Open a Command Prompt
window by clicking on Start -
Run. Type CMD and press OK Directory into the System32
Folder (type cd \windows
\system32) ChangOpen a Notepad window
and type the following lines * taskkill -IM wgatray.exe
* del wgatray.exe
* del wgalogon.olde Highlight and copy the three lines
above to the Clipboard.
Paste the contents of the
Clipboard to Command Prompt. This should kill the wgatray.exe
process from the Taskbar and
immediately delete both files
wgatray.exe and wgalogon.dll
without the need to to go
through all steps bellow. If that does not work, follow the
steps below: Open System32 by either of the
following methods: * Click "Start" - "Run", then
type "system32". Click "Okay". * Find system32 manually by
clicking "Start" then "My
Computer" and "(C:)" (or
whatever your drive letter is)
"WINDOWS" to "system32". In "system32", go to "Tools" -
"Folder options", click on the tab,
"View", and uncheck "Hide
extensions for known file types"
if it is not already.# In
"system32", go to "Tools" -
"Folder options", click on the tab,
"View", and uncheck "Hide
extensions for known file types"
if it is not already. Check to make sure the window
that comes up has a full screen of
various files. The files are in
alphabetical order, which makes
it easier to locate the specific file. Find "WgaLogon.dll" and rename
it "WgaLogon.dll.bak". Create an empty copy of
WgaLogon.dll: * Right click on a blank space in
system32 and select "New" -
"Text Document".
* Leave the text document
empty and label it
"WgaLogon.dll". Press Enter (on
your keyboard). * You may get a warning from
the above step that says, "If you
change a file name extension, the
file may become unusable. Are
you sure you want to change
it?". Click "Yes" on this warning. Immediately open Task Manager.
You can do this by pressing the
Ctrl, Shift, and Esc keys
simultaneously, pressing the Ctrl,
Alt, and Delete keys
simultaneously, or right clicking
the Taskbar and selecting "Task
Manager". Click on the process tab
and click end process when
"WgaTray.exe" is selected. Note:
If you take longer, do not panic!
All that will happen is that
"WgaTray.exe" will keep
reappearing in the processes list
(i.e. you won't be able to delete it
as required). To remove the
notifications after this, return to
system32. You will find two
files:"WgaLogon.dll.bak" (the one
you renamed) and an Application
Extension (0KB) called
"WgaLogon.dll". Delete the
Application Extension, rename
"WgaLogon.dll.bak" to
"WgaLogon.dll" and repeat the
steps from the fifth one
onwards (at a greater speed). Restart your computer once you
have finished. All the notification
messages should be gone.
