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Hi,
There is no watermark in the Retail build.
If your watermark looks like this[^] then you have test signing enabled. You can remove the watermark by simply enabling driver signing with 'bcdedit.exe /set TESTSIGNING off'
If your watermark looks like this[^] then you can get rid of it by changing the 'PaintDesktopVersion' registry key located at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\ to '0'
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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None of the tips worked for me. I've still got the flucking watermark... 
But thanks for trying
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience
Greg King
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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin, Actress
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Looking into it further I discovered that that setting for disabling it does nothing on the Eval version of windows 8 enterprise no matter what you set it at.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
PaintDesktopVersion data 0
This should disable it but does not.
digging deeper the process that actually sets it seems to be in shell32.
CDesktopWatermark::s_PaintWatermark
I have verified the the build number is coming from the registry by changing the setting then refreshing the desktop.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
CurrentBuildNumber
I still have not found a way around it at the moment.
Still looking
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I contacted a Microsoft Support person and they said that trial versions and test version "Enforce" that watermark. In other words will not allow you to get rid of it.
If you ended up with some sort of eval version instead of a upgrade or full version then that may explain why you cannot get rid of it.
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Hey,
Sorry I did not recognize the nickname the other day 
I guess not seeing the colored visual threw me off. I was running late, so couldn't chat longer.
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As long as the reboot worked you can consider yourself lucky[^]  .
People becoming wiser in order to notice the stupid things they did back in the young days. This doesn't mean that they really stop doing those things. Wise people still do stupid things, only on purpose.
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NeverJustHere wrote: Microsoft - what are you doing??
It's called "Ballmer's Revenge."
Marc
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The lack of a seamless upgrade surprised and annoyed me as well. Enough so, that I won't bother upgrading my main work system. (I've actually gotten used to Windows 8 and now prefer it in several respects over Windows 7, but I simply don't see anything compelling in Windows 8.1--most every new feature MS brags about elicits a big shrug from me.)
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I upgraded recently too and didn't think to hit ESC at that step. Definitely want to use a local account. Fortunately it sat there for awhile and eventually said it failed and so I would have to use a local account which is exactly what I wanted to do in the first place. I should have tried the ESC key though.
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I missed that too and now have to log in with my Live account. Anybody know how to change that back? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience
Greg King
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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin, Actress
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Start Screen > All Apps Button > PC Settings > Accounts > Your Account > Disconnect Link
Keep Clam And Proofread
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√(-1) 23 ∑ π...
And it was delicious.
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NeverJustHere wrote:
And they try to get you to log in with a web account, rather than a local account - again.
Encountered the same thing with 8.0
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous
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NeverJustHere wrote: And they try to get you to log in with a web account, rather than a local
account - again.
And what's wrong with that? It works rather nicely, lets you sync settings across devices, give you seamless access to SkyDrive, etc.
I updated my Surface RT and my desktop PC yesterday. Other than the fact that it took quite a while to do (which isn't really surprising, I suppose), I didn't have any problems. I really liked Win 8 & RT, but the 8.1/8.1 RT changes really rock!
NeverJustHere wrote: New colours in Metro are even worse - the orange is just awful.
So change them. That's not difficult.
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Quote: And what's wrong with that?
How about all those local resources that are protected from the seething mass of excrement that is the interweb? With a web account I can't get to them but oh yes, there's my SkyDrive! That's like taking the wheels off my car so I can listen to the radio more easily!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Um... not quite sure I get what you're saying. With a Microsoft Account, I believe you can configure SkyDrive to get you access to those local resources (at least you could with the SkyDrive desktop application on Win7 and Win8 before 8.1).
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I don't want to configure SkyDrive to have access to anything? I have normal everyday network shares to my various file servers, etc. that are all handled by a local (network) login, not by a web account - I don't want my private information accessed via web anything.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Ok, so now I really don't understand your original issue. It's not like you have to use SkyDrive. It's there if you want it.
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I only had to reboot once. The install took about 30 min to complete, and I had already been using my Windows Live account for login (I like the settings synchronization from my main computer to my VMs), so I just had to enter my password.
I don't see much orange on the start screen or desktop.
I don't store anything that I consider private on my computer (I use an encrypted external drive for that), so I don't really care about the SkyDrive thing (it is useful for school-related documents, though. Removes the need for a flash drive).
Keep Clam And Proofread
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√(-1) 23 ∑ π...
And it was delicious.
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I upgraded my Window 8 a few weeks ago by formatting the partition and reinstalling good old Windows 7. Now that was an upgrade!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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In reply to your signature of: I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
See if you can't use the equivalent of Reflection, POKE, PEEK, or other such tools. 
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I'm still running Windows XP.
Will go to Win7 inside the next 6 months, at least from what I can deduce from what limited info is availed to me.
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I had very little problem and switched from XP to W7 very easily. I currently run a mixture of XP, Vista and W7 at home with no issues except I connect an older inkjet and a scanner to the XP machine as W7 doesn't have the drivers - although Vista did for the printer, which is weird. I have a newer printer and scanner that work fine with W764 though so it's just laziness waiting t upgrade the XP to W7 I suppose.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I was only complaining that I *still* have to use WinXP for up to the next 6 months...
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When asked how I rate my Excel Skills I always say I am =A1
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Hmm.
We get a lot of zero-based statements in here.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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