Is TSForge the best solution for systems that do not support HWID or will switch versions after using HWID, such as Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 and LTSC 2021/2024 (not IoT)?
After reading the recommendations of the great developers, I guess the Main Rule is: For Windows activation: Use HWID if the OS is Win10/11 and you have Internet connection, otherwise use TSforge. For Office activation: Use TSforge if the version is supported, otherwise use Ohook.
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!
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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.
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.
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.
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 !!! 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.
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...
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?
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.