$OEM$ 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 the below official MS link.
    https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols/clipup.exe/5789984414b000/clipup.exe

  • Rename the downloaded file as ClipUp.exe and put it 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.