# $OEM$ Folders

(Windows Pre-Activation)

## Overview

- To create a pre-activated Windows installation .iso, do the following things:

- Extract `$OEM$` folder to the desktop using the MAS script.

- 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 and 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 about activation method details and select the activation method as per your requirement.

- 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 because installed key is of OEM channel.

## KMS38 - Server Cor/Acor

- Windows Server Cor/Acor (No GUI) editions don’t have `clipup.exe` file.

- To KMS38 activate it, you need to download `ClipUp.exe` file from this link.
  `File: ClipUp.exe`
  `SHA-256: 0d6e9f6bbd0321eda149658d96040cb4f79e0bd93ba60061f25b28fecbf4d4ef`
  This file has digital signatures which can be verified. You can also get this file from official Windows Server 2016 x64 RTM ISO.

- Put the `ClipUp.exe` beside the KMS38 Activation script. That would be either `MAS_AIO.cmd` or `KMS38_Activation.cmd`

- Activation script will check `ClipUp.exe` in the current folder (from where script is running) and will use it accordingly.

## HWID

- When using HWID activation, no files are stored on the system, and Windows 10-11 will be activated when connected to the internet for the first time.

## KMS38

- When using KMS38 activation, no files are stored on the system, and Windows 10-11-Server becomes activated immediately without Internet.

## Online KMS

- When using Online KMS activation, Windows and Office both will be activated when connected to the internet for the first time. This option uses a renewal task for lifetime activation.

## HWID + Online KMS

- In this method, Windows 10-11 will be activated with HWID, and Office will be activated using Online KMS.

## KMS38 + Online KMS

- In this method, Windows 10-11-Server will be activated with KMS38, and Office will be activated using Online KMS.