massgrave.dev creator announced return of HWID activation!
from ViktorShahter@lemmy.ml to piracy@lemmy.ml on 03 Oct 2023 13:04
https://lemmy.ml/post/5930610

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FuckyWucky@hexbear.net on 03 Oct 2023 13:18 next collapse

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exscape@kbin.social on 03 Oct 2023 14:08 next collapse

What's the advantage over the existing supposedly permanent activation method?

RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml on 03 Oct 2023 14:18 next collapse

Microsoft turned that one off completely for new builds of windows so the fact that it works is the main advantage.

exscape@kbin.social on 03 Oct 2023 16:16 collapse

Oh. I guess I got lucky then as I used that method last week.

ares35@kbin.social on 03 Oct 2023 14:29 collapse

just a different way to do that. the previous being affected by microsoft's back-end changes in their move to (finally) kill-off using win7/8 keys for new win10/11 activations.

prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works on 03 Oct 2023 17:14 collapse

I used a windows 7 key to activate windows 11 pro last night šŸ¤·

alphacyberranger@lemmy.world on 03 Oct 2023 14:15 next collapse

Can somebody explain what this means?

BudgieMania@kbin.social on 03 Oct 2023 14:23 next collapse

That MSoft will go back to earning exactly what they deserve for Windows installations

ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca on 03 Oct 2023 14:42 collapse

A new method to pirate windows keys activation so you donā€™t gotta pay for it

alphacyberranger@lemmy.world on 03 Oct 2023 14:54 collapse

Okay something different from KMS then?

TwinHaelix@reddthat.com on 03 Oct 2023 14:59 collapse

KMS requires phoning back to MS periodically to keep the license activated. Itā€™s still ā€œpermanentā€ because thereā€™s no limit on duration (as of now at least).

HWID activation registers a hardware ID in MS servers to permanently license it. That means no renewal, just forever activation that survives reinstalls.

alphacyberranger@lemmy.world on 03 Oct 2023 15:17 next collapse

Wow thatā€™s actually better

refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org on 03 Oct 2023 20:26 collapse

There is a limit with KMS (2038)

jet@hackertalks.com on 03 Oct 2023 14:16 next collapse

A Windows and Office activator using HWID / Ohook / KMS38 / Online KMS activation methods, with a focus on open-source code and fewer antivirus detections.

github.com/ā€¦/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts

rtxn@lemmy.world on 03 Oct 2023 14:35 next collapse

Iā€™ve never heard of this tool. Does it need a valid Windows license, or is it a permanent zero-cost peg-leg discount?

PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca on 03 Oct 2023 14:36 next collapse

Itā€™s a sailors discount.

TwinHaelix@reddthat.com on 03 Oct 2023 15:04 collapse

Permanent zero-cost activation that survives reinstalls

ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca on 03 Oct 2023 14:40 next collapse

Does anyone know what discord server this is?

Edit: Donā€™t just downvote me. At least tell me.

CheshireSnake@iusearchlinux.fyi on 03 Oct 2023 14:53 next collapse

Okay, Iā€™m dumb. Iā€™ve never used this. It seems itā€™s a script. How safe is it? How exactly does it work? (i want to try it out lol)

olicvb@lemmy.ca on 03 Oct 2023 17:05 collapse

This is to activate windows, so if your windows is already activated you probably dont need it.

Anyway, essentially you run the script in powershell and select the activation you want, currently option 1 is the new one from this post and should permanently activate windows.

Should be safe afaik, iā€™ve read that MS employees themselves use this script if their own tools fail. Iā€™ve certainly never had an issue with it, but again they could have installed some spying software and i would be none the wiser. Gotta pray the github wizards audited it for us

JCreazy@midwest.social on 03 Oct 2023 16:25 next collapse

Iā€™ve always wondered about this, doesnā€™t Microsoft know when people use this? Or is it just an anonymous number among legit ones and Microsoft canā€™t tell a difference?

ultratiem@lemmy.ca on 03 Oct 2023 16:46 next collapse

MS servers cannot tell the difference between where the HWID came from. If itā€™s there, MS treats it as legitimate. As if they issued it themselves.

ViktorShahter@lemmy.ml on 04 Nov 2023 16:19 collapse

They probably can but only after manual analysis.

ultratiem@lemmy.ca on 03 Oct 2023 16:47 next collapse

Fucking A right. Canā€™t keep a good pirate down! šŸ“ā€ā˜ ļø

TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml on 03 Oct 2023 17:04 collapse

Unrelated, but this fellow also has made scripts for activating Internet Download Manager. Less crack hunting from now (although cs.rin.ru and Lrepacks provide safe ones).