How to: Removing the Windows 11 Watermark
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The simplest way to do this is with Winarows Universal Water Mark Disabler which can be found at https://winaero.com/download-universal-watermark-disabler/

There’s also a manual a way to remove the Windows 11 watermark. It’s important to know that removing the watermark does include editing some system registry files. So, do this at your own risk, and be careful.

 - 1.  Access the Registry Editor by typing **‘Regedit’** in the Windows 11 search box and hitting OK to open it.
  
 - 2.  On the left side, open up **HKEY_CURRENT_USER** and scroll down to the **Control Panel**.
  
 - 3.  Find the entry called **UnsupportedHardwareNotificationCache**.
  
 - 4. **Right-click** that entry and select **‘Modify’** from the menu.
  
 - 5. Change the **SV2 DWORD** value from 1 to **0**.
  
 - 6. Save, exit, and then restart your PC.