massgrave.dev/idm-activation-script.md

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IDM Activation Script

IDM Activation Script

An open-source tool to activate or reset the trial of Internet Download Manager

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Features

• IDM activation with registry key lock method
• Activation persists even after installing IDM updates
• IDM trial reset
• Fully open source
• Based on the transparent batch script

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IAS Latest Release

Last Release - v1.0 (01-Dec-2023)
GitHub - BitBucket

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Download / How to use it?

• First, fresh install Internet Download Manager. Make sure previous cracks/patches are removed/uninstalled if there are any.
• After that, follow the below steps to activate it.

Method 1 - PowerShell

(Recommended)

• On Windows 8.1/10/11, right-click on the Windows start menu and select PowerShell or Terminal (Not CMD).
• Copy-paste the below code and press enter
  irm https://massgrave.dev/ias | iex
• You will see the activation options, follow the on-screen instructions.
• That's all.

Method 2 - Traditional

• Download the file from GitHub or Bitbucket
• Right-click on the downloaded zip file and extract
• In the extracted folder, run the file named IAS.cmd
• You will see the activation options, and follow onscreen instructions.
• That's all.

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Info

Activation

• This script applies the registry lock method to activate the Internet download manager (IDM).
• This method requires the Internet at the time of activation.
• IDM updates can be installed directly without having to activate it again.
• After the activation, if in some cases, IDM starts to show an activation nag screen, then just run the activation option again without using the reset option.

Reset IDM Activation / Trial

• Internet download manager provides a 30-day trial period, you can use this script to reset this Activation / Trial period whenever you want.
• This option also can be used to restore status if in case IDM reports a fake serial key and other similar errors.

OS requirement

• The project is supported for Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 and their Server equivalent.
• The PowerShell method to run IAS is supported on Windows 8 and higher.

Advanced Info

• To add a custom name in IDM license info, edit line number 29 in the script file.
• For activation in unattended mode, run the script with the /act parameter.
• For reset in unattended mode, run the script with the /res parameter.

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How does it work?

• IDM stores the data related to trial and activation across various registry keys. Some of these keys are locked to protect them from tampering and data is stored in a pattern to track the fake serial issue and the remaining trial days. To activate it, the script here simply generates those registry keys by triggering a few downloads in IDM, identifies those registry keys, and locks them so IDM can't edit and view them. That way IDM cannot show the warning that it's activated with a fake serial key.

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Troubleshoot

• Browser Integration Fix: Chrome - Firefox
• Reach out to us on Discord (signup not required) with an error screenshot.

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Changelog

v1.0

• Added the code to relaunch the script with conhost.exe if the script is running from the terminal app.
• Fixed an issue in getting the current user account SID.

v0.9

• Fixed an issue where the script can not activate and reset IDM in non-admin user accounts.
• Fixed an issue where the script incorrectly shows that IDM is activated.
• Fixed an issue where a fake serial pop-up may appear. The script will also show the info to run the activation option again without using the reset option.
• Fixed an issue where Powershell code to launch IAS may not work due to GitHub block in some regions. It will use the new BitBucket repo as a fallback link.
• IDM registry scanning and locking code is now written in Powershell.
• The script update checker code is added to the script.
• The script will now disable quick edit mode temporarily because users often click inside the script window and it pauses the script.
• The script will back up the CLSISD registry keys before performing operations on them.
• Many error checks are added to better identify the issues.

v0.8

• Move the project to Github and massgrave.dev
• Minor bug fixes
• Add info to inform users that empty registry keys are being deleted when the script deletes a lot of them

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Screenshots

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Credits

Dukun Cabul	Original researcher of this IDM trial reset and activation logic, made an Autoit tool for these methods, IDM-AIO_2020_Final
AveYo aka BAU	reg_own lean and mean snippet
abbodi1406	Help in coding
WindowsAddict	IAS Author

And thanks to the IAS users for their interest, feedback, and assistance.

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