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$OEM$ Folders
(Windows Pre-Activation)
Overview
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To create a pre-activated Windows installation .iso, do the following things:
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Extract
$OEM$
folder to the desktop using the MAS script. -
Copy the
$OEM$
folder to thesources
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.
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You can check here about activation method details and select the activation method as per your requirement.
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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
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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 eitherMAS_AIO.cmd
orKMS38_Activation.cmd
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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.