Clean up Office license not genuine page

22 files changed, 50 insertions, 93 deletions

diff --git a/static/img/office-license-is-not-genuine.png b/docs/assets/office-license-is-not-genuine.png
index c4818e5..c4818e5 100644
--- a/static/img/office-license-is-not-genuine.png
+++ b/docs/assets/office-license-is-not-genuine.png
diff --git a/docs/assets/office_stored_credentials_banner.png b/docs/assets/office_stored_credentials_banner.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fb2d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/assets/office_stored_credentials_banner.png
diff --git a/docs/change_office_edition.md b/docs/change_office_edition.md
index f49d06c..83516b4 100644
--- a/docs/change_office_edition.md
+++ b/docs/change_office_edition.md
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ The last available build is fixed and won't get any updates. VL (LTSC) channels
 

 ## Troubleshooting

 

--   Check [here](troubleshoot.md).

+-   See [here](troubleshoot.md).

diff --git a/docs/change_windows_edition.md b/docs/change_windows_edition.md
index 7f7e019..14110af 100644
--- a/docs/change_windows_edition.md
+++ b/docs/change_windows_edition.md
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ If you want to manually change the edition instead of using the script, please f
 

 ## Troubleshooting

 

--   Check [here](change_edition_issues.md).

+-   See [here](change_edition_issues.md).

diff --git a/docs/command_line_switches.md b/docs/command_line_switches.md
index cb1187a..8d5d078 100644
--- a/docs/command_line_switches.md
+++ b/docs/command_line_switches.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ If the above is blocked (by DNS/ISP), try this alternative method (requires **up
 ```

 

 -   Replace `/para` in this command with the switches from the above table. You can also use multiple switches. For example, `/HWID /Ohook`

--   To change the edition through the command line, check [here](change_windows_edition.md#manual-edition-change). We didn't automate it in MAS because it requires a reboot in some cases.

+-   To change the edition through the command line, see [here](change_windows_edition.md#manual-edition-change). We didn't automate it in MAS because it requires a reboot in some cases.

 

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

@@ -105,4 +105,4 @@ If the above is blocked (by DNS/ISP), try this alternative method (requires **up
 

 ## Need help?

 

--   Check [here](troubleshoot.md).

+-   See [here](troubleshoot.md).

diff --git a/docs/genuine-installation-media.md b/docs/genuine-installation-media.md
index 9ab80d4..43a3c71 100644
--- a/docs/genuine-installation-media.md
+++ b/docs/genuine-installation-media.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Microsoft provides consumer ISOs for free on their [site](https://www.microsoft.
 <details>

 <summary>Click here for info</summary>

 

-You can check [here](genuine-installation-media.md#verify-authenticity-of-files) on how to be sure that files are genuine by verifying the checksum available on the official Microsoft website.

+You can see [here](genuine-installation-media.md#verify-authenticity-of-files) on how to be sure that files are genuine by verifying the checksum available on the official Microsoft website.

 

 </details>

 

@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@ import ReactPlayer from 'react-player'
 

 ## Need help?

 

-Check [here](contactus.md).

+See [here](contactus.md).

diff --git a/docs/intro.md b/docs/intro.md
index 8f4755b..a99fdd6 100644
--- a/docs/intro.md
+++ b/docs/intro.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Latest Release: v3.9 (19-Nov-2025)
 | Online KMS      | Windows / Office       | 180 Days (Lifetime with renewal task) | Yes                 |

 

 For more details, see the respective pages in the documentation and the [comparison chart](chart.md).  

-To activate unsupported products such as **Office on Mac**, check [here](unsupported_products_activation.md).

+To activate unsupported products such as **Office on Mac**, see [here](unsupported_products_activation.md).

 

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

diff --git a/docs/kms38.md b/docs/kms38.md
index 61d8b34..e41efa0 100644
--- a/docs/kms38.md
+++ b/docs/kms38.md
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ If you still wish to use it on older Windows versions or keep it for archival pu
 

 ## Command line Switches

 

--   Check [here](command_line_switches.md).

+-   See [here](command_line_switches.md).

 

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 ## Manual Activation

 

--   Check [here](manual_kms38_activation.md)

+-   See [here](manual_kms38_activation.md)

 

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

@@ -275,4 +275,4 @@ $xml = @"
 

 ## Troubleshooting

 

--   Check [here](troubleshoot.md).

+-   See [here](troubleshoot.md).

diff --git a/docs/licensing-servers-issue.md b/docs/licensing-servers-issue.md
index 200df6c..059f33d 100644
--- a/docs/licensing-servers-issue.md
+++ b/docs/licensing-servers-issue.md
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ ipconfig /flushdns
 

 :::tip

 

-If HWID activation is still not working then check [here](troubleshoot.md) for help.

+If HWID activation is still not working then see [here](troubleshoot.md) for help.

 

 :::

diff --git a/docs/manual_hwid_activation.md b/docs/manual_hwid_activation.md
index c023719..09383dd 100644
--- a/docs/manual_hwid_activation.md
+++ b/docs/manual_hwid_activation.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # HWID

 

-This page is for people who do not want to use the script for any reason and would rather perform the HWID activation process themselves. If you'd like to use a tool for this, please check [here](intro.md).

+This page is for people who do not want to use the script for any reason and would rather perform the HWID activation process themselves. If you'd like to use a tool for this, please see [here](intro.md).

 

 :::info

 HWID activation is only supported on Windows 10/11.

@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ After you have done that, connect to the internet again and Windows should be ac
 

 ## Troubleshooting

 

-Check [here](troubleshoot.md) for links to our support channels.
\ No newline at end of file
+See [here](troubleshoot.md) for links to our support channels.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/manual_kms38_activation.md b/docs/manual_kms38_activation.md
index e94f102..06703a7 100644
--- a/docs/manual_kms38_activation.md
+++ b/docs/manual_kms38_activation.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Check the info [**here**](kms38.md).
 

 :::

 

-This page is intended for users who do not want to use the script for any reason and would rather perform the KMS38 activation process themselves. If you'd like to use a tool for this instead, please check [here](intro.md).

+This page is intended for users who do not want to use the script for any reason and would rather perform the KMS38 activation process themselves. If you'd like to use a tool for this instead, please see [here](intro.md).

 

 :::info

 KMS38 activation is only supported on Windows 10/11 Client and Server editions.

@@ -128,4 +128,4 @@ To manually activate Windows, follow these steps:
 

 ## Troubleshooting

 

-Check [here](troubleshoot.md) for links to our support channels.
\ No newline at end of file
+See [here](troubleshoot.md) for links to our support channels.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/manual_ohook_activation.md b/docs/manual_ohook_activation.md
index d4840b0..fa8ffbe 100644
--- a/docs/manual_ohook_activation.md
+++ b/docs/manual_ohook_activation.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Ohook

 

-This page is intended for users who do not want to use the script for any reason and would rather perform the Ohook activation process themselves. If you'd like to use a tool for this instead, please check [here](intro.md).

+This page is intended for users who do not want to use the script for any reason and would rather perform the Ohook activation process themselves. If you'd like to use a tool for this instead, please see [here](intro.md).

 

 :::info

 The steps below only apply to Office 16.0 (2016, 2019, 2021 and 365) C2R x64 bit versions running on an x64 bit Windows 8+ machine.  

@@ -200,4 +200,4 @@ To manually activate Office, follow these steps:
 

 ## Troubleshooting

 

-Check [here](troubleshoot.md) for links to our support channels.
\ No newline at end of file
+See [here](troubleshoot.md) for links to our support channels.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/oem-folder.md b/docs/oem-folder.md
index 3ea6a0d..5eb8eb6 100644
--- a/docs/oem-folder.md
+++ b/docs/oem-folder.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ To create a pre-activated Windows installation ISO, do the following:
 -   Copy the `$OEM$` folder to the `sources` folder in the Windows installation media (ISO or USB).

 -   The directory will appear like this: `\sources\$OEM$` in your altered ISO or on your bootable USB drive.

 -   Now use this ISO or bootable USB drive to install Windows, it will either already be activated (TSforge) as soon as it boots or will self-activate (HWID or Online KMS) at the first internet contact.

--   You can check [here](intro.md) for activation method details.

+-   You can see [here](intro.md) for activation method details.

 

 :::warning

 

diff --git a/docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md b/docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md
index 807269d..6ac7c69 100644
--- a/docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md
+++ b/docs/office-license-is-not-genuine.md
@@ -1,82 +1,39 @@
 ---

 sidebar_label: Office License Is Not Genuine

-description: To discourage the use of pirated Office, the Office team began implementing checks in Office C2R in February 2021 to display a banner prompting users to buy genuine Office.

 ---

 

 # 'Get genuine Office' banner

 

-![](/img/office-license-is-not-genuine.png)

-

-**TL;DR** To solve it, use [MAS](intro.md) or abbodi1406's [KMS_VL_ALL](https://github.com/abbodi1406/KMS_VL_ALL_AIO/) to activate Office.

-

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

-

-To discourage the use of pirated Office, the Office team began implementing checks in Office C2R in February 2021 to display a banner prompting users to buy genuine Office. Since most piracy tutorials on YouTube used retail Office installers and then manually installed volume licenses and activated them with m-s-guides KMS server, the Office team started to show them banners to buy genuine licenses. Along the way, they added some more checks and mistakenly started showing it to Volume Office 2024 genuine users as well (MS forgot to update the checks). Below you can find more details on it.

-

-## When does the banner appear?

-

--   Office Click-to-Run builds (since February 2021) that are activated with KMS check the existence of a KMS server name in the registry. If the KMS server is not present, a banner is shown in Office programs notifying that "Office isn't licensed properly"

--   If 32-bit Office is installed on 64-bit Windows, Office checks the KMS server existence in the corresponding WOW6432Node registry key as well.

--   Apart from this, they also detect if a registered KMS server is on their blacklist or not. As far as I know, the below 3 addresses are blacklisted.  

-    `km-s8.MSG-uides.com` `km-s9.MSG-uides.com` `0.0.0.0` (Remove hyphen)  

-    The first two are public KMS servers and the last one is not a real IP.

--   These above checks are not performed by Office if the proper installation of the Volume version of Office is done with the PerpetualVL2019 / PerpetualVL2021 channel.  

-    However, with the release of the Office PerpetualVL2024 channel, they haven't updated the checks yet, and as a result, if any of the above conditions are met then Office will show a banner, even to the genuine customers.

-

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

-

-## Solutions:

-

-Below, you can find various ways of avoiding this banner. The simplest option for you is to just use an Office activation tool mentioned here.

-

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

-

-### 1- Activation Tools

-

--   Use [MAS](intro.md) or abbodi1406's [KMS_VL_ALL](https://github.com/abbodi1406/KMS_VL_ALL_AIO/) to activate Office.

+![](./assets/office-license-is-not-genuine.png)

 

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-### 2- Manual Activation

-

-In this section, I'm only going to mention how to set up the KMS server in the registry properly.

-

--   **If using Public KMS server:**  

-    Since they can put any public KMS server on the blacklist, as a permanent solution, we can instead use server IP instead of hostname.

-

--   **If using private KMS server IP:**  

-    Make sure to use a valid private IP address.

-

-Below, you can find how to set the KMS server address in the registry. For example, with a private IP `10.0.0.10`

+## Why does the banner appear?

 

-```         

-reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\0ff1ce15-a989-479d-af46-f275c6370663" /f

+Here are the possible reasons:

 

-reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\0ff1ce15-a989-479d-af46-f275c6370663" /f /reg:32

-

-reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform" /f /v KeyManagementServiceName /t REG_SZ /d "10.0.0.10"

-

-reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform" /f /v KeyManagementServiceName /t REG_SZ /d "10.0.0.10" /reg:32

-```

+-   Office Click-to-Run builds (since February 2021) that are activated with KMS check for the existence of a KMS server name in the registry. If the KMS server is not present, a banner is shown in Office programs notifying that "Office isn't licensed properly."

+-   If 32-bit Office is installed on 64-bit Windows, Office checks for the KMS server existence in the corresponding WOW6432Node registry key as well.

+-   Office also detects if the registered KMS server is on its blacklist. The following three adddresses are known to be blacklisted:  

+    `km-s8.MSG-uides.com` `km-s9.MSG-uides.com` `0.0.0.0` (Without hyphens)  

+    The first two are public KMS servers, and the last one is not a real IP.

+-   The checks above are not performed if the Volume version of Office is properly installed using the PerpetualVL2019 or PerpetualVL2021 channel.  

+    However, Microsoft has not yet updated these checks for the release of the PerpetualVL2024 channel. As a result, if any of the above conditions are met, Office will show a banner even to genuine customers.

 

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-### 3- Install VL Office

-

-As mentioned in the Reasons section, these checks are performed only if Retail Office is installed and was later converted to VL. The office doesn't perform any kind of related checks if the proper installation of the VL office is done. (Not applicable to PerpetualVL2024)

-

-Please see the guide [here](office_c2r_custom) for VL Office installation.

-

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

+## Solution

 

-### 4- Change Update Channel

+-   Use [MAS](intro.md) to activate Office.

 

-If we change the Insider or Current update channel **to** Monthly Enterprise or Semi-Annual channel then such non-genuine banners won't appear by default.

+:::info

+A similar banner may appear if you are not properly logged into Office with your Microsoft account. You will need to go to the **Account** tab in Office and either resolve the issue or sign out of your account.

 

-You can find this option in [MAS](intro.md) under Change Office edition option.

+![](./assets/office_stored_credentials_banner.png)

+:::

 

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-## Report an issue

+## Additional help

 

--   Check [here](troubleshoot.md).

+-   See [here](troubleshoot.md).

diff --git a/docs/office_c2r_custom.md b/docs/office_c2r_custom.md
index 323a0db..65689fb 100644
--- a/docs/office_c2r_custom.md
+++ b/docs/office_c2r_custom.md
@@ -114,4 +114,4 @@ It will now install Office.
 
 ## Need help?
 
--   Check [here](troubleshoot.md).
+-   See [here](troubleshoot.md).
diff --git a/docs/office_c2r_links.md b/docs/office_c2r_links.md
index 90b06a1..777e05f 100644
--- a/docs/office_c2r_links.md
+++ b/docs/office_c2r_links.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Microsoft 365 receive regular updates with new features and improvements across
 -	O365 provides the most and latest features. If you want more apps, choose **O365ProPlusRetail**, and if you want fewer apps, use **O365AppsBasicRetail**.
 :::
 
--   **Need help?** Check [here](troubleshoot.md).
+-   **Need help?** See [here](troubleshoot.md).
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/online_kms.md b/docs/online_kms.md
index 20d1cba..9c98ed4 100644
--- a/docs/online_kms.md
+++ b/docs/online_kms.md
@@ -419,13 +419,13 @@ Feel free to contact us in case you have a contradictory point of view.
 ## 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](/img/office-license-is-not-genuine.png).

+-   If KMS server is not present, a banner is shown in Office programs notifying that "Office isn't licensed properly", see [here](![](./assets/office-license-is-not-genuine.png)).

 -   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-license-is-not-genuine.md)

+-   For more details, see [here](office-license-is-not-genuine.md)

 

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@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ If you don't want the script to convert the Retail Office to Volume, you can tur
 

 ## Command line Switches

 

--   Check [here](command_line_switches.md).

+-   See [here](command_line_switches.md).

 

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

@@ -459,4 +459,4 @@ If you don't want the script to convert the Retail Office to Volume, you can tur
 

 ## Troubleshooting

 

--   Check [here](troubleshoot.md).

+-   See [here](troubleshoot.md).

diff --git a/docs/tsforge.md b/docs/tsforge.md
index 331c8ce..6d4fe82 100644
--- a/docs/tsforge.md
+++ b/docs/tsforge.md
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ See the [TSforge README](https://github.com/massgravel/TSforge) for information
 
 ## Command Line Switches
 
--   Check [here](command_line_switches.md).
+-   See [here](command_line_switches.md).
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -419,4 +419,4 @@ See the [TSforge README](https://github.com/massgravel/TSforge) for information
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
--   Check [here](troubleshoot.md).
+-   See [here](troubleshoot.md).
diff --git a/docs/unsupported_products_activation.md b/docs/unsupported_products_activation.md
index f226bea..c7dab71 100644
--- a/docs/unsupported_products_activation.md
+++ b/docs/unsupported_products_activation.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 

 ## MS Office For Mac

 

--   Check [here](office_for_mac.md).

+-   See [here](office_for_mac.md).

 

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

diff --git a/docs/windows_10_links.md b/docs/windows_10_links.md
index 7ee0014..2248503 100644
--- a/docs/windows_10_links.md
+++ b/docs/windows_10_links.md
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ slmgr.vbs /ipk XQQYW-NFFMW-XJPBH-K8732-CKFFD
 

 **Windows 10 ARM64 22H2**

 

-Check [here](windows_arm_links.md).

+See [here](windows_arm_links.md).

 

 </TabItem>

 

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Check [here](windows_arm_links.md).
 

 **Windows 10 (IoT) Enterprise LTSC**

 

-Check [here](windows_ltsc_links.md).

+See [here](windows_ltsc_links.md).

 

 </TabItem>

 

diff --git a/docs/windows_11_links.md b/docs/windows_11_links.md
index 268e273..66f5a29 100644
--- a/docs/windows_11_links.md
+++ b/docs/windows_11_links.md
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ slmgr.vbs /ipk XQQYW-NFFMW-XJPBH-K8732-CKFFD
 

 **Windows 11 ARM64 25H2**

 

-Check [here](windows_arm_links.md).

+See [here](windows_arm_links.md).

 

 </TabItem>

 

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ Check [here](windows_arm_links.md).
 

 **Windows 11 (IoT) Enterprise LTSC 2024**

 

-Check [here](windows_ltsc_links.md).

+See [here](windows_ltsc_links.md).

 

 </TabItem>

 

diff --git a/docs/windows_ltsc_links.md b/docs/windows_ltsc_links.md
index 5522fba..a0288a9 100644
--- a/docs/windows_ltsc_links.md
+++ b/docs/windows_ltsc_links.md
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ It doesn't have the actual IotEnterpriseS edition, it's just EnterpriseS with OE
 

 **Windows 10/11 IoT Enterprise LTSC ARM64**

 

-Check [here](windows_arm_links.md).

+See [here](windows_arm_links.md).

 

 </TabItem>

 </Tabs>