how to get rid of windows activation watermark

Recently Microsoft released free Consumer Preview (public Beta) build of Windows 8 which also shows a watermark on Desktop as shown in following screenshot: These patchers automatically modify system files to get rid of watermark from Desktop. There are also a few 3rd party patching utilities released whenever a new testing build of Windows or service pack is released by Microsoft. One needs to open a specific system file in Resource Hacker and then remove the text present in the file which is shown on Desktop. These methods include modifying system files using our favorite tool “ Resource Hacker“. There are many methods available to remove the watermark from Windows Desktop. Many people don’t like this watermark on their Desktop as it hides some part of the wallpaper and sometimes doesn’t look nice on Desktop wallpapers. This watermark usually shows the build number of Windows or service pack. Whenever Microsoft releases a testing build of Windows or service pack, a watermark is always shown on Windows Desktop.

How to get rid of windows activation watermark