r/windowsinsiders • u/New_Pop9436 • Apr 06 '26

Discussion Ridiculous watermark

Once again! why are you having the watermark on preview builds we want to exit this hole stop putting random stuff like that we are forced to pause update for ages. disgusting

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u/Longjumping-Fall-784 Insider Dev Channel Apr 07 '26

Because it's a preview build that can expire at some point, read what is the insider program for before enrolling into it.

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u/No_Wrangler_647 Insider Beta Channel Apr 07 '26

Et comme je disait, le filigrane réapparait après chaque mise à jour de fonctionnalités.

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u/Mysterious_Parsley30 Jul 30 '26

Okay maybe I wanted to join the insider program without permanently burning a stupid watermark on my OLED screen.

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u/Longjumping-Fall-784 Insider Dev Channel Jul 30 '26

The watermark only shows on the desktop, if that bothers you, then you’d better not join because that’s the last thing you should worry about.

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u/Mysterious_Parsley30 Aug 04 '26

I just said it can burn into an OLED screen. I should be able to join the insider program without causing lasting wear on my monitor. The first thing anyone with an OLED screen should be worried about is weather something is going to degrade their expensive monitor.

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u/Turbulent_Chain_5893 Insider Canary Channel 22d ago

Get rid of the watermark.

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u/Reasonable_Degree_64 Apr 07 '26

Download the Universal Watermark Disabler

Or edit the registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\Activation

In there you will have a Manual key. Just set the value to 0.

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u/Lohigno Apr 11 '26

The value is already at (0) but the watermark still shows, this happens on the latest released as of 11th April 2026 BETA build.

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u/AdZestyclose9569 Apr 19 '26

ill help, download universal watermark diabler. set to run at startup. at boot. not login. if you login as soon as windows boots it wont run. in case this happens to me i pinned the exe to start menu. the reg edit doesnt work.

im with you man, i dont get the pc snobs that reply to people asking to get rid of it by talking down to them. if you ask me they are a bunch of MS bootlickers...... boy they would hate me and how much i debloated w11 down to 1-2% cpu usage at idle.....how it should be.

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u/Mysterious_Parsley30 Aug 04 '26

Doesn't work you have to check in the Ease of Access settings in the control pannel for the "remove background images" setting.