If I would be in a situation that I need to use a computer without Internet, I'd just use KMS38, KMS4K or ZeroCID. If, later I know the PC will be connected to Internet, I'd just use HWID. That's it. I don't know why all this anger and rant. We are advanced users (I mean, we know about computers), we just need to "play around" with MAS' activation methods according to the situation. And yeah, you will shout: "But what happen if a grandma or a TikToker/Instagrammer wants to activate Windows??? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She/He could end very confused and maybe suffer a brain damage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ... Relax, they don't even know what is Windows...
"""Why you want to disable Windows Update while the PC is connected to Internet????? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! """ (maybe I need more exclamation marks...) Just stay offline (and of course, use offline activation methods)...
He was talking about the "Windows Terminal" app that is bundled inside Windows 11, and can be installed also in Windows 10.
Just search "CMD" in Start Menu or Windows Search. Personally, I uninstalled that app, if I want to open PowerShell or CMD, I just write the name, instead of using a half-coded app.
You ask a lot of questions about things you have probably never tried. Try first, then report success or failure. I doubt Office 2024 will even install on Wine.
I tried it recently on a Snapdragon X Elite laptop a friend bought, changed Windows 11 Home it had preinstalled to Enterprise and activated with HWID and on Office 2024 (ProPlus2024Retail.img) installed with YAOCTRI, I activated it first with ZeroCID (it was some time back so no StaticCID) and then with Ohook too, advice to do both paid off
Correct, I did it that way but said it incorrectly on the post above (I always check with option 6 that both were done correctly), ohook removes TSforge so it's Ohook first, then TSforge.
The result of using TSforge (ZeroCID) in MAS3.2 Server 2022 DC Spoiler Server 2025 DC(26100.4061) zh-cn_windows_server_2025_updated_may_2025_x64_dvd_9c776dbb.iso Spoiler 11 21H2(22000.2538) SW_DVD9_Win_Pro_11_21H2.24_64BIT_ChnSimp_Pro_Ent_EDU_N_MLF_X23-61298.ISO Spoiler en_windows_10_iot_enterprise_ltsc_2019_x64_dvd_a1aa819f.iso (After installation, it is not the IoT version) Spoiler
Why the obsession with ZeroCID? Devs explained that they opted out of it as default because it may be patched out on future updates just as it happened already on some instances and offered StaticCID instead. MAS follows the sound logic Completely offline => use KMS4k, forever activated Online => HWID or StaticCID if HWID not supported, forever activated with both All these are suggestions of the people actually reverse engineering and founding the exploits (HWID, ZeroCID, StaticCID, KMS4k, etc), there's a reason that they that know exactly how the system works suggest it that way
The worst part is he's using a PC or VM that is connected to the Internet. Then, if Microsoft launches a future update that deactivate his system, he will be very angry with MAS devs because of this. I try to understand him, maybe he wants the same as us: An activation method that works offline and online that cannot be never deactivated. I know, that would be perfect and ideal, but sadly we must adapt to the situation (whether we have or not Internet). The good part is we have great people (MAS devs) that bring good tools to have a paid OS for free (the other solution is to use Linux, but that's other topic).