Removal of Activation Overlay/Watermark in unactivated RTM. Need Help!

The crack doesn't work after 4 hours the activation watermark came back for me !! I will try to find another solution

 

Do you mean the crack for x32 or x64?

 

LOL You beat me to it.

 

anyway, lol, my bro has pro version installed, i have enterprise. if i will copy the file from my bro pc, will be all right?

 

the x64 version (hmm in other VMware it still works after 4 hours (enterprise edition) hmmmm

 

I think it doesn't work but I tried something else I managed to unlock the personalization screen (Windows.UI.Immersive.dll) but after a reboot it was back to normal. Is there any automatic backup location for Windows 8 that iam unaware off ? EDIT: hmm I forgot 2 folders I think :S
C:\Windows\WinSxS\wow64_microsoft-windows-twinui_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_d6c5c96777862194 <--------
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-twinui_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_cc711f1543255f99 <--------
C:\Windows\System32
C:\Windows\SysWOW64

 

If You have unlock controll panell you must patch this file:
C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe

 

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that file only got pointers to other files from what I can tell

 

Updated Crack files for X64 (here are the Personalization and watermark files)

Here is a link to download the patched files for both. I upload these so other can check why it does not work. I replaced all the files at the appropriate locations but after a reboot the files are back as they where in the original state. I don't know where the backup files are located of these files. if someone could help me that would be nice.
(These files are for the X64 version of Windows 8)

LINK:
crocko.com/218CF4A66B4C477B97D01E080E648DF8/UnknownRE_Windows8_Watermark_and_settingsPanel_Remover.zip

 

Just thinking out loud here, but the reason I suggested jumping over the RoGetActivationFactory call in explorer in the first place was the idea that hit me the other night that if this call never actually loads, then maybe the regular build text on the desktop will go away as well as the system settings being fully unlocked since I *think* this is all managed as part of the shell, but I could be wrong about the system settings part.

 

Chris even I am smart enough to check the global return values for a called function to validate it's been used, if Microsoft haven't done this in their Activation code of all things I think I'll be moving to Linux... in other words there is no way that skipping that Code should work! your right in saying it would work without any protections in place, but they must!

w00t thanks for the screenshot, I'll see what I can do, just wish I knew how to edit code in IDA, maybe I should spend a few hours on reading and youtube to figure it out.

I'll be trying out UnknownRE's work while I am away, it takes 4 hours to know that it's worked, like clockwork, so not 3 and no point in posting about it to much until after that time has elapsed on your test VM.

That Automated method is a nice cmd prompt based one even detected I am running x64 and told me to go away.

-edit-

Well I figured out pressing F2 on Hex view mode in IDA will let me edit values, but not found the save binary again after I am done editing it yet (Save to File is grayed out in the context menu and Produce file fails from File menu). I'll be back to report on the VM test in 6 hours, places to be today sorry.

 

Oh ok I get what you're saying. I really don't know anything about disassembly etc... so I had no idea about any protections, in my mind it was simple, but now I see it's a little more complicated than that.

 

I've been running the patched x64 twinui.dll on Server 2012 for about six hours. Only now has the Activate overlay returned. Strange. I checked the hash and it's still Unknown's file.

 

Running the patched x64 twinmui.dll for 5h42mins, no dark clouds at the horizon yet. My system version is W8 Enterprise X64. I only replaced the dll located in syswow64. I'll keep it running and keep you guys posted.

Determine your uptime (in case you forgot when you fired up your rig) :
1) open cmd window
2) write the command net stats srv and press enter
3) the line that start with statistics since provides the time that the server was up from

edit : already running for 7hrs straight, no sign of the overlay ! job well done !

 

So I have to put this file into system32 or syswow64 Folder?

 

what patched x64 version do you use?

this? ---> crocko.com/218CF4A66B4C477B97D01E080E648DF8/UnknownRE_Windows8_Watermark_and_settingsPanel_Rem over.zip

Metro apps, working as should? Do you have test it after reboot or power sleep?

The other: crocko.com/472FA627B03C4879AAF5B58417688A9C/UnknownRE_twinui.dll_x64.zip (for x64 Systems) do not work after UnknownRE report:

(post 110)

 

What is the limitation of unactivated windows 8? All I can see is the watermark and unable to customize personal stuff like photo, colours, the rest seems to be just fine.

And if watermark is removable this way, I don't think I really care about the customization part lol, it is still not the main OS yet.

Will the notification mode stays forever? Or just 30 days then it will become more intrusive like only able to copy file.

Thanks

 

People, READ!

You gave your answer yourself:

Yes.