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#1 +McKay

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 22:13

I've had the final build of Windows 8 since it was available on TechNet and it's never had a Build Watermark in the corner, I recently added in Media Center and now a Watermark has appeared on my Desktop. Is there any way to get rid of it?

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#2 ashpowell

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 22:14

Restart your computer

#3 redvamp128

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 22:17

Don't know if this was a fix... but you could try this:
Hope this works - in the past this was a way turn it off.

gpedit.msc 

Look for "show version number on desktop"

Click disable. or configure. - There was a setting that said "DON"T SHOW"
also -
check for activation then reboot.

"some have suggested" the checking for activation then a reboot fixes that.

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 22:19

just reboot... same happened to me

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 22:21

as was said REBOOT

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 22:23

Restart your computer? I had this too, but once i restarted, it said I was activated and good to go.

#7 OP +McKay

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 22:44

I've restarted twice now and the watermark is still there.

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 22:52

Are you activated ?

#9 OP +McKay

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 22:57

View PostDetection, on 18 January 2013 - 22:52, said:

Are you activated ?

Yeah, it's always been activated since I first got it.

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 23:00

View PostMcKay, on 18 January 2013 - 22:57, said:

Yeah, it's always been activated since I first got it.

Just with MS plugging the Media Centre piracy hole, I wonder if keys accessed by the same free method have been revoked / blacklisted in some way ?

#11 Marshall

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 23:13

Check the notification center for information about the issue that causes its appearance. Media Center installation warns about the start-up services Media Center needs and offers to disable them. Once that issue is resolved, your watermark should disappear.

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View PostMcKay, on 18 January 2013 - 22:57, said:

Yeah, it's always been activated since I first got it.

Sometimes the installation of Media Center will deactivate Windows, have you checked since this issue? If this is the case, just reactivate. :)

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 23:15

If Windows is not activated that will popup too!

#13 OP +McKay

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 23:29

View PostMarshall, on 18 January 2013 - 23:13, said:

Check the notification center for information about the issue that causes its appearance. Media Center installation warns about the start-up services Media Center needs and offers to disable them. Once that issue is resolved, your watermark should disappear.

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Sometimes the installation of Media Center will deactivate Windows, have you checked since this issue? If this is the case, just reactivate. :)

Notification Centre is only moaning at me to backup since I turned off Auto-backup 2 weeks ago, and asking me to solve a problem with GTA Vice City not working correctly. I've checked the PC Properties and it says Windows is still activated... :/

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 23:30

View Postredvamp128, on 18 January 2013 - 22:17, said:

Don't know if this was a fix... but you could try this:
Hope this works - in the past this was a way turn it off.

gpedit.msc 

Look for "show version number on desktop"

Click disable. or configure. - There was a setting that said "DON"T SHOW"
also -
check for activation then reboot.

"some have suggested" the checking for activation then a reboot fixes that.

View PostMcKay, on 18 January 2013 - 22:57, said:

Yeah, it's always been activated since I first got it.

check for activation then reboot.

"some have suggested" the checking for activation then a reboot fixes that.


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Posted 18 January 2013 - 23:32

Changing the wallpaper usually fixes the issue, worked for me