Solved Watermark Removal Anyone???

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Anyone any clues about doing that? I used one fix I found online but that only removed the build number and not the huge Microsoft Confidential blurb.

Edit: This thread was about the Developer Preview but has been solved for the Consumer Preview, see post #28.
 
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You don't get the "huge Microsoft Confidential blurb" in the Dev Preview version, unless you've disabled the immersive/Metro UI with one of the hacks to do so.
 

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Ah....well maybe I'll try reinstating the Metro thingies and try to cope with occasionally getting stuck on certain screens with no clear way out.

Thanks
 

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I just spotted that and thanks for posting it. I seem to still have a remnant on the regular desktop.

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    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295/Hauppauge HVR2250 TV Tuner
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You don't get the "huge Microsoft Confidential blurb" in the Dev Preview version, unless you've disabled the immersive/Metro UI with one of the hacks to do so.

I have Applied no hacks, but I've got the Microsoft Confidential notice.

View attachment 1698
 

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Must be something else then. I only get it if I apply a Metro disable hack.
Build 8102 x86 installed on a physical machine.
 

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    Monkey Trainer Extraordinaire
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    My toilet habits are a private matter, thanks.
    Motherboard
    She finds stuff to do.
    Memory
    Not that I can recall.
    Graphics Card(s)
    XXX rated
    Sound Card
    Huh?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Monitors are lizards.
    Screen Resolution
    I haven't found one yet.
    Hard Drives
    Sure isn't easy driving.
    PSU
    Again, toilet habits are a private matter.
    Case
    Pending
    Cooling
    2 ice cubes.
    Keyboard
    Nar, it has other key friends.
    Mouse
    Cat
    Internet Speed
    Warp 9.9
What's with the background blue color there, is that a custom background, or..?
 

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    LCARS
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    Monkey Trainer Extraordinaire
    CPU
    My toilet habits are a private matter, thanks.
    Motherboard
    She finds stuff to do.
    Memory
    Not that I can recall.
    Graphics Card(s)
    XXX rated
    Sound Card
    Huh?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Monitors are lizards.
    Screen Resolution
    I haven't found one yet.
    Hard Drives
    Sure isn't easy driving.
    PSU
    Again, toilet habits are a private matter.
    Case
    Pending
    Cooling
    2 ice cubes.
    Keyboard
    Nar, it has other key friends.
    Mouse
    Cat
    Internet Speed
    Warp 9.9
Why do people want to remove that watermark? its a buggy build of an old OS pretending to be new, sooner it expires the better.
 

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Here's the manual way to get rid of most of the watermarks:

Windows\System32\en-US\shell32.dll.mui
Take ownership and control
Open in Resource Hacker
String table Resource 2070
Delete lines 33108, 33109, 33118
Compile
Save
Reboot
Run > mcbuilder
Reboot

Has anyone found how to get rid of the last bit? Mine leaves ".b32615d501a711d0" but it seems to be different for every system.
 

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Here's the manual way to get rid of most of the watermarks:

Windows\System32\en-US\shell32.dll.mui
Take ownership and control
Open in Resource Hacker
String table Resource 2070
Delete lines 33108, 33109, 33118
Compile
Save
Reboot
Run > mcbuilder
Reboot

Has anyone found how to get rid of the last bit? Mine leaves ".b32615d501a711d0" but it seems to be different for every system.
Hi all,
In windows 8, if you remove its watermarks, you won't see "move file, folder process"
You can check it to see that "invisible copy box for your windows" and you can't stop, x with you copying process
thanks
 

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if you remove its watermarks, you won't see "move file, folder process"
You can check it to see that "invisible copy box for your windows" and you can't stop, x with you copying process
thanks
I don't have any problems with copy or move, or any other problems that came after removing the watermark. My only "problem" is how to get rid of the last little bit of the watermark.
 

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Hmm, all the removal tute's I've seen state that those last few bits will still appear. Very strange.
 

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    Samsung XL2370 LED
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    1920 X 1080P
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    2 X 500gb SATA
    1 X 1TB SATA
    1 X 3TB external eSATA
    (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
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    Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce 3.0 Video Cooling
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    Alienware® High-Perf. Liquid Cooling + Acoustic Dampening
    Keyboard
    Microsoft® Wireless Entertainment 8000 + Logitech® G15 Wired
    Mouse
    Microsoft® Wireless Laser 8000 + Logitech® G9 Wired
    Internet Speed
    1tbs
    Other Info
    Using non-RAID on purpose as I find it too fussy and temperamental.
Hi I'm a long time Ubuntu user and win8 sparked my interest so I switched... anyway, I cant seem to take ownership of the file is there a program or command line I can use I tried going through the properties with no luck. Any help would be appreciated.

also is resource hacker a program?
 

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Hi I'm a long time Ubuntu user and win8 sparked my interest so I switched... anyway, I cant seem to take ownership of the file is there a program or command line I can use I tried going through the properties with no luck. Any help would be appreciated.

also is resource hacker a program?
Hi jbecerril,
If you can't take ownership, usually it's because you're not running an Administrator account.
In Windows Developer Preview, right click on a file > Properties > Security tab > Advanced button: Click on the blue "Change" button. Then type "Administrators", or your user name. Then click on the Check Names button (it will change to add computer name) Click OK. Click OK again. Now click on the Edit button. Highlight "Administrators" or "Users" in the list. Tick the "Full Control" box in the bottom pane. OK.

Resource Hacker is a free little program for editing system files.
 

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Hi I'm a long time Ubuntu user and win8 sparked my interest so I switched... anyway, I cant seem to take ownership of the file is there a program or command line I can use I tried going through the properties with no luck. Any help would be appreciated.

also is resource hacker a program?
Hi jbecerril,
If you can't take ownership, usually it's because you're not running an Administrator account.
In Windows Developer Preview, right click on a file > Properties > Security tab > Advanced button: Click on the blue "Change" button. Then type "Administrators", or your user name. Then click on the Check Names button (it will change to add computer name) Click OK. Click OK again. Now click on the Edit button. Highlight "Administrators" or "Users" in the list. Tick the "Full Control" box in the bottom pane. OK.

Resource Hacker is a free little program for editing system files.

Xda method in my post above has downloadable reg hack to take ownership with one click from context menu...bombproof
 

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Anyone any clues about doing that? I used one fix I found online but that only removed the build number and not the huge Microsoft Confidential blurb.

It would be nice to share that info.
 

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