Set up a free KMS service for everyone using a server from @Motive1478!

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Built using the server provided by Motive1478, so it is being posted in this node (hopefully everyone will participate actively, so that Motive1478’s node will become more active too!)

This is the address of the KMS service
kms.loc.cc
That’s all (the port is the standard 1688):

Windows Client

Family Supported versions
Windows 11 Pro / Education / Enterprise / Pro Education / Pro for Workstations (24H2 / 23H2 and all other builds)
Windows 10 Home / Pro / Education / Enterprise / Pro Education / Pro for Workstations / Enterprise LTSC 2019/2021
Windows 8.1 Pro / Enterprise
Windows 7 Professional / Enterprise (requires the ESU extended update scenario)
Windows Vista Business / Enterprise (V4 protocol)

Windows Server

Family Versions
Server 2025 Standard / Datacenter / Essentials / Azure Edition / ARM64
Server 2022 Standard / Datacenter / Essentials / Datacenter: Azure Stack HCI
Server 2019 Standard / Datacenter / Essentials / ARM64 / Semi-Annual Channel
Server 2016 Standard / Datacenter / Essentials
Server 2012 R2 Standard / Datacenter / Essentials
Server 2012 Standard / Datacenter / Essentials
Server 2008 R2 Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter / Web
Server 2008 Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter / Web

Office

Version Suite
Office 2024 Standard / Pro Plus / standalone components (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook/Access/Project/Visio)
Office 2021 Standard / Pro Plus / standalone components
Office 2019 Standard / Pro Plus / standalone components
Office 2016 Standard / Pro Plus / Office 365 ProPlus (2016 lifecycle) / standalone components
Office 2013 Standard / Pro Plus / standalone components
Office 2010 Standard / Pro Plus / standalone components (V4 protocol)

Other

  • Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel (SAC), all versions
  • Windows 10/11 IoT Enterprise (LTSC derivatives)
  • Some Visual Studio subscription versions (2022/2019, etc.)

Protocols / Compatibility

Protocol Description
KMS V6 Used by default for Win10+ / Server 2016+ / Office 2019+
KMS V5 Win8.1/Server 2012 R2 / Office 2013/2016
KMS V4 Win7/Vista/Server 2008 / Office 2010
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Supported features

  • HWID digital license (for Win10/11 via the -w parameter, bypassing OEM verification)
  • Both Office C2R (Click-to-Run) and MSI installation methods
  • Built-in volume licensing channels / Generic Volume License Keys (GVLK / CSVLK)
  • Automatic ePID randomization (generates a new KMS ID on each startup to simulate a real KMS)
  • Client count refresh (-M1 mode) to keep clients activated
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How do you play this, bro?

First, here’s a 180-day activation method (I’ll share the others later) :ac19:
Open CMD as administrator and run these three commands in order.
slmgr /skms kms.loc.cc
slmgr /ato
slmgr /xpr
The first specifies the server, the second activates Windows, and the third checks whether it was successful.
If your system is a retail edition rather than a volume-licensed edition, the second step may return an error. In that case, first install a publicly available Microsoft GVLK key, then activate it.
For example, for the Windows 10/11 Pro editions:
slmgr /ipk W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
After installing it, run the activation commands above again.
KMS activation is valid for 180 days. As long as the computer can connect to the internet, the system will renew it automatically before it expires, so there’s no need to manage it manually.

Thanks. Let’s look into it.

If it’s a Windows system with an internet connection, why not just use a digital license activation tool…

It can be done with a single command:

irm https://get.activated.win | iex
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I have this too…
It comes with digital activation.

Awesome, thanks!

OKOK, just saw it. I feel like we’re reinventing the wheel a bit.

Oh, okay. Actually, mine doesn’t work, so the digital authentication activation still has to go through yours, right?

:ac06:

Wow, you’re really quick!

I use 2038. Supposedly, it’s safer.
Digital certificates don’t seem to be that secure.
That’s just what I’ve heard.