Activating Windows 10 (KMS, etc.)

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by riahc3, Jun 1, 2015.

  1. GeForce66

    GeForce66 MDL Novice

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    Guess you are right, went a bit offtopic there :rolleyes:
    My hopes are that they will not change the KMS protocol from TP to RTM .... but this will likely stay a dream :g:
    We will have to wait and see what time brings ...
     
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  2. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream

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    With X being ZERO, since Windows 8.
     
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  3. riahc3

    riahc3 MDL Addicted

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    Now with insiders getting a activated copy of Windows 10 (linked with their Microsoft account) it gets even more confusing and twisted....
     
  4. djavo22

    djavo22 MDL Novice

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    maybe it could be registered via phone/skype/ method like windows 8.1, with mak keys?:rolleyes:
     
  5. riahc3

    riahc3 MDL Addicted

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    The latest understood statement is that Windows Insiders will be registered with their Microsoft Account...
     
  6. s1ave77

    s1ave77 Has left at his own request

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    Seems HDD has the least impact here, MS stated you can change without any problems.
     
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  7. Mr.X

    Mr.X MDL Guru

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    I understand this and it is quite obvious my friend. I'm talking about motherboard serial number. As anyone can see, it's missing in my case. :cool2:
     
  8. s1ave77

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    I assume the NICs MAC adress is used to identify a mainboard, not any serial :cool2:.
     
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  9. EFA11

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    some motherboard makers do not enter a serial number *and that isn't exactly the smartest thing they can do, more lazy if anything* meaning a lot of the same motherboards share the same HWID, It is pretty pathetic to be honest. If a server admin wanted to ban by HWID based on MB alone, it would ban all MB's that have the same HWID.

    in this case the servers checking have to have a fall back using other methods to obtain a HWID. Most likely a mix of several components to create one. This does explain why certain systems have issues that others don't in HWID cases.
     
  10. labvxe

    labvxe MDL Expert

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    If anybody's interested I have the KMS client setup keys

    Since all the prerelease keys have been deactivated
     
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  14. EFA11

    EFA11 Avatar Guru

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    office is still c2r so I silently ignore it :tasty: lol
     
  15. s1ave77

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    Keys will prevail :cool2:.
     
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  16. shawnmos

    shawnmos MDL Member

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    Why would they have the same HWID? Most motherboards have intergrated NICs and they all have unique MAC addresses.
     
  17. TeamOS

    TeamOS MDL Guru

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    Q: any idea how bypass one compability from gwx so i can install my upgrade when i get it ?
     
  18. shawnmos

    shawnmos MDL Member

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    Just download iso and upgrade that way.