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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, UWP Office, but not 2010 / 2013 MSI Retail 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 NamesEditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
EducationEducationNW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2
Education NEducationN2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ
EnterpriseEnterpriseNPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
Enterprise NEnterpriseNDPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4
Enterprise GEnterpriseGYYVX9-NTFWV-6MDM3-9PT4T-4M68B
Enterprise G NEnterpriseGN44RPN-FTY23-9VTTB-MP9BX-T84FV
Enterprise LTSB 2016EnterpriseSDCPHK-NFMTC-H88MJ-PFHPY-QJ4BJ
Enterprise LTSC 2019EnterpriseSM7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D
Enterprise LTSC 2021EnterpriseSM7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D
Enterprise LTSC 2024EnterpriseSM7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D
Enterprise N LTSB 2016EnterpriseSNQFFDN-GRT3P-VKWWX-X7T3R-8B639
Enterprise N LTSC 2019EnterpriseSN92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H
Enterprise N LTSC 2021EnterpriseSN92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H
Enterprise N LTSC 2024EnterpriseSN92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H
IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021
(19044.2788 and later)
IoTEnterpriseSKBN8V-HFGQ4-MGXVD-347P6-PDQGT
IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024IoTEnterpriseSKBN8V-HFGQ4-MGXVD-347P6-PDQGT
HomeCoreTX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99
Home NCoreN3KHY7-WNT83-DGQKR-F7HPR-844BM
Home ChinaCoreCountrySpecificPVMJN-6DFY6-9CCP6-7BKTT-D3WVR
Home Single LanguageCoreSingleLanguage7HNRX-D7KGG-3K4RQ-4WPJ4-YTDFH
LeanCloudENBTWJ-3DR69-3C4V8-C26MC-GQ9M6
Enterprise multi-session
(17763 and later)
ServerRdshCPWHC-NT2C7-VYW78-DHDB2-PG3GK
Enterprise multi-session
(17134 and before)
ServerRdsh7NBT4-WGBQX-MP4H7-QXFF8-YP3KX
ProProfessionalW269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
Pro NProfessionalNMH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9
Pro EducationProfessionalEducation6TP4R-GNPTD-KYYHQ-7B7DP-J447Y
Pro Education NProfessionalEducationNYVWGF-BXNMC-HTQYQ-CPQ99-66QFC
Pro for WorkstationsProfessionalWorkstationNRG8B-VKK3Q-CXVCJ-9G2XF-6Q84J
Pro N for WorkstationsProfessionalWorkstationN9FNHH-K3HBT-3W4TD-6383H-6XYWF
SECloudEdition37D7F-N49CB-WQR8W-TBJ73-FM8RX
SE NCloudEditionN6XN7V-PCBDC-BDBRH-8DQY7-G6R44

Windows Server 2025 (LTSC)

Product NamesEditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Windows Server 2025 StandardServerStandardTVRH6-WHNXV-R9WG3-9XRFY-MY832
Windows Server 2025 DatacenterServerDatacenterD764K-2NDRG-47T6Q-P8T8W-YP6DF
Windows Server 2025 Azure CoreServerAzureCorFCNV3-279Q9-BQB46-FTKXX-9HPRH
Windows Server 2025 Azure DatacenterServerTurbineXGN3F-F394H-FD2MY-PP6FD-8MCRC

Windows Server 2022 (LTSC)

Product NamesEditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Windows Server 2022 DatacenterServerDatacenterWX4NM-KYWYW-QJJR4-XV3QB-6VM33
Windows Server 2022 StandardServerStandardVDYBN-27WPP-V4HQT-9VMD4-VMK7H
Windows Server 2022 Azure CoreServerAzureCor6N379-GGTMK-23C6M-XVVTC-CKFRQ
Windows Server 2022 Azure DatacenterServerTurbineNTBV8-9K7Q8-V27C6-M2BTV-KHMXV

Windows Server 2019 (LTSC)

Product NamesEditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Windows Server 2019 DatacenterServerDatacenterWMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG
Windows Server 2019 StandardServerStandardN69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C
Windows Server 2019 EssentialsServerSolutionWVDHN-86M7X-466P6-VHXV7-YY726
Windows Server 2019 Azure CoreServerAzureCorFDNH6-VW9RW-BXPJ7-4XTYG-239TB
Windows Server 2019 ARM64ServerARM64GRFBW-QNDC4-6QBHG-CCK3B-2PR88

Windows Server 2016 (LTSC)

Product NamesEditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Windows Server 2016 ARM64ServerARM64K9FYF-G6NCK-73M32-XMVPY-F9DRR
Windows Server 2016 DatacenterServerDatacenterCB7KF-BWN84-R7R2Y-793K2-8XDDG
Windows Server 2016 StandardServerStandardWC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY
Windows Server 2016 EssentialsServerSolutionJCKRF-N37P4-C2D82-9YXRT-4M63B
Windows Server 2016 Cloud StorageServerCloudStorageQN4C6-GBJD2-FB422-GHWJK-GJG2R
Windows Server 2016 Azure CoreServerAzureCorVP34G-4NPPG-79JTQ-864T4-R3MQX

Windows Server 23H2 (Annual Channel)

Product NamesEditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Windows Server DatacenterServerDatacenterWX4NM-KYWYW-QJJR4-XV3QB-6VM33

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

Product NamesEditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Windows Server DatacenterServerDatacenterACor6NMRW-2C8FM-D24W7-TQWMY-CWH2D
Windows Server StandardServerStandardACorN2KJX-J94YW-TQVFB-DG9YT-724CC

Windows Server 1803 (Semi-Annual Channel)

Product NamesEditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Windows Server DatacenterServerDatacenterACor2HXDN-KRXHB-GPYC7-YCKFJ-7FVDG
Windows Server StandardServerStandardACorPTXN8-JFHJM-4WC78-MPCBR-9W4KR

Windows Server 1709 (Semi-Annual Channel)

Product NamesEditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Windows Server DatacenterServerDatacenterACor6Y6KB-N82V8-D8CQV-23MJW-BWTG6
Windows Server StandardServerStandardACorDPCNP-XQFKJ-BJF7R-FRC8D-GF6G4

Windows 8.1

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
EnterpriseMHF9N-XY6XB-WVXMC-BTDCT-MKKG7
EnterpriseNTT4HM-HN7YT-62K67-RGRQJ-JFFXW
ProfessionalGCRJD-8NW9H-F2CDX-CCM8D-9D6T9
ProfessionalNHMCNV-VVBFX-7HMBH-CTY9B-B4FXY
EmbeddedIndustryAVHXM3-NR6FT-RY6RT-CK882-KW2CJ
EmbeddedIndustryNMMPB-38DD4-R2823-62W8D-VXKJB
EmbeddedIndustryEFNFKF-PWTVT-9RC8H-32HB2-JB34X
CoreARMXYTND-K6QKT-K2MRH-66RTM-43JKP
CoreN7B9N3-D94CG-YTVHR-QBPX3-RJP64
CoreCountrySpecificNCTT7-2RGK8-WMHRF-RY7YQ-JTXG3
CoreSingleLanguageBB6NG-PQ82V-VRDPW-8XVD2-V8P66
CoreM9Q9P-WNJJT-6PXPY-DWX8H-6XWKK
ProfessionalWMC789NJ-TQK6T-6XTH8-J39CJ-J8D3P
CoreConnected3PY8R-QHNP9-W7XQD-G6DPH-3J2C9
CoreConnectedNQ6HTR-N24GM-PMJFP-69CD8-2GXKR
CoreConnectedSingleLanguageKF37N-VDV38-GRRTV-XH8X6-6F3BB
CoreConnectedCountrySpecificR962J-37N87-9VVK2-WJ74P-XTMHR
ProfessionalStudentMX3RK-9HNGX-K3QKC-6PJ3F-W8D7B
ProfessionalStudentNTNFGH-2R6PB-8XM3K-QYHX2-J4296

Windows Server 2012 R2

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
ServerStandardD2N9P-3P6X9-2R39C-7RTCD-MDVJX
ServerDatacenterW3GGN-FT8W3-Y4M27-J84CP-Q3VJ9
ServerSolutionKNC87-3J2TX-XB4WP-VCPJV-M4FWM
ServerCloudStorage3NPTF-33KPT-GGBPR-YX76B-39KDD

Windows 8

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Enterprise32JNW-9KQ84-P47T8-D8GGY-CWCK7
EnterpriseNJMNMF-RHW7P-DMY6X-RF3DR-X2BQT
ProfessionalNG4HW-VH26C-733KW-K6F98-J8CK4
ProfessionalNXCVCF-2NXM9-723PB-MHCB7-2RYQQ
EmbeddedIndustryRYXVT-BNQG7-VD29F-DBMRY-HT73M
EmbeddedIndustryENKB3R-R2F8T-3XCDP-7Q2KW-XWYQ2
CoreARMDXHJF-N9KQX-MFPVR-GHGQK-Y7RKV
CoreN8N2M2-HWPGY-7PGT9-HGDD8-GVGGY
CoreCountrySpecific4K36P-JN4VD-GDC6V-KDT89-DYFKP
CoreSingleLanguage2WN2H-YGCQR-KFX6K-CD6TF-84YXQ
CoreBN3D2-R7TKB-3YPBD-8DRP2-27GG4
ProfessionalWMCGNBB8-YVD74-QJHX6-27H4K-8QHDG

Windows Server 2012

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
ServerStandardXC9B7-NBPP2-83J2H-RHMBY-92BT4
ServerDatacenter48HP8-DN98B-MYWDG-T2DCC-8W83P
ServerSolutionHTDQM-NBMMG-KGYDT-2DTKT-J2MPV
ServerMultiPointStandardHM7DN-YVMH3-46JC3-XYTG7-CYQJJ
ServerMultiPointPremiumXNH6W-2V9GX-RGJ4K-Y8X6F-QGJ2G

Windows 7

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Enterprise33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH
EnterpriseNYDRBP-3D83W-TY26F-D46B2-XCKRJ
ProfessionalFJ82H-XT6CR-J8D7P-XQJJ2-GPDD4
ProfessionalNMRPKT-YTG23-K7D7T-X2JMM-QY7MG
Embedded_POSReadyYBYF6-BHCR3-JPKRB-CDW7B-F9BK4
Embedded_ThinPC73KQT-CD9G6-K7TQG-66MRP-CQ22C
ProfessionalEW82YF-2Q76Y-63HXB-FGJG9-GF7QX
EnterpriseEC29WB-22CC8-VJ326-GHFJW-H9DH4

Windows Server 2008 R2

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
ServerStandardYC6KT-GKW9T-YTKYR-T4X34-R7VHC
ServerDatacenter74YFP-3QFB3-KQT8W-PMXWJ-7M648
ServerEnterprise489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y
ServerDatacenterCore74YFP-3QFB3-KQT8W-PMXWJ-7M648
ServerStandardCoreYC6KT-GKW9T-YTKYR-T4X34-R7VHC
ServerEnterpriseCore489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y
ServerEnterpriseIA64GT63C-RJFQ3-4GMB6-BRFB9-CB83V
ServerWeb6TPJF-RBVHG-WBW2R-86QPH-6RTM4
ServerHPCTT8MH-CG224-D3D7Q-498W2-9QCTX
ServerWebCore6TPJF-RBVHG-WBW2R-86QPH-6RTM4
ServerEmbeddedSolution736RG-XDKJK-V34PF-BHK87-J6X3K

Office 2010

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
AccessVLV7Y44-9T38C-R2VJK-666HK-T7DDX
ExcelVLH62QG-HXVKF-PP4HP-66KMR-CW9BM
GrooveVLQYYW6-QP4CB-MBV6G-HYMCJ-4T3J4
InfoPathVLK96W8-67RPQ-62T9Y-J8FQJ-BT37T
MondoVLYBJTT-JG6MD-V9Q7P-DBKXJ-38W9R
OneNoteVLQ4Y4M-RHWJM-PY37F-MTKWH-D3XHX
OutlookVL7YDC2-CWM8M-RRTJC-8MDVC-X3DWQ
PowerPointVLRC8FX-88JRY-3PF7C-X8P67-P4VTT
ProjectProVLYGX6F-PGV49-PGW3J-9BTGG-VHKC6
ProjectStdVL4HP3K-88W3F-W2K3D-6677X-F9PGB
ProPlusVLVYBBJ-TRJPB-QFQRF-QFT4D-H3GVB
PublisherVLBFK7F-9MYHM-V68C7-DRQ66-83YTP
SmallBusBasicsVLD6QFG-VBYP2-XQHM7-J97RH-VVRCK
StandardVLV7QKV-4XVVR-XYV4D-F7DFM-8R6BM
VisioSIVLD9DWC-HPYVV-JGF4P-BTWQB-WX8BJ
WordVLHVHB3-C6FV7-KQX9W-YQG79-CRY7T

Office 2013

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
AccessVolumeNG2JY-H4JBT-HQXYP-78QH9-4JM2D
ExcelVolumeVGPNG-Y7HQW-9RHP7-TKPV3-BG7GB
GrooveVolumeH7R7V-WPNXQ-WCYYC-76BGV-VT7GH
InfoPathVolumeDKT8B-N7VXH-D963P-Q4PHY-F8894
LyncVolume2MG3G-3BNTT-3MFW9-KDQW3-TCK7R
MondoRetailCWH2Y-NPYJW-3C7HD-BJQWB-G28JJ
MondoVolume42QTK-RN8M7-J3C4G-BBGYM-88CYV
OneNoteVolumeTGN6P-8MMBC-37P2F-XHXXK-P34VW
OutlookVolumeQPN8Q-BJBTJ-334K3-93TGY-2PMBT
PowerPointVolume4NT99-8RJFH-Q2VDH-KYG2C-4RD4F
ProjectProVolumeFN8TT-7WMH6-2D4X9-M337T-2342K
ProjectStdVolume6NTH3-CW976-3G3Y2-JK3TX-8QHTT
ProPlusVolumeYC7DK-G2NP3-2QQC3-J6H88-GVGXT
PublisherVolumePN2WF-29XG2-T9HJ7-JQPJR-FCXK4
StandardVolumeKBKQT-2NMXY-JJWGP-M62JB-92CD4
VisioProVolumeC2FG9-N6J68-H8BTJ-BW3QX-RM3B3
VisioStdVolumeJ484Y-4NKBF-W2HMG-DBMJC-PGWR7
WordVolume6Q7VD-NX8JD-WJ2VH-88V73-4GBJ7

Office 2016

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
AccessVolumeGNH9Y-D2J4T-FJHGG-QRVH7-QPFDW
ExcelVolume9C2PK-NWTVB-JMPW8-BFT28-7FTBF
MondoRetailDMTCJ-KNRKX-26982-JYCKT-P7KB6
MondoVolumeHFTND-W9MK4-8B7MJ-B6C4G-XQBR2
OneNoteVolumeDR92N-9HTF2-97XKM-XW2WJ-XW3J6
OutlookVolumeR69KK-NTPKF-7M3Q4-QYBHW-6MT9B
PowerPointVolumeJ7MQP-HNJ4Y-WJ7YM-PFYGF-BY6C6
ProjectProVolumeYG9NW-3K39V-2T3HJ-93F3Q-G83KT
ProjectProXVolumeWGT24-HCNMF-FQ7XH-6M8K7-DRTW9
ProjectStdVolumeGNFHQ-F6YQM-KQDGJ-327XX-KQBVC
ProjectStdXVolumeD8NRQ-JTYM3-7J2DX-646CT-6836M
ProPlusVolumeXQNVK-8JYDB-WJ9W3-YJ8YR-WFG99
PublisherVolumeF47MM-N3XJP-TQXJ9-BP99D-8K837
SkypeforBusinessVolume869NQ-FJ69K-466HW-QYCP2-DDBV6
StandardVolumeJNRGM-WHDWX-FJJG3-K47QV-DRTFM
VisioProVolumePD3PC-RHNGV-FXJ29-8JK7D-RJRJK
VisioProXVolume69WXN-MBYV6-22PQG-3WGHK-RM6XC
VisioStdVolume7WHWN-4T7MP-G96JF-G33KR-W8GF4
VisioStdXVolumeNY48V-PPYYH-3F4PX-XJRKJ-W4423
WordVolumeWXY84-JN2Q9-RBCCQ-3Q3J3-3PFJ6

Office 2019

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Access2019Volume9N9PT-27V4Y-VJ2PD-YXFMF-YTFQT
Excel2019VolumeTMJWT-YYNMB-3BKTF-644FC-RVXBD
Outlook2019Volume7HD7K-N4PVK-BHBCQ-YWQRW-XW4VK
PowerPoint2019VolumeRRNCX-C64HY-W2MM7-MCH9G-TJHMQ
ProjectPro2019VolumeB4NPR-3FKK7-T2MBV-FRQ4W-PKD2B
ProjectStd2019VolumeC4F7P-NCP8C-6CQPT-MQHV9-JXD2M
ProPlus2019VolumeNMMKJ-6RK4F-KMJVX-8D9MJ-6MWKP
Publisher2019VolumeG2KWX-3NW6P-PY93R-JXK2T-C9Y9V
SkypeforBusiness2019VolumeNCJ33-JHBBY-HTK98-MYCV8-HMKHJ
Standard2019Volume6NWWJ-YQWMR-QKGCB-6TMB3-9D9HK
VisioPro2019Volume9BGNQ-K37YR-RQHF2-38RQ3-7VCBB
VisioStd2019Volume7TQNQ-K3YQQ-3PFH7-CCPPM-X4VQ2
Word2019VolumePBX3G-NWMT6-Q7XBW-PYJGG-WXD33

Office 2021

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
Access2021VolumeWM8YG-YNGDD-4JHDC-PG3F4-FC4T4
Excel2021VolumeNWG3X-87C9K-TC7YY-BC2G7-G6RVC
Outlook2021VolumeC9FM6-3N72F-HFJXB-TM3V9-T86R9
PowerPoint2021VolumeTY7XF-NFRBR-KJ44C-G83KF-GX27K
ProjectPro2021VolumeFTNWT-C6WBT-8HMGF-K9PRX-QV9H8
ProjectStd2021VolumeJ2JDC-NJCYY-9RGQ4-YXWMH-T3D4T
ProPlus2021VolumeFXYTK-NJJ8C-GB6DW-3DYQT-6F7TH
Publisher2021Volume2MW9D-N4BXM-9VBPG-Q7W6M-KFBGQ
SkypeforBusiness2021VolumeHWCXN-K3WBT-WJBKY-R8BD9-XK29P
Standard2021VolumeKDX7X-BNVR8-TXXGX-4Q7Y8-78VT3
VisioPro2021VolumeKNH8D-FGHT4-T8RK3-CTDYJ-K2HT4
VisioStd2021VolumeMJVNY-BYWPY-CWV6J-2RKRT-4M8QG
Word2021VolumeTN8H9-M34D3-Y64V9-TR72V-X79KV

Office 2024

EditionIDGeneric Volume License Key
ProPlus2024Volume-Preview2TDPW-NDQ7G-FMG99-DXQ7M-TX3T2
ProjectPro2024Volume-PreviewD9GTG-NP7DV-T6JP3-B6B62-JB89R
VisioPro2024Volume-PreviewYW66X-NH62M-G6YFP-B7KCT-WXGKQ
Access2024Volume82FTR-NCHR7-W3944-MGRHM-JMCWD
Excel2024VolumeF4DYN-89BP2-WQTWJ-GR8YC-CKGJG
Outlook2024VolumeD2F8D-N3Q3B-J28PV-X27HD-RJWB9
PowerPoint2024VolumeCW94N-K6GJH-9CTXY-MG2VC-FYCWP
ProjectPro2024VolumeFQQ23-N4YCY-73HQ3-FM9WC-76HF4
ProjectStd2024VolumePD3TT-NTHQQ-VC7CY-MFXK3-G87F8
ProPlus2024VolumeXJ2XN-FW8RK-P4HMP-DKDBV-GCVGB
SkypeforBusiness2024Volume4NKHF-9HBQF-Q3B6C-7YV34-F64P3
Standard2024VolumeV28N4-JG22K-W66P8-VTMGK-H6HGR
VisioPro2024VolumeB7TN8-FJ8V3-7QYCP-HQPMV-YY89G
VisioStd2024VolumeJMMVY-XFNQC-KK4HK-9H7R3-WQQTV
Word2024VolumeMQ84N-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
  • 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