$OEM$ Folders
-(Windows Pre-Activation)
+To create a pre-activated Windows installation .iso, do the following:
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- To create a pre-activated Windows installation .iso, do the following:
- Extract the
$OEM$folder to the desktop using the MAS script. - Copy the
$OEM$folder to thesourcesfolder 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 (KMS38) as soon as it boots or will self-activate (HWID or Online KMS) at the first internet contact.
- You can check here for activation method details and select the activation method as per your requirement.
warning
On Windows 8 and later, running setupcomplete.cmd is disabled if the default installed key for the edition is OEM Channel.
For example, preactivation won't work for Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC because the default installed key is OEM. You can work around this issue by using Non-IoT Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC ISO, in which case the HWID method in preactivation will use IoT LTSC key to change the edition.
Edit ISO File
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- Save the ISO, that's it.
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Limitations
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- On Windows 8 and later, running setupcomplete.cmd is disabled if the default installed key for the edition is OEM Channel.
-For example - Preactivation won't work for Windows 10 Iot Enterprise LTSC because installed key is of the OEM channel.
- - The solution for this issue is to use (Non-Iot) Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC ISO, and the HWID method in preactivation will use Iot LTSC key to change the edition. -
KMS38 - Server Cor/Acor
- Windows Server Cor/Acor (No GUI) editions don't have the
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- In this method, Windows-Server will be activated with Online KMS, and Office (Preinstalled) will be activated using Ohook.