[Windows 10] Digital License (HWID) & KMS38™ Generation

[firewolf]

 marks! Thanks

[OtherDalfite]

Just used this today, and it works! I used the KMS38 option for Windows Professional. Thank you so much!

[Skunk1966]

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You have No permissionsI wonder why you didn't activate with a digital license but activated using KMS38?

[enchecao1]

"By binding it to a Microsoft Account (MSA) you will be able to transfer it in latter case."

How do I bind it to a MSA, and how do I transfer it? I've done the activation proccess, what do I need to know for when/if I need to transfer it to another PC?

[Skunk1966]

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You have No permissionsit's not possible to transfer the license to another pc. However if you do a hardware change then you'll be able to transfer the license so it binds to the new hardware but only if it's not a major hardware change like swapping your motherboard

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[WindowTint]

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Hi Skunk1966

I don't know why OtherDalfite used KMS38 for Windows Professional instead of HWID, but I can tell you why I used KMS38 on my Windows Professional. I was trying to do an offline activation and KMS38 was the only option for that. I also see it's supported in the SKUs "Professional (N) (HWID/KMS38)". Will I run into problems by using KMS38 on Windows Professional?

Is there a workaround for using HWID ofline? I did select offline and then HWID but that didn't work. My previous activator was Digital License from another forum but this one works great without the need of a mouse or trackpad.

[Skunk1966]

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You have No permissions-No you won't run into problems by activating Pro with KMS38. However if you want to also activate MS Office you're restricted to using KMS_VL_ALL (exclude Windows when activating Office!!!)
-No it's not possible to use HWID activation offline because it needs to contact the MS activation servers in order to activate with a digital license. However, if you run HWIDGen without internet it will end with an error but will complete activation as soon as you're connected to internet

When you want to activate Windows with a digital license by using HWID make sure chipset drivers and graphics drivers are installed before running the process otherwise it won't work

[WindowTint]

Thanks for the clarification Shunk1966.

My Notes:
1. Windows activated with KMS38 you can't use KMSPico to activate MS Office; you have to use KMS_VL_ALL
2. Windows activated with HWID you can use KMSPico to activate MS Office.
3. KMS(38)
- KMS38 is for Windows 10 only machines, the activation is valid until 2038 however it has some fundamental differences to all KMS activators:
- KMS38 is a completely offline process (it uses a grace period).
- KMS38 does not require any license renewal or any interaction with Microsoft or third party servers. The firewall warning you see shows a local (fake) host to emulate the activation process. The "dummy KMS address" does not exists in the real world and exist to validate/assign a IP to the activation process.
- KMS38 main benefit is that it is offline and more private (not depending on unknown third-party KMS servers).
- KMS38 will cause Windows own Event Viewer to show several errors, mostly starting with License Activation (slui.exe) failed..., you can ignore those messages, they does not have any impact on your OS performance or stability.

4. HWID
- HWID (Hardware ID) is a permanent digital license activation tied to your motherboard, which means if you change your motherboard or parts of your hardware the activation will be lost or you have to renew the license. HWID piracy or often only called "hwidgen" works by using parts of your system to generate a ticket which is then sent to Microsoft servers which return a key, which is then installed.
- HWID activated machines, can survive a fresh installed windows or an upgrade (unless Microsoft changes something).
- In case you sign into your official Microsoft account on a hardware ID based activated Windows installation, you'll be able to keep / renew your license status even after you changed your motherboard because Microsoft stores your activation status the first time you log-in.

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5. KMS38 can be change to HWID (except for Server Editions and 2019 LTSC) with KMSCleaner v2.2 Portable Link:

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-Use it to remove all traces from KMS
-Reboot Windows
-Use hwidgen to get a digital license

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6. Updates and Support:



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[BALTAGY]

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You have No permissionsCoded external links in your reply

Any external links should be coded only links inside the forum can be used without code

[Skunk1966]

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You have No permissionsPlease don't refer to Chef Koch's github page; he has absolutely NOTHING to do with HWIDGEN. He's only a guy who steals projects and make it look like they're his.

All relevant info about HWIDGEN is here because this is the official support thread



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