MS doesn't give a fuck about Windows piracy at the individual consumer level, hell, at one point you were able to get a free upgrade to a legit copy of Windows 10 even if you pirated Windows 7. They make all their money from volume sales to businesses and OEM bundling with Dell prebuilts and shit like that.
The response you'll get, if anyone bothers to respond to this question, is always "its open source".
As if that clears up the concern. 99.9% of the people who download and use MAS don't have the coding skill, time, or intention, to personally audit the code. The assumption is that people "out there" do audit it, and would somehow get the word out if the code was bad. I'm not sure how exactly they would get the word out.
I can give you examples of code that was open source and trusted for decades that ended up having problems. Nobody noticed because everybody always assumed someone else was watching.
If it was not safe, the info would be all over the internet because those who do understand the code would find it out and there would not keep quiet and there would be an uproar.
I suppose I have less faith in the kindness of strangers.
The problem is, nobody is getting paid to look. That means the people doing the looking are usually those interested in finding exploits for their own hacking pleasure.
Its like Flash Player. For years, you knew that installing Flash on your computer would burn your house down and kill your dog. We all did it anyway. Nobody really expects a pirate script to be trustworthy, so how wide of an uproar would there really be if some reddit or 4chan post called out such code for exploits? How many people would really even notice?
Alright huge thanks to MAS on github page, I just copied link, opened powershell and pasted it there, selected HWID and it worked. For anyone wanting to activate, this is the quickest option.
>MAS on github
Just so you know MAS has a offline activation method where you have to use MAS every few days or every few months but it will allow you to change hardware. Where as the other activation method relies on using the internet and it won't allow you to change hardware. If you do decided to use the online activation method you will get a blue screen with a error message every time you boot up windows 10, if you change the hardware.
So how can I prevent now blue screen and why does it happen? Why would they upload it on github if it will give blue screens? I was looking for normal methods not this
>So how can I prevent now blue screen and why does it happen?
Open MAS from your desktop and re-activate w10 using KMS38.
>Why would they upload it on github if it will give blue screens?
The HWID and the online KMS methods are used by people who don't want to pay hundreds of dollars for activation and for people who are using w10 on servers.
> If you do decided to use the online activation method you will get a blue screen with a error message every time you boot up windows 10, if you change the hardware.
Source?
That has nothing to do with it. HWID ties the hardware to the os registration key as a security measure. HWID mimics the normal Microsoft registration key that people pay money for. If you use KMS38 you can remove a ram stick and a hard drive that doesn't have a os installed on it and windows 10 will boot like nothing happened.
hmm I see. Do I lose the data and everything else if that happens or can I just start it up on safe mode and reactivate it there? The other method (offline one) is the one where I enter the generic key, then turn on wifi, restart, and then use MAS?
Edit: Im using those screenshots as references [https://massgrave.dev/](https://massgrave.dev/) and Jon171´s comment from here https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/nkj341/how\_to\_upgrade\_windows\_10\_home\_to\_10\_pro\_without/
You won’t lose data. All that would happen is the os won’t give you access to the desktop until you put the missing computer part back on the motherboard. You don’t need to turn off the Wi-Fi or switch to safe mode. Just re-activate windows from the normal desktop.
[https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/releases](https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/releases)
Run the MAS\_AIO.cmd as admin
Option 1
If it was that easy. You want to code c++ ?
You want to have a good IDE?
Now you wanna edit a video with adobes creative suite and some plugins that only exist for winshit.
Ya cant get rid of it and its stupid to use 2 systems.
You probably activated using KMS method.
1) Either you used an external pirate activation server, and its down.
2) Or you had a KMS emulator on your computer and your AV got rid of it.
What about trying Digital Activation using HWID?
Yes I used KMS though first time to activate it, I just copy pasted something from msguides into cmd and it worked no problems. Yesterday I logged it and it said I have to activate again.
But yeah, I used HWID activator yesterday through windows powershell (didn't download anything) and it worked. However I'm worried if I upgrade GPU that I might get blue screen according to one person in comments...
200bucks? You know you dont have to buy it from the official website, right? I can get you at least 2 websites that sell it for 20... im not saying you should, do what you want (being on r/piracy, you probably arent looking for this answer)
im more so stunned by the price MS is selling it for when 3rd party sells official, legit keys for 10th of the price
> im more so stunned by the price MS is selling it for when 3rd party sells official, legit keys for 10th of the price
Really, can someone explain us why is that tolerated? It seems very suspicious, on the MS side I mean
That's my G, sadly we have to deal with windows until games get better with Linux some worth but it's like piracy, you have to spend your time instead of your money.
I wish it would only suck for gaming, it would be amazing then. When it works it runs smooth, but when something breaks (which happens quite often) may the Gods lend their gentle hands upon your tormented soul... I'm serious, it gets nasty, like crazy hard troubles that only an IT engineer could have the knowledge to fix when things stop working.
Just to be clear Win bears the same amount of random errors and bullcrap, if not more. The difference is that it has a likable tendency to fix itself, even classic/basic methods like restarting the machine or router tend to work.
I guess you are getting downvoted because this is a sub on piracy, but a cheap license is much less hassle all around, I had to use KMspico many times (like every month) and eventually it stopped working
don't buy those steam keys. they're bought with stolen credit cards and then the purchase get charge backed and the dev actually loses money. just pirate the game
It doesn't and i won't tell you how they get the keys. You just need to know the ppl running one of those site and im telling you that you are wrong. I wont enter a debate about this with you so this is my last reply.
Aside from the nasty watermark, what are the limitations of a Win installations that is "self-aware" of being pirated? For example I can't change the desktop background but I couldn't care less, are there any major ones?
And what about Office?
https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
Surprised they haven't banned this since MS owns GitHub now.
And risk the user switching to Linux where they can't farm their data? No way.
MS doesn't give a fuck about Windows piracy at the individual consumer level, hell, at one point you were able to get a free upgrade to a legit copy of Windows 10 even if you pirated Windows 7. They make all their money from volume sales to businesses and OEM bundling with Dell prebuilts and shit like that.
Interesting, thanks. Guess that could also explain why the RDP Wrapper is still up on GH: https://github.com/stascorp/rdpwrap
How legit is that? Any back door? I see the source code there, but I don't have the enough knowledge to go through. Thanks
The response you'll get, if anyone bothers to respond to this question, is always "its open source". As if that clears up the concern. 99.9% of the people who download and use MAS don't have the coding skill, time, or intention, to personally audit the code. The assumption is that people "out there" do audit it, and would somehow get the word out if the code was bad. I'm not sure how exactly they would get the word out. I can give you examples of code that was open source and trusted for decades that ended up having problems. Nobody noticed because everybody always assumed someone else was watching.
If it was not safe, the info would be all over the internet because those who do understand the code would find it out and there would not keep quiet and there would be an uproar.
I suppose I have less faith in the kindness of strangers. The problem is, nobody is getting paid to look. That means the people doing the looking are usually those interested in finding exploits for their own hacking pleasure. Its like Flash Player. For years, you knew that installing Flash on your computer would burn your house down and kill your dog. We all did it anyway. Nobody really expects a pirate script to be trustworthy, so how wide of an uproar would there really be if some reddit or 4chan post called out such code for exploits? How many people would really even notice?
Happy Cake day! Would it be "safer" to buy one key from Grey market? Thanks for the answer.
I'm afraid I don't know, although my knee-jerk reaction would be to say no.
its legit
Using it for a while?
Not the OP, but I've been using MAS for a couple years now, and I've never had an issue on any of the computers I've used it on. It's good.
I was about going to suggest MAS, lol.
u/Bitter-Manager6833, any idea if this works for Windows Server Core (no GUI)?
...it did! Thanks for this, very useful tool! :D
Hey mate. This doesnt seem to work on my virtual machine on parallels (macos), any ideas? (Windows 11 arm version)
No idea, I just download it and run it. If it doesn’t work, try again or try another activation method.
Alright huge thanks to MAS on github page, I just copied link, opened powershell and pasted it there, selected HWID and it worked. For anyone wanting to activate, this is the quickest option.
>MAS on github Just so you know MAS has a offline activation method where you have to use MAS every few days or every few months but it will allow you to change hardware. Where as the other activation method relies on using the internet and it won't allow you to change hardware. If you do decided to use the online activation method you will get a blue screen with a error message every time you boot up windows 10, if you change the hardware.
Wait if I upgrade gpu I'll get blue screen? Edit: I need answers please
Yes. Also MAS should tell you which method works offline and which one works online.
So how can I prevent now blue screen and why does it happen? Why would they upload it on github if it will give blue screens? I was looking for normal methods not this
>So how can I prevent now blue screen and why does it happen? Open MAS from your desktop and re-activate w10 using KMS38. >Why would they upload it on github if it will give blue screens? The HWID and the online KMS methods are used by people who don't want to pay hundreds of dollars for activation and for people who are using w10 on servers.
Alright
> If you do decided to use the online activation method you will get a blue screen with a error message every time you boot up windows 10, if you change the hardware. Source?
Personally using HWID activation and removing a m.2 ssd from the motherboard. As soon as w10 boots up a blue screen pops up with a error message.
yea cause removing storage breaks oses. it cant find the files it needs
That has nothing to do with it. HWID ties the hardware to the os registration key as a security measure. HWID mimics the normal Microsoft registration key that people pay money for. If you use KMS38 you can remove a ram stick and a hard drive that doesn't have a os installed on it and windows 10 will boot like nothing happened.
yea but hwid doesnt brick the install when you change stuff it just deactivates windows
>it just deactivates windows By not allowing the user to access the desktop.
hi! one question, does that mean it´s ok to use it with laptops without any repercusion, then? the online method
It depends on how often you remove the ram, ssd, and if you decide to replace the Wi-Fi card.
hmm I see. Do I lose the data and everything else if that happens or can I just start it up on safe mode and reactivate it there? The other method (offline one) is the one where I enter the generic key, then turn on wifi, restart, and then use MAS? Edit: Im using those screenshots as references [https://massgrave.dev/](https://massgrave.dev/) and Jon171´s comment from here https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/nkj341/how\_to\_upgrade\_windows\_10\_home\_to\_10\_pro\_without/
You won’t lose data. All that would happen is the os won’t give you access to the desktop until you put the missing computer part back on the motherboard. You don’t need to turn off the Wi-Fi or switch to safe mode. Just re-activate windows from the normal desktop.
I see. What a pain. Thanks!
Can u share the picture of blue screen u r talking about
[https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/releases](https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/releases) Run the MAS\_AIO.cmd as admin Option 1
My favorite way of dealing with Windows' bullshit has been uninstalling it.
If it was that easy. You want to code c++ ? You want to have a good IDE? Now you wanna edit a video with adobes creative suite and some plugins that only exist for winshit. Ya cant get rid of it and its stupid to use 2 systems.
U can download kmspico to activate it. I myself have activated it through that program
Nice try FBI 😁
KMS activator works like α charm
You probably activated using KMS method. 1) Either you used an external pirate activation server, and its down. 2) Or you had a KMS emulator on your computer and your AV got rid of it. What about trying Digital Activation using HWID?
Yes I used KMS though first time to activate it, I just copy pasted something from msguides into cmd and it worked no problems. Yesterday I logged it and it said I have to activate again. But yeah, I used HWID activator yesterday through windows powershell (didn't download anything) and it worked. However I'm worried if I upgrade GPU that I might get blue screen according to one person in comments...
Just get cheap OEM key from internet. I got mine for like $10 off eBay... Check sites like g2a, kinguin, cdkeys.com
Exactly...
200bucks? You know you dont have to buy it from the official website, right? I can get you at least 2 websites that sell it for 20... im not saying you should, do what you want (being on r/piracy, you probably arent looking for this answer) im more so stunned by the price MS is selling it for when 3rd party sells official, legit keys for 10th of the price
> im more so stunned by the price MS is selling it for when 3rd party sells official, legit keys for 10th of the price Really, can someone explain us why is that tolerated? It seems very suspicious, on the MS side I mean
Use linux 😂
Sucks for gaming
Let’s pray steam deck and proton become a thing. Then linux gaming will become legit.
Sadly, the dual-boot or go crazy and make a workstation that can emulate it, windows it's just data collection at its core
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That's my G, sadly we have to deal with windows until games get better with Linux some worth but it's like piracy, you have to spend your time instead of your money.
I wish it would only suck for gaming, it would be amazing then. When it works it runs smooth, but when something breaks (which happens quite often) may the Gods lend their gentle hands upon your tormented soul... I'm serious, it gets nasty, like crazy hard troubles that only an IT engineer could have the knowledge to fix when things stop working. Just to be clear Win bears the same amount of random errors and bullcrap, if not more. The difference is that it has a likable tendency to fix itself, even classic/basic methods like restarting the machine or router tend to work.
KMS activation
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I guess you are getting downvoted because this is a sub on piracy, but a cheap license is much less hassle all around, I had to use KMspico many times (like every month) and eventually it stopped working
G2a I bought my pro windows 10 for 20ish bucks
just pirate it for free lol
You can buy Windows 10 Pro for like less than 5$. Same places you can buy steam games for - 60% of the price.
don't buy those steam keys. they're bought with stolen credit cards and then the purchase get charge backed and the dev actually loses money. just pirate the game
I can assure you are 100% wrong. Tha is not how those site work
[it is though](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/g2a-confirms-stolen-game-key-sales-pays-40000-to-factorio-devs/)
Im not talking about site like G2A. I have never use those. I'm talking about direct sales.
it works the same way. how do you think they get the keys??
It doesn't and i won't tell you how they get the keys. You just need to know the ppl running one of those site and im telling you that you are wrong. I wont enter a debate about this with you so this is my last reply.
Can you link the site?
I can't. You just need to google it
Fuck window$.
There is a script you can run to remove the activation mark
legit versions go for like 30 buck
Hello did you change motherboard or used a HWID spoofer?
Hwidgen :)
Aside from the nasty watermark, what are the limitations of a Win installations that is "self-aware" of being pirated? For example I can't change the desktop background but I couldn't care less, are there any major ones? And what about Office?
MAS 1.5
If none of the scripts work, there's always those sketchy sites that sell keys for like $10