- This Online KMS Activation script is a fork of abbodi1406's [KMS_VL_ALL](https://github.com/abbodi1406/KMS_VL_ALL_AIO/)
- This fork's purpose is to avoid having any KMS binary files and activate Windows / Office using only transparent batch script with online public KMS servers IP (Not hostname).
- This script requires Internet for activation.
- KMS activates Windows / Office for 180 Days. For Windows Core / ProWMC editions it is 30 / 45 Days.
- This script can activate both Retail and Volume Windows installation.
- This script can activate C2R Retail and VL Office, but not 2010 / 2013 MSI Retail Office and UWP Office.
- By design in the genuine [KMS](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/tn-archive/ee939272(v=technet.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN#kms-overview) activation method, the system contacts the registered server every 7 days, and if contacted successfully it will automatically renew and reset the activation for the full period of 180 days again, starting from the day of successful contact. If the system cannot contact the server, it will be deactivated after 180 days and it will remain deactivated until contact can be restored.
And creates a scheduled task `\Activation-Renewal` to run the script every 7 days. This task registers the working KMS server and triggers activation commands only for the installed Volume products.
-**If Renewal Task is installed:** After activation, it leaves the KMS Server IP in the registry, which helps you to get the global activation feature whereby the system auto-renews the activation. About files and scheduled tasks, it has been mentioned above.
-**If Renewal Task is NOT installed:** It leaves a non-existent IP 10.0.0.10 to avoid the Office Not Genuine Banner issue.
- This script includes the most-stable KMS servers (16) list from all over the world. The server selection process is fully automatic. Script randomly selects a server, tests if it's online, if yes then apply the activation command, if fails, then retry this process maximum of total 3 times for a product. Such redundancy makes sure that we get the working KMS server at any time.
- If your system date is incorrect (beyond 180 days) and you are offline, the system will be deactivated, but will automatically reactivate when you correct the system date.
- The advantage of Online KMS activation is that it doesn't need any KMS binary file and the system can be activated using some manual commands or transparent batch script files. So this is for those who don't like/have difficulties/trust issues in offline KMS because of its binary files and antivirus detections.
Enterprise, Enterprise LTSC, IoT Enterprise LTSC, Enterprise G, Enterprise multi-session, SE (CloudEdition), Education, Pro, Pro Workstation, Pro Education, Home, Home Single Language, Home China
Enterprise, Enterprise LTSC/LTSB, IoT Enterprise LTSC, Enterprise G, Enterprise multi-session, Education, Pro, Pro Workstation, Pro Education, Home, Home Single Language, Home China
Enterprise, Pro, Pro with Media Center, Core, Core Single Language, Core China, Pro for Students, Bing, Bing Single Language, Bing China, Embedded Industry Enterprise/Pro/Automotive
- ServerRdsh edition does not [officially](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/windows-10-multisession-faq#can-i-run-windows-10-enterprise-multi-session-on-premises) support activation on non-azure systems.
- KMS activation on Windows 7 has a limitation related to OEM Activation 2.0 and Windows marker. For more info, see [here](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/942962) and [here](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793426(v=ws.10).aspx#activation-of-windows-oem-computers). To verify the activation possibility before attempting, see [this](https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/1553139/).
Key Management Service (KMS) is a genuine activation method provided by Microsoft for volume licensing customers (organizations, schools, or governments). The machines in those environments (called KMS clients) are activated via the Environment KMS Host Server (authorized Microsoft's licensing key), instead of Microsoft activation servers. By design, the KMS activation period lasts up to 180 Days (6 Months) at max, with the ability to renew and reinstate the period at any time. Activation renewal automatically happens every 7 days if the client can connect to the KMS host server. For more info, see [here](https://www.microsoft.com/Licensing/servicecenter/Help/FAQDetails.aspx?id=201#215) and [here](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee939272(v=ws.10).aspx#kms-overview).
Developers reverse-engineered the KMS Host Server setup, so now anyone can host a KMS server and activate the systems without any limitations. KMS activators such as KMSpico, MTK, KMS_VL_ALL, etc., locally create an emulated KMS Host Server and activate Windows and Office.
This locally-emulated KMS server requires you to run binary files which often cause anti-virus alerts (false positives).
Another method of KMS activation is a publicly-available Online KMS Host Server. In this method, the site hosts the emulated KMS server, and anyone can simply use this server to activate their systems, there is no requirement for running any software on your system.
Let's go into the details. In the KMS protocol, there is a relationship between host and client. The client system asks the host system to grant the activation, and the host system grants the activation if it's eligible. In this process, the client system shares some of the system's data, which is not sensitive in nature. According to the [Microsoft document](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee939272(v=ws.10).aspx#kms-overview), the client system shares the following data with the host system: Client FQDN, CMID, time-stamp, Product license state, expiration time, and IP address
- IP addresses do not necessarily represent a specific person. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) mostly use dynamic IP, which means the same IP address can be used by many different persons, and a dynamic IP address is periodically reassigned to different people all the time. But a static IP address is permanently assigned to a unique subscriber. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) won't reveal that information unless there is a legal reason to do so.
- Microsoft has never tried to go after Home users in legal cases for using a few pirated activations (not talking about stolen legal keys) simply because the cost of legal actions would be much higher than the amount of money gained by forcing a few people to purchase activations.
- 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).
- Therefore in manual mode, `KeyManagementServiceName` value containing a non-existent IP address 10.0.0.10 will be kept in the below registry keys:
- 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)
- Activated Office Retail or Subscription products will be skipped from conversion
- Office 365 itself does not have volume licenses, therefore it will be converted to Office Mondo licenses
- Windows 10/11: Office 2016 products will be converted with corresponding Office 2019 licenses (if RTM detected)
- Windows 8.1: Office 2016/2019 products will be converted with corresponding Office 2021 licenses (if RTM detected)
- Office Professional suite will be converted with Office Professional Plus licenses
- Office HomeBusiness/HomeStudent suites will be converted with Office Standard licenses
- Office 2013 products follow the same logic, but handled separately
Alternatively, if the automatic conversion did not work, or if you prefer to use the standalone converter script: [Office-C2R-Retail2Volume](https://forums.mydigitallife.net/posts/1150042/)
- With debug mode, we can get a log file with more details of the activation script process and it can be used to troubleshoot the activation issues.
- In the Online KMS option, you can enable `Debug Mode` by pressing 6. When the activation is run with Debug Mode enabled, it creates a log file that contains details of the activation process, this is useful to detect activation errors. You can send that log to us to check. Check troubleshoot heading.
- The script is set by default to override Office C2R vNext license (subscription or lifetime) or its residue.
- However, if you prefer to turn OFF this function from the menu, press 7 in keyboard to change the state to Override Office vNext [No] and then proceed to activate Office.
- You will need to turn off this option if you have O365 subscription and wants to use KMS for Project and Visio.
- If Office vNext license is detected, the option and state will be highlighted, to draw the user attention.
