Before you install Windows, here is a tool to find out if it is original or fake
Although Microsoft offers free downloads of Windows for a trial period, or you can purchase a serial number to activate Windows, there are those who download and purchase them from other sites, and this version may be pirated and not original. Therefore, in this post, we will learn about a great tool to check whether these CDs are original or pirated.
Windows and Office Genuine ISO Verifier is a portable and small tool that supports verification of all versions of Windows up to Windows XP and Windows Server 98. It can also verify all versions of Office. You can download the tool from the link below the post. After extracting it, run it and click on the three dots button opposite the Input File field. A window will open through which you can go to the folder that contains the ISO file that you want to verify. Select the file, whether it is for the Windows version or the Office version, and then click on the Open button to select it.
Then click on the verify button and wait until the verification process is completed. It takes about a minute and you must be connected to the Internet so that the ISO file is analyzed and the hash code for this file is extracted. Then the tool compares it with the official hash code from Microsoft and displays the result.
If the version is fake, the Not Genuine result will appear in red.
If the copy is original and was downloaded from an official site, the result will appear in green as Genuine.
If you have a hash code, you can put it in the designated box and it will be checked automatically without the need for the file.
- Tool link: Windows and Office Genuine ISO Verifier