 10 was released i was using the insider preview then when windows 10 got released the watermark was gone then after some months its back. It came back after a update. But why ?

Because you are still on the Insider Program. It went away for a bit, because the Tech Preview got updated to the same release as the retail one everyone else got.

There was a recent feature update. That message is simply informing you that you are still using the Tech Preview.

I'd select this ^ as best answer. I had no idea that there was still a "Beta branch" going for WIN X. Thanks USAFRet

 

[rdawg16]

any idea why this is showing ?

before windows 10 was released i was using the insider preview then when windows 10 got released the watermark was gone then after some months its back. It came back after a update. But why ?

Because you are still on the Insider Program. It went away for a bit, because the Tech Preview got updated to the same release as the retail one everyone else got.

There was a recent feature update. That message is simply informing you that you are still using the Tech Preview.

So how do i opt out of insider preview ? Cause I don't want to clean install windows 10.

 

[USAFRet]

any idea why this is showing ?

before windows 10 was released i was using the insider preview then when windows 10 got released the watermark was gone then after some months its back. It came back after a update. But why ?

Because you are still on the Insider Program. It went away for a bit, because the Tech Preview got updated to the same release as the retail one everyone else got.

There was a recent feature update. That message is simply informing you that you are still using the Tech Preview.

So how do i opt out of insider preview ? Cause I don't want to clean install windows 10.

You 'opt out' by purchasing the OS.
You can probably use the license key you get from a valid purchase to change that from the Tech Preview to Retail, without a full reinstall.

See this: http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/06/19/upcoming-changes-to-windows-10-insider-preview-builds/
"“I want to opt out of the Windows Insider Program on 7/29.” If you decide to opt-out of the program and upgrade to the 7/29 build you will be subject to exactly the same terms and conditions that govern the offer* that was extended to all Genuine Windows 7 and 8.1 customers. This is not a path to attain a license for Windows XP or Windows Vista systems. If your system upgraded from a Genuine Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 license it will remain activated, but if not, you will be required to roll back to your previous OS version or acquire a new Windows 10 license. If you do not roll back or acquire a new license the build will eventually expire."

 

[rdawg16]

any idea why this is showing ?

before windows 10 was released i was using the insider preview then when windows 10 got released the watermark was gone then after some months its back. It came back after a update. But why ?

Because you are still on the Insider Program. It went away for a bit, because the Tech Preview got updated to the same release as the retail one everyone else got.

There was a recent feature update. That message is simply informing you that you are still using the Tech Preview.

So how do i opt out of insider preview ? Cause I don't want to clean install windows 10.

You 'opt out' by purchasing the OS.
You can probably use the license key you get from a valid purchase to change that from the Tech Preview to Retail, without a full reinstall.

What ? So Windows 10 isn't free ?

 

[USAFRet]

What ? So Windows 10 isn't free ?

No, it is not.
You get a 'free' Upgrade, if you have already given Microsoft money by purchasing Windows 7 or 8.
If you have not, then you must purchase Windows 10.

 

[rdawg16]

What ? So Windows 10 isn't free ?

No, it is not.
You get a 'free' Upgrade, if you have already given Microsoft money by purchasing Windows 7 or 8.
If you have not, then you must purchase Windows 10.

but i had genuine windows 7 so from windows 7 i went to windows 10 insider preview. So it doesn't work like that right

 

[USAFRet]

What ? So Windows 10 isn't free ?

No, it is not.
You get a 'free' Upgrade, if you have already given Microsoft money by purchasing Windows 7 or 8.
If you have not, then you must purchase Windows 10.

but i had genuine windows 7 so from windows 7 i went to windows 10 insider preview. So it doesn't work like that right

This depends on how you installed Windows 10.
I'm thinking you just did a clean install of the Tech Preview.

So...to fix this (and you're not gonna like the answer)...
Install your old Windows 7. Activate, and go through all the updates.
Then Upgrade to Win 10.
This, of course, blows away all your existing installations, etc.

Or buy Win 10 and activate your existing install.

 

[rdawg16]

What ? So Windows 10 isn't free ?

No, it is not.
You get a 'free' Upgrade, if you have already given Microsoft money by purchasing Windows 7 or 8.
If you have not, then you must purchase Windows 10.

but i had genuine windows 7 so from windows 7 i went to windows 10 insider preview. So it doesn't work like that right

This depends on how you installed Windows 10.
I'm thinking you just did a clean install of the Tech Preview.

So...to fix this (and you're not gonna like the answer)...
Install your old Windows 7. Activate, and go through all the updates.
Then Upgrade to Win 10.
This, of course, blows away all your existing installations, etc.

Or buy Win 10 and activate your existing install.

meh alright i will see what i can do. Thanks for the info

 

[USAFRet]

What ? So Windows 10 isn't free ?

No, it is not.
You get a 'free' Upgrade, if you have already given Microsoft money by purchasing Windows 7 or 8.
If you have not, then you must purchase Windows 10.

but i had genuine windows 7 so from windows 7 i went to windows 10 insider preview. So it doesn't work like that right

This depends on how you installed Windows 10.
I'm thinking you just did a clean install of the Tech Preview.

So...to fix this (and you're not gonna like the answer)...
Install your old Windows 7. Activate, and go through all the updates.
Then Upgrade to Win 10.
This, of course, blows away all your existing installations, etc.

Or buy Win 10 and activate your existing install.

meh alright i will see what i can do. Thanks for the info

Well...those are your two options. I've studied this in depth.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

I think this should work.

Remove your current HDD/SSD with 10 on it, and set it aside. Plug in a spare drive. Install 7 to this drive, and activate and update it. Then upgrade it to ten. This will register your hardware on MS's activation servers as having a valid 10 license.

Remove that drive and swap your 10 drive back in, and it *should* activate. There may be some steps you need to take for it to switch from tech preview to 10, not sure.