massgrave.dev/docs/online_kms.md
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Online KMS Activation

Overview

  • How to use it? Please find the instructions here.
  • KMS activates Windows / Office for 180 Days. For Windows Core / ProWMC editions it is 30 / 45 Days.
  • This script can activate both Retail and Volume Windows installation.
  • This script can activate C2R Retail and VL Office, but not 2010 / 2013 MSI Retail Office and UWP Office.
  • This script skips the activation if Windows is permanently / KMS38 activated.
  • As mentioned, KMS activates only for a limited period and it's not permanent, read below on how to achieve lifetime activation.

Activation Renewal

By design in the genuine KMS activation method, the system contacts the registered server every 7 days, and if contacted successfully it will automatically renew and reset the activation for the full period of 180 days again, starting from the day of successful contact. If the system cannot contact the server, it will be deactivated after 180 days and it will remain deactivated until contact can be restored.

To get the lifetime activation, script by default creates auto renewal task.
It creates the following two files,
C:\Program Files\Activation-Renewal\Activation_task.cmd
C:\Program Files\Activation-Renewal\Info.txt

And creates a scheduled task \Activation-Renewal to run the script every 7 days. This task registers the working KMS server and triggers activation commands only for the installed Volume products. The scheduled task runs only if the system is connected to the Internet.

If you don't want to install this renewal task, you can turn off the "Renewal Task With Activation" option in script menu.


Remarks

  • With KMS Activation, you can update Windows/Office without any issues.
  • What is left in the system in the activation process?
    • If Renewal Task is installed: After activation, it leaves the KMS Server IP in the registry, which helps you to get the global activation feature whereby the system auto-renews the activation. About files and scheduled tasks, it has been mentioned above.
    • If Renewal Task is NOT installed: It leaves a non-existent IP 10.0.0.10 to avoid the Office Not Genuine Banner issue.
  • This script includes the most-stable KMS servers (16) list from all over the world. The server selection process is fully automatic. Script randomly selects a server, tests if it's online, if yes then apply the activation command, if fails, then retry this process maximum of total 3 times for a product. Such redundancy makes sure that we get the working KMS server at any time.
  • If your system date is incorrect (beyond 180 days) and you are offline, the system will be deactivated, but will automatically reactivate when you correct the system date.
  • The advantage of Online KMS activation is that it doesn't need any KMS binary file and the system can be activated using some manual commands or transparent batch script files. So this is for those who don't like/have difficulties/trust issues in offline KMS because of its binary files and antivirus detections. But if you prefer offline KMS then checkout an open-source activator, abbodi1406's KMS_VL_ALL

Supported Products

Windows 10 / 11

Product Names EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Education Education NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
Education N EducationN 2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ
Enterprise Enterprise NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
Enterprise N EnterpriseN DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4
Enterprise G EnterpriseG YYVX9-NTFWV-6MDM3-9PT4T-4M68B
Enterprise G N EnterpriseGN 44RPN-FTY23-9VTTB-MP9BX-T84FV
Enterprise LTSB 2016 EnterpriseS DCPHK-NFMTC-H88MJ-PFHPY-QJ4BJ
Enterprise LTSC 2019 EnterpriseS M7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D
Enterprise LTSC 2021 EnterpriseS M7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D
Enterprise LTSC 2024 EnterpriseS M7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D
Enterprise N LTSB 2016 EnterpriseSN QFFDN-GRT3P-VKWWX-X7T3R-8B639
Enterprise N LTSC 2019 EnterpriseSN 92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H
Enterprise N LTSC 2021 EnterpriseSN 92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H
Enterprise N LTSC 2024 EnterpriseSN 92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H
IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021
(19044.2788 and later)
IoTEnterpriseS KBN8V-HFGQ4-MGXVD-347P6-PDQGT
IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 IoTEnterpriseS KBN8V-HFGQ4-MGXVD-347P6-PDQGT
Home Core TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99
Home N CoreN 3KHY7-WNT83-DGQKR-F7HPR-844BM
Home China CoreCountrySpecific PVMJN-6DFY6-9CCP6-7BKTT-D3WVR
Home Single Language CoreSingleLanguage 7HNRX-D7KGG-3K4RQ-4WPJ4-YTDFH
Lean CloudE NBTWJ-3DR69-3C4V8-C26MC-GQ9M6
Enterprise multi-session
(17763 and later)
ServerRdsh CPWHC-NT2C7-VYW78-DHDB2-PG3GK
Enterprise multi-session
(17134 and before)
ServerRdsh 7NBT4-WGBQX-MP4H7-QXFF8-YP3KX
Pro Professional W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
Pro N ProfessionalN MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9
Pro Education ProfessionalEducation 6TP4R-GNPTD-KYYHQ-7B7DP-J447Y
Pro Education N ProfessionalEducationN YVWGF-BXNMC-HTQYQ-CPQ99-66QFC
Pro for Workstations ProfessionalWorkstation NRG8B-VKK3Q-CXVCJ-9G2XF-6Q84J
Pro N for Workstations ProfessionalWorkstationN 9FNHH-K3HBT-3W4TD-6383H-6XYWF
SE CloudEdition 37D7F-N49CB-WQR8W-TBJ73-FM8RX
SE N CloudEditionN 6XN7V-PCBDC-BDBRH-8DQY7-G6R44

Windows Server 2025 (LTSC)

Product Names EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Windows Server 2025 Standard ServerStandard TVRH6-WHNXV-R9WG3-9XRFY-MY832
Windows Server 2025 Datacenter ServerDatacenter D764K-2NDRG-47T6Q-P8T8W-YP6DF
Windows Server 2025 Azure Core ServerAzureCor FCNV3-279Q9-BQB46-FTKXX-9HPRH
Windows Server 2025 Azure Datacenter ServerTurbine XGN3F-F394H-FD2MY-PP6FD-8MCRC

Windows Server 2022 (LTSC)

Product Names EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Windows Server 2022 Datacenter ServerDatacenter WX4NM-KYWYW-QJJR4-XV3QB-6VM33
Windows Server 2022 Standard ServerStandard VDYBN-27WPP-V4HQT-9VMD4-VMK7H
Windows Server 2022 Azure Core ServerAzureCor 6N379-GGTMK-23C6M-XVVTC-CKFRQ
Windows Server 2022 Azure Datacenter ServerTurbine NTBV8-9K7Q8-V27C6-M2BTV-KHMXV

Windows Server 2019 (LTSC)

Product Names EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter ServerDatacenter WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG
Windows Server 2019 Standard ServerStandard N69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C
Windows Server 2019 Essentials ServerSolution WVDHN-86M7X-466P6-VHXV7-YY726
Windows Server 2019 Azure Core ServerAzureCor FDNH6-VW9RW-BXPJ7-4XTYG-239TB
Windows Server 2019 ARM64 ServerARM64 GRFBW-QNDC4-6QBHG-CCK3B-2PR88

Windows Server 2016 (LTSC)

Product Names EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Windows Server 2016 ARM64 ServerARM64 K9FYF-G6NCK-73M32-XMVPY-F9DRR
Windows Server 2016 Datacenter ServerDatacenter CB7KF-BWN84-R7R2Y-793K2-8XDDG
Windows Server 2016 Standard ServerStandard WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY
Windows Server 2016 Essentials ServerSolution JCKRF-N37P4-C2D82-9YXRT-4M63B
Windows Server 2016 Cloud Storage ServerCloudStorage QN4C6-GBJD2-FB422-GHWJK-GJG2R
Windows Server 2016 Azure Core ServerAzureCor VP34G-4NPPG-79JTQ-864T4-R3MQX

Windows Server 23H2 (Annual Channel)

Product Names EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Windows Server Datacenter ServerDatacenter WX4NM-KYWYW-QJJR4-XV3QB-6VM33

Windows Server 20H2, 2004, 1909, 1903, and 1809 (Semi-Annual Channel)

Product Names EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Windows Server Datacenter ServerDatacenterACor 6NMRW-2C8FM-D24W7-TQWMY-CWH2D
Windows Server Standard ServerStandardACor N2KJX-J94YW-TQVFB-DG9YT-724CC

Windows Server 1803 (Semi-Annual Channel)

Product Names EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Windows Server Datacenter ServerDatacenterACor 2HXDN-KRXHB-GPYC7-YCKFJ-7FVDG
Windows Server Standard ServerStandardACor PTXN8-JFHJM-4WC78-MPCBR-9W4KR

Windows Server 1709 (Semi-Annual Channel)

Product Names EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Windows Server Datacenter ServerDatacenterACor 6Y6KB-N82V8-D8CQV-23MJW-BWTG6
Windows Server Standard ServerStandardACor DPCNP-XQFKJ-BJF7R-FRC8D-GF6G4

Windows 8.1

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Enterprise MHF9N-XY6XB-WVXMC-BTDCT-MKKG7
EnterpriseN TT4HM-HN7YT-62K67-RGRQJ-JFFXW
Professional GCRJD-8NW9H-F2CDX-CCM8D-9D6T9
ProfessionalN HMCNV-VVBFX-7HMBH-CTY9B-B4FXY
EmbeddedIndustryA VHXM3-NR6FT-RY6RT-CK882-KW2CJ
EmbeddedIndustry NMMPB-38DD4-R2823-62W8D-VXKJB
EmbeddedIndustryE FNFKF-PWTVT-9RC8H-32HB2-JB34X
CoreARM XYTND-K6QKT-K2MRH-66RTM-43JKP
CoreN 7B9N3-D94CG-YTVHR-QBPX3-RJP64
CoreCountrySpecific NCTT7-2RGK8-WMHRF-RY7YQ-JTXG3
CoreSingleLanguage BB6NG-PQ82V-VRDPW-8XVD2-V8P66
Core M9Q9P-WNJJT-6PXPY-DWX8H-6XWKK
ProfessionalWMC 789NJ-TQK6T-6XTH8-J39CJ-J8D3P
CoreConnected 3PY8R-QHNP9-W7XQD-G6DPH-3J2C9
CoreConnectedN Q6HTR-N24GM-PMJFP-69CD8-2GXKR
CoreConnectedSingleLanguage KF37N-VDV38-GRRTV-XH8X6-6F3BB
CoreConnectedCountrySpecific R962J-37N87-9VVK2-WJ74P-XTMHR
ProfessionalStudent MX3RK-9HNGX-K3QKC-6PJ3F-W8D7B
ProfessionalStudentN TNFGH-2R6PB-8XM3K-QYHX2-J4296

Windows Server 2012 R2

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
ServerStandard D2N9P-3P6X9-2R39C-7RTCD-MDVJX
ServerDatacenter W3GGN-FT8W3-Y4M27-J84CP-Q3VJ9
ServerSolution KNC87-3J2TX-XB4WP-VCPJV-M4FWM
ServerCloudStorage 3NPTF-33KPT-GGBPR-YX76B-39KDD

Windows 8

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Enterprise 32JNW-9KQ84-P47T8-D8GGY-CWCK7
EnterpriseN JMNMF-RHW7P-DMY6X-RF3DR-X2BQT
Professional NG4HW-VH26C-733KW-K6F98-J8CK4
ProfessionalN XCVCF-2NXM9-723PB-MHCB7-2RYQQ
EmbeddedIndustry RYXVT-BNQG7-VD29F-DBMRY-HT73M
EmbeddedIndustryE NKB3R-R2F8T-3XCDP-7Q2KW-XWYQ2
CoreARM DXHJF-N9KQX-MFPVR-GHGQK-Y7RKV
CoreN 8N2M2-HWPGY-7PGT9-HGDD8-GVGGY
CoreCountrySpecific 4K36P-JN4VD-GDC6V-KDT89-DYFKP
CoreSingleLanguage 2WN2H-YGCQR-KFX6K-CD6TF-84YXQ
Core BN3D2-R7TKB-3YPBD-8DRP2-27GG4
ProfessionalWMC GNBB8-YVD74-QJHX6-27H4K-8QHDG

Windows Server 2012

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
ServerStandard XC9B7-NBPP2-83J2H-RHMBY-92BT4
ServerDatacenter 48HP8-DN98B-MYWDG-T2DCC-8W83P
ServerSolution HTDQM-NBMMG-KGYDT-2DTKT-J2MPV
ServerMultiPointStandard HM7DN-YVMH3-46JC3-XYTG7-CYQJJ
ServerMultiPointPremium XNH6W-2V9GX-RGJ4K-Y8X6F-QGJ2G

Windows 7

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Enterprise 33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH
EnterpriseN YDRBP-3D83W-TY26F-D46B2-XCKRJ
Professional FJ82H-XT6CR-J8D7P-XQJJ2-GPDD4
ProfessionalN MRPKT-YTG23-K7D7T-X2JMM-QY7MG
Embedded_POSReady YBYF6-BHCR3-JPKRB-CDW7B-F9BK4
Embedded_Standard XGY72-BRBBT-FF8MH-2GG8H-W7KCW
Embedded_ThinPC 73KQT-CD9G6-K7TQG-66MRP-CQ22C
ProfessionalE W82YF-2Q76Y-63HXB-FGJG9-GF7QX
EnterpriseE C29WB-22CC8-VJ326-GHFJW-H9DH4

Windows Server 2008 R2

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
ServerStandard YC6KT-GKW9T-YTKYR-T4X34-R7VHC
ServerDatacenter 74YFP-3QFB3-KQT8W-PMXWJ-7M648
ServerEnterprise 489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y
ServerDatacenterCore 74YFP-3QFB3-KQT8W-PMXWJ-7M648
ServerStandardCore YC6KT-GKW9T-YTKYR-T4X34-R7VHC
ServerEnterpriseCore 489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y
ServerEnterpriseIA64 GT63C-RJFQ3-4GMB6-BRFB9-CB83V
ServerWeb 6TPJF-RBVHG-WBW2R-86QPH-6RTM4
ServerHPC TT8MH-CG224-D3D7Q-498W2-9QCTX
ServerWebCore 6TPJF-RBVHG-WBW2R-86QPH-6RTM4
ServerEmbeddedSolution 736RG-XDKJK-V34PF-BHK87-J6X3K

Office 2010

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
AccessVL V7Y44-9T38C-R2VJK-666HK-T7DDX
ExcelVL H62QG-HXVKF-PP4HP-66KMR-CW9BM
GrooveVL QYYW6-QP4CB-MBV6G-HYMCJ-4T3J4
InfoPathVL K96W8-67RPQ-62T9Y-J8FQJ-BT37T
MondoVL YBJTT-JG6MD-V9Q7P-DBKXJ-38W9R
OneNoteVL Q4Y4M-RHWJM-PY37F-MTKWH-D3XHX
OutlookVL 7YDC2-CWM8M-RRTJC-8MDVC-X3DWQ
PowerPointVL RC8FX-88JRY-3PF7C-X8P67-P4VTT
ProjectProVL YGX6F-PGV49-PGW3J-9BTGG-VHKC6
ProjectStdVL 4HP3K-88W3F-W2K3D-6677X-F9PGB
ProPlusVL VYBBJ-TRJPB-QFQRF-QFT4D-H3GVB
PublisherVL BFK7F-9MYHM-V68C7-DRQ66-83YTP
SmallBusBasicsVL D6QFG-VBYP2-XQHM7-J97RH-VVRCK
StandardVL V7QKV-4XVVR-XYV4D-F7DFM-8R6BM
VisioSIVL D9DWC-HPYVV-JGF4P-BTWQB-WX8BJ
WordVL HVHB3-C6FV7-KQX9W-YQG79-CRY7T

Office 2013

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
AccessVolume NG2JY-H4JBT-HQXYP-78QH9-4JM2D
ExcelVolume VGPNG-Y7HQW-9RHP7-TKPV3-BG7GB
GrooveVolume H7R7V-WPNXQ-WCYYC-76BGV-VT7GH
InfoPathVolume DKT8B-N7VXH-D963P-Q4PHY-F8894
LyncVolume 2MG3G-3BNTT-3MFW9-KDQW3-TCK7R
MondoRetail CWH2Y-NPYJW-3C7HD-BJQWB-G28JJ
MondoVolume 42QTK-RN8M7-J3C4G-BBGYM-88CYV
OneNoteVolume TGN6P-8MMBC-37P2F-XHXXK-P34VW
OutlookVolume QPN8Q-BJBTJ-334K3-93TGY-2PMBT
PowerPointVolume 4NT99-8RJFH-Q2VDH-KYG2C-4RD4F
ProjectProVolume FN8TT-7WMH6-2D4X9-M337T-2342K
ProjectStdVolume 6NTH3-CW976-3G3Y2-JK3TX-8QHTT
ProPlusVolume YC7DK-G2NP3-2QQC3-J6H88-GVGXT
PublisherVolume PN2WF-29XG2-T9HJ7-JQPJR-FCXK4
StandardVolume KBKQT-2NMXY-JJWGP-M62JB-92CD4
VisioProVolume C2FG9-N6J68-H8BTJ-BW3QX-RM3B3
VisioStdVolume J484Y-4NKBF-W2HMG-DBMJC-PGWR7
WordVolume 6Q7VD-NX8JD-WJ2VH-88V73-4GBJ7

Office 2016

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
AccessVolume GNH9Y-D2J4T-FJHGG-QRVH7-QPFDW
ExcelVolume 9C2PK-NWTVB-JMPW8-BFT28-7FTBF
MondoRetail DMTCJ-KNRKX-26982-JYCKT-P7KB6
MondoVolume HFTND-W9MK4-8B7MJ-B6C4G-XQBR2
OneNoteVolume DR92N-9HTF2-97XKM-XW2WJ-XW3J6
OutlookVolume R69KK-NTPKF-7M3Q4-QYBHW-6MT9B
PowerPointVolume J7MQP-HNJ4Y-WJ7YM-PFYGF-BY6C6
ProjectProVolume YG9NW-3K39V-2T3HJ-93F3Q-G83KT
ProjectProXVolume WGT24-HCNMF-FQ7XH-6M8K7-DRTW9
ProjectStdVolume GNFHQ-F6YQM-KQDGJ-327XX-KQBVC
ProjectStdXVolume D8NRQ-JTYM3-7J2DX-646CT-6836M
ProPlusVolume XQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99
PublisherVolume F47MM-N3XJP-TQXJ9-BP99D-8K837
SkypeforBusinessVolume 869NQ-FJ69K-466HW-QYCP2-DDBV6
StandardVolume JNRGM-WHDWX-FJJG3-K47QV-DRTFM
VisioProVolume PD3PC-RHNGV-FXJ29-8JK7D-RJRJK
VisioProXVolume 69WXN-MBYV6-22PQG-3WGHK-RM6XC
VisioStdVolume 7WHWN-4T7MP-G96JF-G33KR-W8GF4
VisioStdXVolume NY48V-PPYYH-3F4PX-XJRKJ-W4423
WordVolume WXY84-JN2Q9-RBCCQ-3Q3J3-3PFJ6

Office 2019

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Access2019Volume 9N9PT-27V4Y-VJ2PD-YXFMF-YTFQT
Excel2019Volume TMJWT-YYNMB-3BKTF-644FC-RVXBD
Outlook2019Volume 7HD7K-N4PVK-BHBCQ-YWQRW-XW4VK
PowerPoint2019Volume RRNCX-C64HY-W2MM7-MCH9G-TJHMQ
ProjectPro2019Volume B4NPR-3FKK7-T2MBV-FRQ4W-PKD2B
ProjectStd2019Volume C4F7P-NCP8C-6CQPT-MQHV9-JXD2M
ProPlus2019Volume NMMKJ-6RK4F-KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP
Publisher2019Volume G2KWX-3NW6P-PY93R-JXK2T-C9Y9V
SkypeforBusiness2019Volume NCJ33-JHBBY-HTK98-MYCV8-HMKHJ
Standard2019Volume 6NWWJ-YQWMR-QKGCB-6TMB3-9D9HK
VisioPro2019Volume 9BGNQ-K37YR-RQHF2-38RQ3-7VCBB
VisioStd2019Volume 7TQNQ-K3YQQ-3PFH7-CCPPM-X4VQ2
Word2019Volume PBX3G-NWMT6-Q7XBW-PYJGG-WXD33

Office 2021

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
Access2021Volume WM8YG-YNGDD-4JHDC-PG3F4-FC4T4
Excel2021Volume NWG3X-87C9K-TC7YY-BC2G7-G6RVC
Outlook2021Volume C9FM6-3N72F-HFJXB-TM3V9-T86R9
PowerPoint2021Volume TY7XF-NFRBR-KJ44C-G83KF-GX27K
ProjectPro2021Volume FTNWT-C6WBT-8HMGF-K9PRX-QV9H8
ProjectStd2021Volume J2JDC-NJCYY-9RGQ4-YXWMH-T3D4T
ProPlus2021Volume FXYTK-NJJ8C-GB6DW-3DYQT-6F7TH
Publisher2021Volume 2MW9D-N4BXM-9VBPG-Q7W6M-KFBGQ
SkypeforBusiness2021Volume HWCXN-K3WBT-WJBKY-R8BD9-XK29P
Standard2021Volume KDX7X-BNVR8-TXXGX-4Q7Y8-78VT3
VisioPro2021Volume KNH8D-FGHT4-T8RK3-CTDYJ-K2HT4
VisioStd2021Volume MJVNY-BYWPY-CWV6J-2RKRT-4M8QG
Word2021Volume TN8H9-M34D3-Y64V9-TR72V-X79KV

Office 2024

EditionID Generic Volume License Key
ProPlus2024Volume-Preview 2TDPW-NDQ7G-FMG99-DXQ7M-TX3T2
ProjectPro2024Volume-Preview D9GTG-NP7DV-T6JP3-B6B62-JB89R
VisioPro2024Volume-Preview YW66X-NH62M-G6YFP-B7KCT-WXGKQ
Access2024Volume 82FTR-NCHR7-W3944-MGRHM-JMCWD
Excel2024Volume F4DYN-89BP2-WQTWJ-GR8YC-CKGJG
Outlook2024Volume D2F8D-N3Q3B-J28PV-X27HD-RJWB9
PowerPoint2024Volume CW94N-K6GJH-9CTXY-MG2VC-FYCWP
ProjectPro2024Volume NBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBH4-GX3R4
(Generated)
ProjectStd2024Volume PD3TT-NTHQQ-VC7CY-MFXK3-G87F8
ProPlus2024Volume NBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBJD-VXRPM
(Generated)
SkypeforBusiness2024Volume 4NKHF-9HBQF-Q3B6C-7YV34-F64P3
Standard2024Volume V28N4-JG22K-W66P8-VTMGK-H6HGR
VisioPro2024Volume NBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBCW-6MX6T
(Generated)
VisioStd2024Volume JMMVY-XFNQC-KK4HK-9H7R3-WQQTV
Word2024Volume MQ84N-7VYDM-FXV7C-6K7CC-VFW9J

:::info

  • Systems in all architectures (x86, x64 and arm64) are supported.
  • Office C2R retail products are converted to thier corresponding Volume products to enable KMS activation.
  • These editions are only KMS-activatable for 45 days at max:
    • Windows 10/11 Home edition variants
    • Windows 8.1 Core edition variants, Pro with Media Center, Pro for Students
      These editions are only KMS-activatable for 30 days at max:
    • Windows 8 Core edition variants, Pro with Media Center

:::


Unsupported Products

  • Office MSI Retail 2010/2013, Office 2010 C2R Retail, Office UWP
  • Any Evaluation version of Windows (i.e. 'EVAL' LTSB/C) cannot be activated.
  • Server Azure Datacenter (ServerTurbine) edition does not support activation on non-azure systems.
  • KMS activation on Windows 7 has a limitation related to OEM Activation 2.0 and Windows marker. For more info, see here and here.
  • Windows editions that do not support KMS activation by design:
    Windows Evaluation Editions
    Windows 7 (Starter, HomeBasic, HomePremium, Ultimate)
    Windows 10 (Cloud "S", IoTEnterprise, ProfessionalSingleLanguage... etc)
    Windows Server (Server Foundation, Storage Server, Home Server 2011... etc)

How does it work?

  • What is KMS activation?
    Key Management Service (KMS) is a genuine activation method provided by Microsoft for volume licensing customers (organizations, schools, or governments). The machines in those environments (called KMS clients) are activated via the Environment KMS Host Server (authorized Microsoft's licensing key), instead of Microsoft activation servers. By design, the KMS activation period lasts up to 180 Days (6 Months) at max, with the ability to renew and reinstate the period at any time. Activation renewal automatically happens every 7 days if the client can connect to the KMS host server. For more info, see here and here.

  • How are we getting it for free?
    Developers reverse-engineered the KMS Host Server setup, so now anyone can host a KMS server and activate the systems without any limitations. KMS activators such as KMSpico, MTK, KMS_VL_ALL, etc., locally create an emulated KMS Host Server and activate Windows and Office.
    This locally-emulated KMS server requires you to run binary files which often cause anti-virus alerts (false positives).
    Another method of KMS activation is a publicly-available Online KMS Host Server. In this method, the site hosts the emulated KMS server, and anyone can simply use this server to activate their systems, there is no requirement for running any software on your system.

  • Is Online KMS activation safe?
    Yes.
    Let's go into the details. In the KMS protocol, there is a relationship between host and client. The client system asks the host system to grant the activation, and the host system grants the activation if it's eligible. In this process, the client system shares some of the system's data, which is not sensitive in nature. According to the Microsoft document, the client system shares the following data with the host system: Client FQDN, CMID, time-stamp, Product license state, expiration time, and IP address In this shared info, the important part is your IP address. Below are some things regarding it which you should know.

    • Sharing your IP while going online is not a security concern. You can not go online to visit any website without having to share your IP address.
    • IP addresses do not necessarily represent a specific person. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) mostly use dynamic IP, which means the same IP address can be used by many different persons, and a dynamic IP address is periodically reassigned to different people all the time. But a static IP address is permanently assigned to a unique subscriber. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) won't reveal that information unless there is a legal reason to do so.
    • Microsoft has never tried to go after Home users in legal cases for using a few pirated activations (not talking about stolen legal keys) simply because the cost of legal actions would be much higher than the amount of money gained by forcing a few people to purchase activations.
    • No law enforcement is going to take action based on IPs from all over the world without the consent of Microsoft itself.

Feel free to contact us in case you have a contradictory point of view.


How to remove Online KMS?

  • In MAS, goto Online KMS activation and apply Uninstall option.
  • After that, In MAS, goto Troubleshoot and apply Fix Licensing option.
  • Done.

Office 'Non-genuine' Banner

  • Office Click-to-Run builds (since February 2021) that are activated with KMS check the existence of the KMS server name in the registry.
  • If KMS server is not present, a banner is shown in Office programs notifying that "Office isn't licensed properly", see here.
  • Therefore in manual mode, KeyManagementServiceName value containing a non-existent IP address 10.0.0.10 will be kept in the below registry keys:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform
HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform
  • This is perfectly fine to keep, and it does not affect Windows or Office activation. For more explanation, visit here

Office Retail to Volume

Office Retail must be converted to Volume first before it can be activated with KMS.
By default, this activation script will convert Office C2R Retail to Volume.

  • Supported Click-to-Run products: Office 365 (Microsoft 365 Apps), Office 2024 / 2021 / 2019 / 2016, Office 2013
  • Office 365 itself does not have volume licenses, therefore it will be converted to Office Mondo licenses
  • Office Professional suite will be converted with Office Professional Plus licenses
  • Office HomeBusiness/HomeStudent suites will be converted with Office Standard licenses
  • Office 2013 products follow the same logic

If you don't want the script to convert the Retail Office to Volume, you can turn off "Change Edition If Needed" option in the script.


Command line Switches


Setup Preactivate

  • Check the Extract OEM option in the MAS Extras section if you want pre-activated Windows installation.
  • Further read here.

Troubleshooting