Update KB971033/KB4480960/KB4480970 bricks Windows 7 Genuine (0xc004f200)

win7[German]New day, new problem: Microsoft probably released the old update KB971033 again the night before. As it looks, Windows 7 is no longer activated after installing the update and is reported as not genuine. Addendum: It's related to Windows 7 January 7, 2019 Update KB4480960 (security-only) or KB4480970 (Monthly Rollup).


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I just stumbled across the topic at askwoody.com, where it hit enterprise clients with Windows 7.

Update KB971033 for Windows 7

The description for update KB971033 was last updated on April 17, 2018 and deals with the topic Windows Activation Technologies for Windows 7. There is a new activation update there to ensure that Windows 7 can be activated.

Update re-released, breaks on clients

Woody Leonhard wrote that night that Microsoft has re-released the KB971033 update for unknown reasons. Since then, admins have complained about Windows 7 clients that are no longer activated. On reddit there is this thread which describes the drama..

PSA: Windows 7 Genuine Advantage – KB971033. Make sure you don't have it!

Woke up this morning to find a few thousand Windows 7 VDI machines reporting that Windows 7 wasn't genuine. After much troubleshooting we found that KB971033 (should not have been installed in a KMS environment in the first place) was installed on these machines. Until today having this KB installed hasn't been an issue, it appears a change to how Microsoft's activation servers respond to a standard KMS key being sent to them may be to blame.

Removing the update, deleting the KMS cache and activation data from the PC's and re-activating against KMS resolved the issue.

The thread starter found suddenly a few thousand Windows 7 VDI machines that reported that Windows 7 was not genuine. After many tests, he found that KB971033 (which should not have been installed at all in a KMS environment) was installed on these machines and causes this issue. 

The thread starter writes that installing this KB has not been a problem so far. It seems that a change in the response of Microsoft's activation servers to a default KMS key sent to them could be to blame. Removing the update, deleting the KMS cache and activation data from the PCs, and reactivating against KMS fixed the problem. A user has posted the following fix script:


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wusa /uninstall /kb:971033 /quiet
net stop sppsvc /y
del %windir%\system32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-5P-0.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0 /ah
del %windir%\system32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-5P-1.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0 /ah
del %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\tokens.dat
del %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\cache\cache.dat
net start sppsvc
cscript %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk 33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH
cscript %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato

Another reddit.com tread addresses the same issue. Somebody affected? Addendum: Microsoft has confirmed the error in KB articles 4480960 (security only) and 4480970 (Monthly Rollup) for Windows 7 and is investigating it.


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7 Responses to Update KB971033/KB4480960/KB4480970 bricks Windows 7 Genuine (0xc004f200)

  1. archie says:

    how do i use the following script fix.
    . Removing the update, deleting the KMS cache and activation data from the PCs, and reactivating against KMS fixed the problem. A user has posted the following fix script:

    wusa /uninstall /kb:971033 /quiet
    net stop sppsvc /y
    del %windir%\system32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-5P-0.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0 /ah
    del %windir%\system32\7B296FB0-376B-497e-B012-9C450E1B7327-5P-1.C7483456-A289-439d-8115-601632D005A0 /ah
    del %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\tokens.dat
    del %windir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\cache\cache.dat
    net start sppsvc
    cscript %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk 33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH
    cscript %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato

    • guenni says:

      Create a bat-file – copy the above commands into the bat file and execute the bat file with administrator privilegues. An administrator maintaining a KMS environment should know that. If you are an ordinary user, please keep your fingers away from this script. I'm not responsible, if you ruin your clients and I'm not having the time to give any support. Thanks for your understanding.

  2. Philippe says:

    Old Microsoft support (Last Updated: Jun 28, 2017) :
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4032981/powershell-script-for-windows-7-non-genuine-issue-is-available
    Work with host kms Windows server 2012

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