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<div id="idm-activation-script" class="section level2">
<h2>IDM Activation Script</h2>
<p>An open-source tool to activate and reset the trial of <a
href="https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/">Internet Download
Manager</a></p>
<hr />
</div>
<div id="features" class="section level2">
<h2>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>IDM freeze trial and activation with registry key lock method</li>
<li>Activation and trial persist even after installing IDM updates</li>
<li>IDM trial reset</li>
<li>Fully open source</li>
<li>Based on the transparent batch script</li>
</ul>
<hr />
</div>
<div id="ias-latest-release" class="section level2">
<h2>IAS Latest Release</h2>
<p>Last Release - v1.2 (12-Feb-2024)<br />
<a
href="https://github.com/WindowsAddict/IDM-Activation-Script">GitHub</a>
- <a
href="https://bitbucket.org/WindowsAddict/idm-activation-script/">BitBucket</a></p>
<hr />
</div>
<div id="download-how-to-use-it" class="section level2">
<h2>Download / How to use it?</h2>
<ul>
<li>First fresh install <a
href="https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/">Internet Download
Manager</a>. Make sure previous cracks/patches are removed/uninstalled
if there are any.</li>
<li>After that follow the below steps to activate it.</li>
</ul>
<hr />
</div>
<div id="note" class="section level2">
<h2>Note</h2>
<ul>
<li>đź“Ś The activation option is currently not working in the script, use
the Freeze trial option to lock 30-day trial period for the
lifetime.</li>
</ul>
<hr />
<div id="method-1---powershell" class="section level3">
<h3>Method 1 - PowerShell</h3>
<p>(Recommended)</p>
<ul>
<li>Right-click on the Windows start menu and select PowerShell or
Terminal (Not CMD).</li>
<li>Copy-paste the below code and press enter<br />
<code>irm https://massgrave.dev/ias | iex</code></li>
<li>You will see the activation options, follow the on-screen
instructions.</li>
<li>That’s all.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="method-2---traditional" class="section level3">
<h3>Method 2 - Traditional</h3>
<ul>
<li>Download the file from <a
href="https://github.com/WindowsAddict/IDM-Activation-Script/archive/refs/heads/main.zip">GitHub</a>
or <a
href="https://bitbucket.org/WindowsAddict/idm-activation-script/get/main.zip">Bitbucket</a></li>
<li>Right-click on the downloaded zip file and extract</li>
<li>In the extracted folder, run the file named
<code>IAS.cmd</code></li>
<li>You will see the activation options, and follow onscreen
instructions.</li>
<li>That’s all.</li>
</ul>
<hr />
</div>
</div>
<div id="info" class="section level2">
<h2>Info</h2>
<div id="freeze-trial" class="section level4">
<h4>Freeze Trial</h4>
<ul>
<li>IDM provides a 30-day trial period, you can use this option in the
script to lock this trial period for the lifetime so that you won’t have
to reset the trial again and your trial won’t expire.</li>
<li>This method requires the Internet at the time of applying this
option.</li>
<li>IDM updates can be installed directly without having to freeze it
again.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="activation" class="section level4">
<h4>Activation</h4>
<p>(*Currently not working)</p>
<ul>
<li>This script applies the registry lock method to activate the
Internet download manager (IDM).</li>
<li>This method requires the Internet at the time of activation.</li>
<li>IDM updates can be installed directly without having to activate it
again.</li>
<li>After the activation, if in some cases, IDM starts to show an
activation nag screen, then just run the activation option again without
using the reset option.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="reset-idm-activation-trial" class="section level4">
<h4>Reset IDM Activation / Trial</h4>
<ul>
<li>Internet download manager provides a 30-day trial period, you can
use this script to reset this Activation / Trial period whenever you
want.</li>
<li>This option also can be used to restore status if in case IDM
reports a fake serial key and other similar errors.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="os-requirement" class="section level4">
<h4>OS requirement</h4>
<ul>
<li>The project is supported for Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 and their Server
equivalent.</li>
<li>The PowerShell method to run IAS is supported on Windows 8 and
higher.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="advanced-info" class="section level4">
<h4>Advanced Info</h4>
<ul>
<li>To activate in unattended mode, run the script with the
<code>/act</code> parameter.</li>
<li>To freeze the trial in unattended mode, run the script with the
<code>/frz</code> parameter.</li>
<li>To reset in unattended mode, run the script with the
<code>/res</code> parameter.</li>
</ul>
<hr />
</div>
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<div id="how-does-it-work" class="section level2">
<h2>How does it work?</h2>
<ul>
<li>IDM stores the data related to trial and activation across various
registry keys. Some of these keys are locked to protect them from
tampering and data is stored in a pattern to track the fake serial issue
and the remaining trial days. To activate it, the script here simply
generates those registry keys by triggering a few downloads in IDM,
identifies those registry keys, and locks them so IDM can’t edit and
view them. That way IDM cannot show the warning that it’s activated with
a fake serial key.</li>
</ul>
<hr />
</div>
<div id="troubleshoot" class="section level2">
<h2>Troubleshoot</h2>
<ul>
<li>Browser Integration Fix: <a
href="https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/register/new_faq/bi9.html">Chrome</a>
- <a
href="https://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/register/new_faq/bi4.html">Firefox</a></li>
<li>Reach out to us on <a
href="https://discord.gg/gjJEfq7ux8">Discord</a> (signup not required)
with an error screenshot.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://discord.gg/gjJEfq7ux8"><img
src="https://lookimg.com/images/2023/03/21/QTvjcD.png" /></a></p>
<hr />
</div>
<div id="changelog" class="section level2">
<h2>Changelog</h2>
<div id="v1.2" class="section level4">
<h4>v1.2</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added back activation option with a randomized name, email, and key
in registration details along with a warning that it’s not working for
some users, the recommended option is to use Freeze trial.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="v1.1" class="section level4">
<h4>v1.1</h4>
<ul>
<li>IDM update 6.42b3 has started showing fake serial popups with IAS
activation, due to this we have removed the activation option and
replaced it with the Freeze trial option to lock the 30-day trial period
for the lifetime.</li>
<li>Now the script will disable quick-edit in CMD windows using
Powershell instead of editing registry, thanks to <span
class="citation">@abbodi1406</span> for the code and <span
class="citation">@awuctl</span> for the idea.</li>
<li>Code to relaunch script with conhost.exe to avoid terminal app is
now merged in quick-edit disable code, thanks to <span
class="citation">@abbodi1406</span>.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="v1.0" class="section level4">
<h4>v1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Added the code to relaunch the script with conhost.exe if the script
is running from the terminal app.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue in getting the current user account SID.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="v0.9" class="section level4">
<h4>v0.9</h4>
<ul>
<li>Fixed an issue where the script can not activate and reset IDM in
non-admin user accounts.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the script incorrectly shows that IDM is
activated.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where a fake serial pop-up may appear. The script
will also show the info to run the activation option again without using
the reset option.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where Powershell code to launch IAS may not work due
to GitHub block in some regions. It will use the new <a
href="https://bitbucket.org/WindowsAddict/idm-activation-script/">BitBucket</a>
repo as a fallback link.</li>
<li>IDM registry scanning and locking code is now written in
Powershell.</li>
<li>The script update checker code is added to the script.</li>
<li>The script will now disable quick edit mode temporarily because
users often click inside the script window and it pauses the
script.</li>
<li>The script will back up the CLSISD registry keys before performing
operations on them.</li>
<li>Many error checks are added to better identify the issues.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div id="v0.8" class="section level4">
<h4>v0.8</h4>
<ul>
<li>Move the project to <a
href="https://github.com/WindowsAddict/IDM-Activation-Script">Github</a>
and <a
href="https://massgrave.dev/idm-activation-script.html">massgrave.dev</a></li>
<li>Minor bug fixes</li>
<li>Add info to inform users that empty registry keys are being deleted
when the script deletes a lot of them</li>
</ul>
<hr />
</div>
</div>
<div id="screenshots" class="section level2">
<h2>Screenshots</h2>
<p><img src="images/IAS.png" /></p>
<p><img src="images/IAS_Freeze_Trial.png" /></p>
<hr />
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<div id="credits" class="section level2">
<h2>Credits</h2>
<table>
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<col width="75%" />
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<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Dukun Cabul</td>
<td>Original researcher of this IDM trial reset and activation logic,
made an Autoit tool for these methods, <a
href="https://nsaneforums.com/topic/371047-discussion-internet-download-manager-fixes/page/8/#comment-1632062">IDM-AIO_2020_Final</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>AveYo aka BAU</td>
<td><a href="https://pastebin.com/XTPt0JSC">reg_own lean and mean
snippet</a></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><a href="https://github.com/abbodi1406">abbodi1406</a></td>
<td>Help in coding</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>WindowsAddict</td>
<td>IAS Author</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>And thanks to the IAS users for their interest, feedback, and
assistance.</p>
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