Enter in -rearm in the arguments box and hit OK. Enter in slmgr.vbs in the program/script box. On the New Trigger tab, select Daily and Recur every 29 days (since activation is required 30 days after a reset) and hit OK. Click on the Triggers tab and hit the New button. Also, make sure that the user this account is run under is part of the Administrators group and the Run with highest privileges box is checked. Enter in a name for the new task such as "Activation Period Reset". When Task Scheduler loads, right click on Task Scheduler Library and select Create Task. Click on the Start Button, type in Task Manager and hit Enter. Follow these steps to automate the registry change and activation reset using Task Scheduler: Using Brian's registry key and the old 180 day trick, it is possible to setup Task Scheduler to automate these changes to extend the period before you need to activate beyond 180 days. Sorry Microsoft, that is a horrible experience that I'm trying to avoid. If I actually activated my Vista Ultimate licenses every time I reinstall I would already have to use the slow phone based system where you have to type in that super long code. I don't want to deal with the burden of having to activate my legal copies of Windows Vista every time since none of my workstations seem to last for more than a few months before I reinstall. I am constantly building, installing and re-configuring my two computers with multiple vista virtual machines. The end result is a bad experience for those that legally buy the product.įor me, this is an issue that I am always fighting with. 
There are already many cracks for Windows Vista that bypass activation completely. This allows you to use Windows Vista without having to activate it for longer than 180 days.Īctivation has always been more of burden for licensed Windows users than an effective deterrent for piracy. It all started when Brian Livingston posted a story on his site,, about a registry key that can be modified to allow the slmgr -rearm command to be run more than three times. There has been a lot of news about a new technique to extend the activation period of Windows Vista past 180 days.
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