[DISCUSSION] Windows 10 Build 10240

well we know for a fact they are only extending the free offer to Windows 7 and 8 machines that are legit, Windows 7 is a lot easier to make a pirate copy legit with slics. We also know they are not extending the offer to KMS/MAK copies, we know while in beta stages kms versions activated fine, we also know after the 29th they are only allowing non-legit copies to stay activated if they're insiders.

It's all very clear...

The one thing I'm not sure of is can you install a clean Windows 10 and then KMS activate it? If so.. This is probably better to do than try do the upgrade install and rely on the free activation method.

 

What's stopping someone who, for example, upgrades from Windows 8.1 (KMS-activated) to Windows 10 and using slmgr.vbs -ipk to insert one of the generic retail keys while retaining the permanent activation?

 

someone should try that, and see if it even accepts the key.

 

I did, and it does. It also retains the permanent activation.

 

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after you do that does it now say you're retail and not mak

 

i guess the next test after that would be to do a clean install from the iso and see if it auto activates and says you're retail channel

 

That's not the point. The point his that they got freaking lazy. I mean just damn lazy. They have don't nothing to improve alot of stuff that are still from the XP era with very basic functions. Here's an idea for them. Why not just buy/paid VLC, Note++, Musicbee ect and let that be part of the Windows 10 system?

 

Only when they are still too drunk but when the alcohol drains off their system to a low threshold limit the first thing they would see is their machine is still activated

 

Windows 8.1 Pro KMS-activated with MTK.
Windows 8.1 Pro upgraded to Windows 10 Pro.
Windows 10 Pro receives generic ***** Volume/MAK key and is allegedly permanently activated.
Generic 3V66T retail key inserted in command prompt.
Key is accepted and permanent activation is retained.

Spoiler

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Name: Windows(R), Professional edition
Description: Windows(R) Operating System, RETAIL channel
Family: Professional
SKU ID: 4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Last 5 characters of installed product key: 3V66T
License Status: Activated
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If it takes the key, the License Channel will switch to Retail.

 

Thanks for confirmation .

 

I am going to do a clean install later, but I just tried the exact same thing with another computer that is disconnected from the internet. Upon entering the generic retail key, the computer was deactivated, and it only activated after being reconnected to the internet. This leads me to think that a clean install would also be activated with the retail key.

 

Right, of course. My point was that it's successfully activating against the MS server and the saved HWID with the retail key, which is why I assume it would work with a clean install as well.

 

So far those tests failed to my knowledge.

Code:

%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\tokens.dat

 

Not a problem.