TSforge Activation (Windows/ESU/Office) (MAS)

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  1. witherornot

    witherornot MDL Member

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    For Office, it's recommended to use Ohook unless it cannot be used, only then use TSforge.
     
  2. June's Hill

    June's Hill MDL Member

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    Thank you for the advice :) I hope in the future, TSforge can be the best way to activate Windows and Office. You and @Windows_Addict are the best!
     
  3. pm67310

    pm67310 MDL Guru

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    @Windows_Addict for AVMA4K add improvment like

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  4. 600415

    600415 MDL Senior Member

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    The main argument against Ohook is that it's a crack that needs to be installed, as opposed to a keygen/activator that leaves no traces. You might not want such things on some machines.
     
  5. The main reason MAS recommends Ohook over TSforge for Office is that Ohook can survive annual feature upgrades, but TSforge can't.
    Most people are on Windows 10/11 GAC editions, and it's better if Office activation can survive more than a year.
    Also, Ohook can activate O365, which provides the most features.

    Needless to say that if you are on the LTSC edition or know what you are doing, then it doesn't matter.
     
  6. Dark Vador

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    I also moved to ohook, i always use'd Vol KMS activation
    sometime's you forget, sometimes not,
    no need to remmeber to renew my activation
    the only thing that i don't have is HWID support for my system
    so, i use zeroCid, if it will last more than 180 days ? fine for me.
     
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  7. Shortyportuguese

    Shortyportuguese MDL Addicted

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    Why do you not recommend HWID activation?
     
  8. Dark Vador

    Dark Vador X Æ A-12

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    #328 Dark Vador, May 14, 2025
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    i said, my system doesn't support it o_O
     
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  9. June's Hill

    June's Hill MDL Member

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    I'm sure in the future TSforge can activate O365 and also it would survive annual feature upgrades (for example, Win11 versions, or LTSC 2019 -> 2021 update on some machines).
    That day, Ohook (a "crack"/file activation) could be replaced totally with TSforge (system untouched).

    Thanks for your great development :D !!!

    Why?? You use your system in an environment without Internet Connection? If yes, I completely understand your use TSforge. Actually there are some very good cases that is better to have an offline machine.
     
  10. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream
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    Not every Windows Edition actually supports HwID.
     
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  11. yro

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    for what i saw on their explainations regardless how tsforge is possible, it seems like one can use any key from any app on microsoft store to activate anything from the same store. i imagine how crazy would be if crack scene starts using this to activate games for xbox on microsoft store...
     
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  12. witherornot

    witherornot MDL Member

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    I think you are confusing Keyhole with TSforge :oops:
     
  13. yro

    yro MDL Addicted

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    for what i saw on their site one is the base for the other... right? o_O
     
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  14. witherornot

    witherornot MDL Member

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    Nope, they are entirely separate. Keyhole targets CLiP, TSforge targets SPP.
     
  15. yro

    yro MDL Addicted

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    didnt notice that. so with keyhole there could be a way of doing what ive said. but both uses keys from anything from mstore, right?
     
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  16. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream
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    No idea, but the project's title in GH is "R.I.P.".
     
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  17. witherornot

    witherornot MDL Member

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    1. Keyhole has been patched for a while.
    2. TSforge has nothing to do with MS store.
    3. Keyhole can't exploit Xbox, it's a different data format.
     
  18. Lorenzo rippin

    Lorenzo rippin MDL Novice

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    Kindly support the ohook/TsForge for office 2010 in windows XP/server 2003.
     
  19. anchamp65

    anchamp65 MDL Junior Member

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    kindly move to more recent versions of office and windows then 15 and 18 year old software... ?