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# kms-bootstrap.ps1
#
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# Interactive KMS activator. Asks what you want to activate (Windows /
# already-installed Office / Project / Visio) and runs only what you confirm.
# Points each product at the public KMS host (default: vlmcs.viktorbarzin.me:1688).
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# When a Volume License key is missing it auto-detects the edition/product and
# fetches the matching GVLK from the published key list (no manual key lookup).
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#
# Usage:
# iwr -UseBasicParsing https://kms.viktorbarzin.me/scripts/kms-bootstrap.ps1 | iex
#
# Non-interactive (CI / automation):
# $env:KMS_AUTO = 'win,office'; iwr ... | iex
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# (comma list of: win, office, project, visio)
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#
# Custom KMS host:
# $env:KMS_HOST = 'kms.example.com'; iwr ... | iex
#
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# Source: https://kms.viktorbarzin.me/scripts/kms-bootstrap.ps1
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# Licence: MIT, no warranty, KMS activates Volume License SKUs only.
[ CmdletBinding ( ) ]
param (
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[ string ] $KmsHost = $ ( if ( $env:KMS_HOST ) { $env:KMS_HOST } else { 'vlmcs.viktorbarzin.me' } ) ,
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[ int ] $KmsPort = $ ( if ( $env:KMS_PORT ) { [ int ] $env:KMS_PORT } else { 1688 } ) ,
[ string ] $KeysUrl = $ ( if ( $env:KMS_KEYS_URL ) { $env:KMS_KEYS_URL } else { 'https://kms.viktorbarzin.me/keys.json' } )
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)
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
function Step($m ) { Write-Host " ==> $m " -ForegroundColor Cyan }
function OK($m ) { Write-Host " OK: $m " -ForegroundColor Green }
function Warn($m ) { Write-Host " !! $m " -ForegroundColor Yellow }
function Bad($m ) { Write-Host " !! $m " -ForegroundColor Red }
# --- Pre-flight ----------------------------------------------------------
if ( -not ( [ Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity ] :: GetCurrent ( ) ) . IsInRole ( [ Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole ] :: Administrator ) ) {
Bad " Must run as Administrator. Right-click PowerShell -> 'Run as administrator', then re-run the one-liner. "
return
}
Write-Host " "
Write-Host " kms.viktorbarzin.me bootstrap " -ForegroundColor White
Write-Host " KMS host: $KmsHost ` : $KmsPort "
Write-Host " Read the script: https://kms.viktorbarzin.me/scripts/kms-bootstrap.ps1 "
Write-Host " "
# --- Decide what to do ---------------------------------------------------
function Ask([string]$question , [ bool ] $default ) {
$hint = if ( $default ) { '[Y/n]' } else { '[y/N]' }
Write-Host -NoNewline " $question $hint " -ForegroundColor Yellow
$a = Read-Host
if ( [ string ] :: IsNullOrWhiteSpace ( $a ) ) { return $default }
return $a -match '^[yY]'
}
$auto = @ { }
if ( $env:KMS_AUTO ) { $env:KMS_AUTO . Split ( ',' ) | ForEach-Object { $auto [ $_ . Trim ( ) . ToLower ( ) ] = $true } }
function Choice([string]$key , [ string ] $prompt , [ bool ] $default ) {
if ( $auto . Count -gt 0 ) { return [ bool ] $auto [ $key ] }
return Ask $prompt $default
}
Step " What would you like to do? "
$doWin = Choice 'win' " Activate this Windows installation against KMS? " $true
$doOfficeAct = Choice 'office' " Activate an already-installed Office (Pro Plus 2024 / 2021 / 2019 / 2016)? " $false
$doProjAct = Choice 'project' " Activate an already-installed Project (Pro 2024 / 2021 / 2019 / 2016)? " $false
$doVisioAct = Choice 'visio' " Activate an already-installed Visio (Pro 2024 / 2021 / 2019 / 2016)? " $false
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if ( -not ( $doWin -or $doOfficeAct -or $doProjAct -or $doVisioAct ) ) {
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Warn " Nothing selected. Exiting. "
return
}
# --- Windows -------------------------------------------------------------
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# Locale-independent license probe (slmgr /dlv text is localized; the WMI
# LicenseStatus integer is not). 1 = Licensed. $null = no KMS-client SKU.
function Get-WindowsLicense {
$q = " SELECT LicenseStatus, GracePeriodRemaining FROM SoftwareLicensingProduct WHERE Name LIKE 'Windows%' AND PartialProductKey IS NOT NULL "
$p = $null
try { $p = Get-CimInstance -Query $q -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -First 1 }
catch { try { $p = Get-WmiObject -Query $q -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -First 1 } catch { } }
if ( -not $p ) { return $null }
[ pscustomobject ] @ { Licensed = ( $p . LicenseStatus -eq 1 ) ; DaysLeft = [ int ] ( [ math ] :: Round ( $p . GracePeriodRemaining / 1440 ) ) }
}
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# Fetch the published GVLK list once (single source of truth, no hardcoding).
$script:KeysCache = $null
function Get-Keys {
if ( $script:KeysCache ) { return $script:KeysCache }
[ Net.ServicePointManager ] :: SecurityProtocol = [ Net.SecurityProtocolType ] :: Tls12
try { $script:KeysCache = ( Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri $KeysUrl -TimeoutSec 20 ) . Content | ConvertFrom-Json }
catch { Warn " Could not fetch the key list from $KeysUrl " ; $script:KeysCache = $null }
return $script:KeysCache
}
# Auto-select the GVLK for THIS machine's edition (registry EditionID, locale-
# independent; narrowed by build for LTSC/Server which share an EditionID).
function Resolve-WindowsGvlk {
$cv = Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ( -not $cv ) { return $null }
$editionId = $cv . EditionID ; $build = " $( $cv . CurrentBuildNumber ) "
$isServer = $false
try { $isServer = ( ( Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem -ErrorAction Stop ) . ProductType -ne 1 ) } catch { }
$keys = Get-Keys ; if ( -not $keys ) { return $null }
$pool = if ( $isServer ) { $keys . windows_server } else { $keys . windows }
$m = $pool | Where-Object { $_ . editionid -eq $editionId -and ( -not $_ . builds -or ( $_ . builds -contains $build ) ) } | Select-Object -First 1
if ( $m ) { Write-Host " detected $editionId (build $build ) -> $( $m . edition ) " ; return $m . gvlk }
Write-Host " no published GVLK matches EditionID ' $editionId ' (build $build ) "
return $null
}
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function Activate-Windows {
Step " Windows activation "
$slmgr = " $env:WINDIR \System32\slmgr.vbs "
& cscript / / Nologo $slmgr / skms " $KmsHost ` : $KmsPort " | Out-Host
if ( $LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 ) { Bad " slmgr /skms failed " ; return }
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$lic = Get-WindowsLicense
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if ( $lic -and $lic . Licensed ) { OK " Windows already licensed ( $( $lic . DaysLeft ) days) - host pinned, skipping /ato " ; return }
if ( $null -eq $lic ) {
Step " No Volume License key - fetching the GVLK for this edition "
$gvlk = Resolve-WindowsGvlk
if ( -not $gvlk ) { Bad " Couldn't auto-select a GVLK. Pick one from https://kms.viktorbarzin.me/#windows and run: slmgr /ipk <GVLK> " ; return }
Write-Host " installing GVLK $gvlk "
& cscript / / Nologo $slmgr / ipk $gvlk | Out-Host
if ( $LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 ) { Bad " slmgr /ipk failed " ; return }
}
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& cscript / / Nologo $slmgr / ato | Out-Host
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$lic = Get-WindowsLicense
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if ( $lic -and $lic . Licensed ) { OK " Windows licensed ( $( $lic . DaysLeft ) days) " }
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else { Bad " Windows not licensed - likely not a VL edition (Home/retail/OEM reject KMS). See https://kms.viktorbarzin.me/#faq " }
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}
if ( $doWin ) { Activate-Windows }
# --- Office / Project / Visio: activate already-installed ----------------
function Find-Ospp {
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# Covers MSI (Office16/15) and Click-to-Run (\root\Office16) layouts, 64- and 32-bit.
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$candidates = @ (
" ${env:ProgramFiles} \Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs " ,
" $ {env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs " ,
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" ${env:ProgramFiles} \Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ospp.vbs " ,
" $ {env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ospp.vbs " ,
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" ${env:ProgramFiles} \Microsoft Office\Office15\ospp.vbs " ,
" $ {env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Office\Office15\ospp.vbs "
)
foreach ( $c in $candidates ) { if ( Test-Path $c ) { return $c } }
return $null
}
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# Installed Click-to-Run Volume products, e.g. ProPlus2024Volume, VisioPro2024Volume.
# These IDs match the `product` field in the published key list exactly.
function Get-OfficeReleaseIds {
$c = Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ( $c -and $c . ProductReleaseIds ) {
return $c . ProductReleaseIds . Split ( ',' ) | ForEach-Object { $_ . Trim ( ) } | Where-Object { $_ -match 'Volume$' }
}
return @ ( )
}
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function Activate-Ospp([string]$label ) {
$ospp = Find-Ospp
if ( -not $ospp ) {
Warn " $label ` : ospp.vbs not found (Office not installed?). Skipping. "
return
}
Step " $label activation via $ospp "
& cscript / / Nologo $ospp / sethst : $KmsHost | Out-Host
& cscript / / Nologo $ospp / setprt : $KmsPort | Out-Host
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# Idempotent: skip /act when already licensed (the '---LICENSED---' marker
# in ospp output is a fixed literal, not localized).
$st = & cscript / / Nologo $ospp / dstatus 2 > & 1 | Out-String
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if ( $st -match '---LICENSED---' ) { OK " $label already licensed - host set, skipping /act " ; return }
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# Not licensed: install the matching GVLK for each installed VL product of
# this family (Office = anything that isn't Project/Visio), fetched from the list.
$rels = Get-OfficeReleaseIds | Where-Object {
switch ( $label ) { 'Project' { $_ -match 'Project' } 'Visio' { $_ -match 'Visio' } default { $_ -notmatch 'Project|Visio' } }
}
$keys = Get-Keys
foreach ( $rel in $rels ) {
$k = if ( $keys ) { ( $keys . office | Where-Object { $_ . product -eq $rel } | Select-Object -First 1 ) . gvlk } else { $null }
if ( $k ) { Write-Host " $rel -> installing GVLK $k " ; & cscript / / Nologo $ospp / inpkey : $k | Out-Host }
}
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& cscript / / Nologo $ospp / act | Out-Host
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$st = & cscript / / Nologo $ospp / dstatus 2 > & 1 | Out-String
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if ( $st -match '---LICENSED---' ) { OK " $label licensed " } else { Warn " $label status not LICENSED yet (no VL $label SKU installed? See https://kms.viktorbarzin.me/#office) " }
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}
if ( $doOfficeAct ) { Activate-Ospp 'Office' }
if ( $doProjAct ) { Activate-Ospp 'Project' }
if ( $doVisioAct ) { Activate-Ospp 'Visio' }
Write-Host " "
Step " Done. "
Write-Host " Re-run any time to re-check status. KMS licences renew automatically every 7 days. "
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Write-Host " Privacy: see https://kms.viktorbarzin.me/#faq "