How To Fix "IDM Has Been Registered With Fake Serial Number"

Internet Download Manager is a popular download manager for Windows operating system, that offers more download speed.

Main Features:

This is one of the best and most online complete download managers, thanks to all the following features:

• Compatible with main browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari, Avant Browser, Opera ... the application integrates its workflow with these browsers, among others.
• One-click downloads: IDM can take the download links you click, regardless of their protocol (HTTP, FTP, HTTPS, and MMS).
• Antivirus Security Control: Access only secure downloads with automatic control that detects malicious content such as viruses, trojans, and other malware.
• Drag & drop system: drag and drop on the client the link to download.
• Spider & grabber: compatible with filters to download any specific content of a website, such as images and other items. You can also program a website scanner to download product changes.
• Compatible with proxy servers: compatible with FTP and Microsoft ISA proxy servers.
• Ability to create multiple simultaneous downloads.
• downloads organization by categories.
• Accelerating downloads: it is able to accelerate the download speed up to 5 times from the segmentation of the file.
• Restart interrupted or incomplete downloads.
• Programmer: the software has a tool to program any kind of downloads which allows in addition to turn off the computer once finished or operate it only at a specific time.
• Integrated advanced navigation: This enabled option can detect application downloads.
• Customizable interface: the software can show the buttons that interest you in the order you prefer. In addition, it has options to change its appearance.
• Support for authentication: it is compatible with different authentication protocols so that you can download links from websites that require a password.
• Download Limits: Establishing the amount of data to be downloaded in a time interval.
• Tool included to preview ZIP files.

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In the event that you have purchased IDM recently, you may prompt to a couple of issues like "IDM has been enlisted with a fake serial number or the serial number has been blocked". On the other hand you may have utilized a trial version of IDM before, but have purchased the new IDM yet at the same time you get a similar mistake message when you attempt to enlist with your legal serial number.

To circumvent this problem you need to disable automatic updates in IDM. You can disable automatic updates of IDM using Windows Registry. Here's How.

1. Go to Run –> regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DownloadManager
3. In the right hand pane, select CheckUpdtVM and edit its value to 0

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