IDM Activation Script

An open-source tool to activate or reset the trial of Internet Download Manager

Features

Last Release - v1.0 (01-Dec-2023)
GitHub - BitBucket

First, fresh install Internet Download Manager. Make sure previous cracks/patches are removed/uninstalled if there are any.
After that, follow the below steps to activate it.

(Recommended)

On Windows 8.1/10/11, right-click on the Windows start menu and select PowerShell or Terminal (Not CMD).
Copy-paste the below code and press enter
irm https://massgrave.dev/ias | iex
You will see the activation options, follow the on-screen instructions.
That’s all.

This script applies the registry lock method to activate the Internet download manager (IDM).
This method requires the Internet at the time of activation.
IDM updates can be installed directly without having to activate it again.
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.

Internet download manager provides a 30-day trial period, you can use this script to reset this Activation / Trial period whenever you want.
This option also can be used to restore status if in case IDM reports a fake serial key and other similar errors.

To add a custom name in IDM license info, edit line number 29 in the script file.
For activation in unattended mode, run the script with the /act parameter.
For reset in unattended mode, run the script with the /res parameter.

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.

Added the code to relaunch the script with conhost.exe if the script is running from the terminal app.
Fixed an issue in getting the current user account SID.

Fixed an issue where the script can not activate and reset IDM in non-admin user accounts.
Fixed an issue where the script incorrectly shows that IDM is activated.
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.
Fixed an issue where Powershell code to launch IAS may not work due to GitHub block in some regions. It will use the new BitBucket repo as a fallback link.
IDM registry scanning and locking code is now written in Powershell.
The script update checker code is added to the script.
The script will now disable quick edit mode temporarily because users often click inside the script window and it pauses the script.
The script will back up the CLSISD registry keys before performing operations on them.
Many error checks are added to better identify the issues.

Move the project to Github and massgrave.dev
Minor bug fixes
Add info to inform users that empty registry keys are being deleted when the script deletes a lot of them

Dukun Cabul	Original researcher of this IDM trial reset and activation logic, made an Autoit tool for these methods, IDM-AIO_2020_Final
AveYo aka BAU	reg_own lean and mean snippet
abbodi1406	Help in coding
WindowsAddict	IAS Author

And thanks to the IAS users for their interest, feedback, and assistance.

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