Before you install Windows, here is this tool to know if it is original or fake
Although Microsoft allows downloading Windows for free, but for a trial period, or you can buy a serial to activate Windows, there are those who download and buy it from other sites, and that version may be pirated and not original, so in this post we will learn about a great tool to check whether those 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 decompressing, run it and click on the three dots button opposite the Input File field. A window will open for you through which you can go to the folder that contains the ISO file that you want to verify and select the file, whether it is for the Windows or Office version. Then click on the Open button to select it.
Then click on the verify button and wait until the verification process is complete. 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 Genuine.
If you have the 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