How to use it? Please find the instructions here.
This activation method activates Windows 10/11 and Windows Server (14393 and later builds), until 19 January 2038 03:14:07 UTC.
This activation method does not store any files on the system.
This activation method works offline.
Unlike HWID and Online KMS activation option, KMS38 does not match with any official activation method.
In a genuine KMS activation environment, activation lasts a maximum of up to 180 days. This is done using a valid license and server setup.
In the Windows major upgrade process, the system uses
gatherosstate.exe to carry over the remaining KMS
activation period. It does it by creating a ticket that can be used
offline.
The trick is that we can fool the gatherosstate.exe
about the remaining KMS activation period and manually put the desired
period maximum up to 19 January 2038 03:14:07 UTC.
Why it’s limited to the year 2038?
It’s related to the Y2K38 problem
as this date (19 January 2038 03:14:07 UTC) is the maximum date we can
give to gatherosstate.exe without it looping back to the
year 1970.
How to convince the gatherosstate.exe?
There are two methods for it.
1- Place a custom
slc.dll file beside gatherosstate.exe:
gatherosstate.exe uses the system’s
C:\Windows\System32\slc.dll file to gather the system’s
info. If we place a custom slc.dll file beside gatherosstate.exe which
can send the rubbish data to it, then it will simply accept it and
generate a valid ticket allowing activation upto 19 January 2038
03:14:07 UTC.
2- Modify
the gatherosstate.exe file itself so that it doesn’t check the system’s
activation status and we can put the activation period as we
wish.
Notes:
Q: Can Microsoft block this kind of
activation?
A: Not directly. They could only update Clipup to allow
for a maximum activation period of 180 days. Not much besides that can
be done on their part. The tickets are not sent to Microsoft at all, so
they can’t block them or take action directly.
| Windows 10/11 | Generic Volume License Key |
|---|---|
| Education | NW6C2-QMPVW-D7KKK-3GKT6-VCFB2 |
| Education N | 2WH4N-8QGBV-H22JP-CT43Q-MDWWJ |
| Enterprise | NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43 |
| Enterprise N | DPH2V-TTNVB-4X9Q3-TJR4H-KHJW4 |
| Enterprise G | YYVX9-NTFWV-6MDM3-9PT4T-4M68B |
| Enterprise G N | 44RPN-FTY23-9VTTB-MP9BX-T84FV |
| Enterprise LTSB 2015 | WNMTR-4C88C-JK8YV-HQ7T2-76DF9 |
| Enterprise LTSB 2016 | DCPHK-NFMTC-H88MJ-PFHPY-QJ4BJ |
| Enterprise LTSC 2019 | M7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D |
| Enterprise LTSC 2021 | M7XTQ-FN8P6-TTKYV-9D4CC-J462D |
| Enterprise N LTSB 2015 | 2F77B-TNFGY-69QQF-B8YKP-D69TJ |
| Enterprise N LTSB 2016 | QFFDN-GRT3P-VKWWX-X7T3R-8B639 |
| Enterprise N LTSC 2019 | 92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H |
| Enterprise N LTSC 2021 | 92NFX-8DJQP-P6BBQ-THF9C-7CG2H |
| IoT Enterprise LTSC (Windows 11) | KBN8V-HFGQ4-MGXVD-347P6-PDQGT |
| Home | TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99 |
| Home N | 3KHY7-WNT83-DGQKR-F7HPR-844BM |
| Home China | PVMJN-6DFY6-9CCP6-7BKTT-D3WVR |
| Home Single Language | 7HNRX-D7KGG-3K4RQ-4WPJ4-YTDFH |
| Lean | NBTWJ-3DR69-3C4V8-C26MC-GQ9M6 |
| Pro | W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX |
| Pro N | MH37W-N47XK-V7XM9-C7227-GCQG9 |
| Pro Education | 6TP4R-GNPTD-KYYHQ-7B7DP-J447Y |
| Pro Education N | YVWGF-BXNMC-HTQYQ-CPQ99-66QFC |
| Pro for Workstations | NRG8B-VKK3Q-CXVCJ-9G2XF-6Q84J |
| Pro N for Workstations | 9FNHH-K3HBT-3W4TD-6383H-6XYWF |
| SE | 37D7F-N49CB-WQR8W-TBJ73-FM8RX |
| SE N | 6XN7V-PCBDC-BDBRH-8DQY7-G6R44 |
| Windows Server (LTSC) | Generic Volume License Key |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2022 Datacenter | WX4NM-KYWYW-QJJR4-XV3QB-6VM33 |
| Windows Server 2022 Standard | VDYBN-27WPP-V4HQT-9VMD4-VMK7H |
| Windows Server 2022 Azure Core | 6N379-GGTMK-23C6M-XVVTC-CKFRQ |
| Windows Server 2019 Datacenter | WMDGN-G9PQG-XVVXX-R3X43-63DFG |
| Windows Server 2019 Standard | N69G4-B89J2-4G8F4-WWYCC-J464C |
| Windows Server 2019 Essentials | WVDHN-86M7X-466P6-VHXV7-YY726 |
| Windows Server 2019 Azure Core | FDNH6-VW9RW-BXPJ7-4XTYG-239TB |
| Windows Server 2019 ARM64 | GRFBW-QNDC4-6QBHG-CCK3B-2PR88 |
| Windows Server 2016 ARM64 | K9FYF-G6NCK-73M32-XMVPY-F9DRR |
| Windows Server 2016 Datacenter | CB7KF-BWN84-R7R2Y-793K2-8XDDG |
| Windows Server 2016 Standard | WC2BQ-8NRM3-FDDYY-2BFGV-KHKQY |
| Windows Server 2016 Essentials | JCKRF-N37P4-C2D82-9YXRT-4M63B |
| Windows Server 2016 Cloud Storage | QN4C6-GBJD2-FB422-GHWJK-GJG2R |
| Windows Server 2016 Azure Core | VP34G-4NPPG-79JTQ-864T4-R3MQX |
| Windows Server (Semi-Annual Channel) | Generic Volume License Key |
|---|---|
| Windows Server Azure Datacenter | NTBV8-9K7Q8-V27C6-M2BTV-KHMXV |
| 20H2, 2004, 1909, 1903, and 1809 | |
| Windows Server Datacenter | 6NMRW-2C8FM-D24W7-TQWMY-CWH2D |
| Windows Server Standard | N2KJX-J94YW-TQVFB-DG9YT-724CC |
| 1803 | |
| Windows Server Datacenter | 2HXDN-KRXHB-GPYC7-YCKFJ-7FVDG |
| Windows Server Standard | PTXN8-JFHJM-4WC78-MPCBR-9W4KR |
| 1709 | |
| Windows Server Datacenter | 6Y6KB-N82V8-D8CQV-23MJW-BWTG6 |
| Windows Server Standard | DPCNP-XQFKJ-BJF7R-FRC8D-GF6G4 |
Notes:
X86-X64 and ARM64 architecture systems are supported.
Any Evaluation version of Windows (i.e. ‘EVAL’ LTSB/C) cannot be activated.
KMS38 only supports Windows/server version 14393 (1607) and newer versions.
ServerRdsh, Server Azure Datacenter editions do not officially support activation on non-azure systems.
In MAS, goto KMS38 Activation and apply Remove KM38 Protection option.
After that, In MAS, goto Troubleshoot and apply Fix Licensing option.
Done.
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.
KMS38 Activation is vulnerable to unintended replacement by a 180-Day KMS Activator.
From MAS 1.7, script will enable the KMS38 protection by default.
If you are going to use KMS_VL_ALL by abbodi1406 or MAS (Online KMS option) for Office activation, then you can choose to remove this protection.
Below is the explanation for how the script protect KMS38.
In the KMS activation method, Windows first checks the KMS IP registered as a specific KMS, and if that is not defined then it checks the Global KMS IP. Another fact is that if Localhost (IP range 127.0.0.0/8) is defined as KMS IP in Windows 8 and later OS then Windows will not accept it as a valid KMS IP. This script simply utilizes the above facts to protect the KMS38 activation from being overwritten by any alternative ‘normal’ 180-Day KMS Activation and at the same time that KMS activator can be used for Office activation.
Script steps-
Set the Windows edition-specific KMS IP to Localhost (127.0.0.2)
Protect the below Registry from edit and delete
Done.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f\XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX\
This is for those who wants to perform manual activation. If you want a tool to do this for you then check here.
We can divide the manual activation process into two parts.
Open Windows Powershell as administrator, and enter the following listed commands in the sequence in which they are given.
Enter the Key, (Replace <key> with the key
from the above list) with the following command
slmgr /ipk <key>
Download Universal ticket from here and extract the downloaded file.
Find a file named KMS.xml in the extracted
folder.
Copy that ticket file and paste it in the below folder
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\GenuineTicket
Now run below command in Powershell to apply the ticket
clipup -v -o
slmgr /xpr
In this process we will perform activation from scratch. This is based on Universal ticket method. Here we will create identical ticket which is used in MAS KMS38 script and activate the system with it.
Download file from the below official MS link and extract this
.cab file.
https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/A/E/9AE69DD5-BA93-44E0-864E-180F5E700AB4/adk/Installers/14f4df8a2a7fc82a4f415cf6a341415d.cab
Find the file named
filf8377e82b29deadca67bc4858ed3fba9 and rename it as
gatherosstate.exe
Make a folder named Files in C drive,
C:\Files and copy the gatherosstate.exe file
in that folder.
Open Windows Powershell as administrator, and enter the following listed commands in the sequence in which they are given.
Enter the Key, (Replace <key> with the key
from the above list) with the following command
slmgr /ipk <key>
gatherosstate.exe file.$bytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes("C:\Files\gatherosstate.exe")
$bytes[320] = 0xf8
$bytes[321] = 0xfb
$bytes[322] = 0x05
$bytes[324] = 0x03
$bytes[13672] = 0x25
$bytes[13674] = 0x73
$bytes[13676] = 0x3b
$bytes[13678] = 0x00
$bytes[13680] = 0x00
$bytes[13682] = 0x00
$bytes[13684] = 0x00
$bytes[32748] = 0xe9
$bytes[32749] = 0x9e
$bytes[32750] = 0x00
$bytes[32751] = 0x00
$bytes[32752] = 0x00
$bytes[32894] = 0x8b
$bytes[32895] = 0x44
$bytes[32897] = 0x64
$bytes[32898] = 0x85
$bytes[32899] = 0xc0
$bytes[32900] = 0x0f
$bytes[32901] = 0x85
$bytes[32902] = 0x1c
$bytes[32903] = 0x02
$bytes[32904] = 0x00
$bytes[32906] = 0xe9
$bytes[32907] = 0x3c
$bytes[32908] = 0x01
$bytes[32909] = 0x00
$bytes[32910] = 0x00
$bytes[32911] = 0x85
$bytes[32912] = 0xdb
$bytes[32913] = 0x75
$bytes[32914] = 0xeb
$bytes[32915] = 0xe9
$bytes[32916] = 0x69
$bytes[32917] = 0xff
$bytes[32918] = 0xff
$bytes[32919] = 0xff
$bytes[33094] = 0xe9
$bytes[33095] = 0x80
$bytes[33096] = 0x00
$bytes[33097] = 0x00
$bytes[33098] = 0x00
$bytes[33449] = 0x64
$bytes[33576] = 0x8d
$bytes[33577] = 0x54
$bytes[33579] = 0x24
$bytes[33580] = 0xe9
$bytes[33581] = 0x55
$bytes[33582] = 0x01
$bytes[33583] = 0x00
$bytes[33584] = 0x00
$bytes[33978] = 0xc3
$bytes[34189] = 0x59
$bytes[34190] = 0xeb
$bytes[34191] = 0x28
$bytes[34238] = 0xe9
$bytes[34239] = 0x4f
$bytes[34240] = 0x00
$bytes[34241] = 0x00
$bytes[34242] = 0x00
$bytes[34346] = 0x24
$bytes[34376] = 0xeb
$bytes[34377] = 0x63
[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes("C:\Files\gatherosstatemodified.exe", $bytes)gatherosstatemodified.exe
and goto properties and set the compatibility to Windows XP SP3.C:\Files\gatherosstatemodified.exe /c GVLKExp=2038-01-19T03:14:07Z`;DownlevelGenuineState=1C:\Files\ now let’s apply it.clipup -v -o -altto C:\Files\
slmgr /xpr
Notes:
To make the exact ticket used in MAS KMS38 script, fix the time
with below Powershell command and then initiate the ticket generation
process as per above mentioned steps.
Set-TimeZone -Id "UTC"; $date=[datetime]"2022/10/11 12:00";while($true){set-date $date; start-sleep -milliseconds 10}
In the case of Windows Server Cor/Acor (No GUI) editions, the
system doesn’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 in C:\Windows\System32
folder and then initiate the above mentioned activation process. Once
the activation is done, you can remove the file.
Check the Extract OEM option in the MAS Extras
section if you want pre-activated Windows installation.
Further, read here.