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Viktor Barzin 8bcb64bf99 kms-website: 3-up KMS_AUTO quick-start cards + save-as downloads + clean script comments 
- Replace single interactive one-liner with three side-by-side cards
  (Windows / Office+Project+Visio / Both) using $env:KMS_AUTO=...; the
  contract is already supported by kms-bootstrap.ps1
- Make Downloads links use the 'download' attribute so browsers prompt
  save-as instead of rendering .ps1 as text
- Strip operator-side framing: kms-bootstrap.ps1 no longer says
  "this activation has been logged" and both scripts now point Source
  at the public mirror instead of forgejo.viktorbarzin.me
2026-05-09 22:12:21 +00:00

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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta name="description" content="{{ .Site.Params.description }}">
<meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light">
<title>{{ .Site.Title }} — KMS activation reference</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ "css/style.css" | relURL }}">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://rsms.me/">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://rsms.me/inter/inter.css">
</head>
<body>
<header class="site-header">
<div class="wrap">
<div class="brand">
<span class="logo">⊞</span>
<div>
<h1>kms.viktorbarzin.me</h1>
<p class="tag">Free public KMS · Windows · Office · Project · Visio · No signup, no tracking</p>
</div>
</div>
<nav>
<a href="#quickstart">Quick start</a>
<a href="#windows">Windows</a>
<a href="#server">Server</a>
<a href="#office">Office</a>
<a href="#downloads">Downloads</a>
<a href="#faq">FAQ</a>
</nav>
</div>
</header>
<section class="hero">
<div class="wrap">
<h2>Activate Microsoft Volume License products in seconds.</h2>
<p class="lede">
Public KMS host. Point any VL Windows / Office / Project / Visio at it and it activates —
no keys to remember, no account, no logs of personal data beyond the activation event itself.
Run the one-liner below, or use the GVLK tables further down.
</p>
<div class="kms-target">
<div class="kms-target-item">
<span class="muted">Public KMS host</span>
<code class="copy" data-copy="{{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}:{{ .Site.Params.kmsPort }}">{{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}:{{ .Site.Params.kmsPort }}</code>
</div>
<div class="kms-target-item">
<span class="muted">Reachable from</span>
<code>any IPv4 internet</code>
</div>
<div class="kms-target-item">
<span class="muted">Cost</span>
<code>free, forever</code>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
<main class="wrap">
<section id="quickstart">
<h2>Quick start</h2>
<p>
Open <strong>PowerShell as Administrator</strong> on a Volume License Windows install
and paste one of the one-liners below. Each pre-selects what to activate, points
every product at <code>{{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}:{{ .Site.Params.kmsPort }}</code>,
runs the activation, and prints the result.
</p>
<div class="quickstart-grid">
<div class="card terminal">
<div class="card-head"><span>Windows only</span><button class="btn-copy" data-copy-target="quickstart-win">Copy</button></div>
<pre id="quickstart-win"><code>$env:KMS_AUTO='win'; iwr -UseBasicParsing https://{{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}{{ .Site.Params.bootstrapURL }} | iex</code></pre>
</div>
<div class="card terminal">
<div class="card-head"><span>Office / Project / Visio</span><button class="btn-copy" data-copy-target="quickstart-office">Copy</button></div>
<pre id="quickstart-office"><code>$env:KMS_AUTO='office,project,visio'; iwr -UseBasicParsing https://{{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}{{ .Site.Params.bootstrapURL }} | iex</code></pre>
</div>
<div class="card terminal">
<div class="card-head"><span>Windows + Office</span><button class="btn-copy" data-copy-target="quickstart-both">Copy</button></div>
<pre id="quickstart-both"><code>$env:KMS_AUTO='win,office,project,visio'; iwr -UseBasicParsing https://{{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}{{ .Site.Params.bootstrapURL }} | iex</code></pre>
</div>
</div>
<p class="hint">
Want to be asked instead? Drop the <code>$env:KMS_AUTO=...;</code> prefix —
the script will prompt for each product. Prefer to read it first?
<a href="{{ .Site.Params.bootstrapURL }}">View kms-bootstrap.ps1</a> or
<a href="{{ .Site.Params.setupURL }}">setup-kms.ps1</a> (a smaller variant
that just runs <code>slmgr /skms</code> + <code>slmgr /ato</code>).
</p>
<p class="hint">Want to skip the script entirely? Two cmd.exe lines do the same job:</p>
<div class="card terminal">
<div class="card-head"><span>cmd.exe — manual</span><button class="btn-copy" data-copy-target="explicit-cmd">Copy</button></div>
<pre id="explicit-cmd"><code>slmgr /skms {{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}:{{ .Site.Params.kmsPort }}
slmgr /ato
cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /sethst:{{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}
cscript "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\ospp.vbs" /act</code></pre>
</div>
</section>
{{/* helper: build product family groupings */}}
{{ $windows := .Site.Data.products.windows }}
{{ $servers := .Site.Data.products.windows_server }}
{{ $office := .Site.Data.products.office }}
<section id="windows">
<h2>Windows desktop</h2>
<p class="muted">
Per-edition GVLKs. <strong>Volume License only</strong> — Home and retail SKUs cannot KMS-activate.
Click any key to copy.
</p>
{{ $order := slice "Windows 11 / 10" "Windows LTSC" "Legacy desktop" }}
{{ range $family := $order }}
{{ $items := where $windows "family" $family }}
{{ if $items }}
<h3 class="family-head">{{ $family }}</h3>
<table class="key-table">
<thead><tr><th>Edition</th><th>GVLK</th><th class="notes-col">Notes</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
{{ range $items }}
<tr{{ if .current }} class="current"{{ end }}>
<td>{{ .edition }}{{ if .current }} <span class="badge">current</span>{{ end }}</td>
<td><code class="copy" data-copy="{{ .gvlk }}">{{ .gvlk }}</code></td>
<td class="notes-col">{{ with .notes }}{{ . }}{{ else }}—{{ end }}</td>
</tr>
{{ end }}
</tbody>
</table>
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
<details class="card">
<summary>How to use a GVLK on Windows</summary>
<pre><code>:: open cmd.exe as Administrator
slmgr /upk :: remove existing key
slmgr /ipk &lt;PASTE-GVLK-HERE&gt; :: install GVLK
slmgr /skms {{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}:{{ .Site.Params.kmsPort }} :: point at this server
slmgr /ato :: activate
slmgr /dlv :: verify (look for &quot;LICENSED&quot;)</code></pre>
</details>
</section>
<section id="server">
<h2>Windows Server</h2>
<p class="muted">Server SKUs need only 5 unique clients to satisfy the KMS activation count threshold (vs. 25 for desktop).</p>
{{ $serverOrder := slice "Windows Server 2025" "Windows Server 2022" "Windows Server 2019" "Windows Server 2016" "Windows Server 2012 R2" "Windows Server 2012" "Windows Server 2008 R2" "Windows Server 2008" }}
{{ range $family := $serverOrder }}
{{ $items := where $servers "family" $family }}
{{ if $items }}
<h3 class="family-head">{{ $family }}</h3>
<table class="key-table">
<thead><tr><th>Edition</th><th>GVLK</th><th class="notes-col">Notes</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
{{ range $items }}
<tr{{ if .current }} class="current"{{ end }}>
<td>{{ .edition }}{{ if .current }} <span class="badge">current</span>{{ end }}</td>
<td><code class="copy" data-copy="{{ .gvlk }}">{{ .gvlk }}</code></td>
<td class="notes-col">{{ with .notes }}{{ . }}{{ else }}—{{ end }}</td>
</tr>
{{ end }}
</tbody>
</table>
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
</section>
<section id="office">
<h2>Office · Project · Visio</h2>
<p class="muted">
All listed editions are Volume License. Install via the
<a href="#downloads">Office Deployment Tool</a> with the matching <code>Configuration.xml</code> below
(use <code>Channel</code> shown in each row), or manually swap a retail key with
<code>ospp.vbs /unpkey:&lt;LAST5&gt;</code> + <code>/inpkey:&lt;GVLK&gt;</code> and <code>/act</code>.
</p>
{{ $officeOrder := slice "Office LTSC 2024" "Office LTSC 2021" "Office 2019" "Office 2016" }}
{{ range $family := $officeOrder }}
{{ $items := where $office "family" $family }}
{{ if $items }}
<h3 class="family-head">{{ $family }}</h3>
<table class="key-table">
<thead><tr><th>Edition</th><th>Product ID</th><th>GVLK</th><th class="notes-col">Channel</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
{{ range $items }}
<tr{{ if .current }} class="current"{{ end }}>
<td>{{ .edition }}{{ if .current }} <span class="badge">current</span>{{ end }}</td>
<td><code class="muted">{{ .product }}</code></td>
<td><code class="copy" data-copy="{{ .gvlk }}">{{ .gvlk }}</code></td>
<td class="notes-col">{{ .channel }}</td>
</tr>
{{ end }}
</tbody>
</table>
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
<details class="card">
<summary>Sample Configuration.xml — Office Pro Plus 2024 + Project Pro 2024</summary>
<pre><code>&lt;Configuration&gt;
&lt;Add OfficeClientEdition=&quot;64&quot; Channel=&quot;PerpetualVL2024&quot;&gt;
&lt;Product ID=&quot;ProPlus2024Volume&quot; PIDKEY=&quot;XJ2XN-FW8RK-P4HMP-DKDBV-GCVGB&quot;&gt;
&lt;Language ID=&quot;en-us&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/Product&gt;
&lt;Product ID=&quot;ProjectPro2024Volume&quot; PIDKEY=&quot;FQQ23-N4YCY-73HQ3-FM9WC-76HF4&quot;&gt;
&lt;Language ID=&quot;en-us&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/Product&gt;
&lt;/Add&gt;
&lt;Updates Enabled=&quot;TRUE&quot; Channel=&quot;PerpetualVL2024&quot;/&gt;
&lt;Display Level=&quot;None&quot; AcceptEULA=&quot;TRUE&quot;/&gt;
&lt;Property Name=&quot;AUTOACTIVATE&quot; Value=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
&lt;Property Name=&quot;FORCEAPPSHUTDOWN&quot; Value=&quot;TRUE&quot;/&gt;
&lt;/Configuration&gt;</code></pre>
</details>
<details class="card">
<summary>Activation — bare commands</summary>
<pre><code>cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16"
cscript ospp.vbs /sethst:{{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}
cscript ospp.vbs /setprt:{{ .Site.Params.kmsPort }}
cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:&lt;PASTE-GVLK&gt;
cscript ospp.vbs /act
cscript ospp.vbs /dstatus :: verify --LICENSED--</code></pre>
</details>
</section>
<section id="downloads">
<h2>Downloads</h2>
<h3 class="family-head">Office Deployment Tool</h3>
<p>
Single binary that installs every Office VL edition listed above, driven by a
<code>Configuration.xml</code>.
</p>
<a class="dl" href="{{ .Site.Data.products.downloads.odt.url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
{{ .Site.Data.products.downloads.odt.label }} ↗
</a>
<p class="hint">{{ .Site.Data.products.downloads.odt.notes }}</p>
<h3 class="family-head">Windows ISOs</h3>
<ul class="dl-list">
{{ range .Site.Data.products.downloads.windows }}
<li>
<a href="{{ .url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{ .label }} ↗</a>
{{ with .notes }}<span class="muted"> — {{ . }}</span>{{ end }}
</li>
{{ end }}
</ul>
<h3 class="family-head">PowerShell scripts</h3>
<p>Both scripts are open-source, single-file, no dependencies. Read before running.</p>
<ul class="dl-list">
<li>
<a href="{{ .Site.Params.bootstrapURL }}" download="kms-bootstrap.ps1" rel="noopener">kms-bootstrap.ps1 ↓</a>
<span class="muted"> — interactive: prompts for Windows / Office / Project / Visio and activates each.</span>
</li>
<li>
<a href="{{ .Site.Params.setupURL }}" download="setup-kms.ps1" rel="noopener">setup-kms.ps1 ↓</a>
<span class="muted"> — minimal: <code>slmgr /skms</code> + <code>/ato</code>. No Office install.</span>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section id="faq">
<h2>FAQ &amp; gotchas</h2>
<div class="faq">
<details>
<summary>Why won't my retail Office activate?</summary>
<p>KMS only grants licenses to <strong>Volume License</strong> editions. Retail / OEM / Microsoft 365
keys reject KMS responses. Either reinstall as VL via ODT, or swap the key in place:
<code>cscript ospp.vbs /unpkey:&lt;LAST5&gt;</code> followed by
<code>cscript ospp.vbs /inpkey:&lt;GVLK&gt;</code> and <code>/act</code>.</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>What about Windows Home?</summary>
<p>Home editions cannot be KMS-activated. Either upgrade to Pro/Enterprise/Education
(<code>DISM /Set-Edition</code> or in-place reinstall) or use a retail key.</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>The first activation fails with 0xC004F038</summary>
<p>That's the KMS count threshold: 25 unique clients (or 5 servers) must contact the host before
desktop clients can activate. The host caches counts for 30 days. The vlmcsd implementation in
this server bypasses that — but real Microsoft KMS hosts enforce it. If you ever swap to a
hardware host you may need to pre-seed activations.</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>Office LTSC vs Microsoft 365 — can they coexist?</summary>
<p>No. The Click-to-Run installer refuses side-by-side. Run
<code>setup.exe /configure Remove.xml</code> with <code>&lt;Remove All=&quot;TRUE&quot;/&gt;</code>
first, then install the VL edition.</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>How does auto-discovery work? Do I need it?</summary>
<p>No — the Quick Start one-liner pins the host explicitly so auto-discovery is irrelevant
for internet visitors. It exists for managed corporate networks: the Software Protection
Service queries DNS for <code>_vlmcs._tcp.&lt;primary-dns-suffix&gt;</code>, and if the SRV
resolves, Windows connects there on the returned port. If you want it on your own LAN,
publish a SRV record pointing at <code>{{ .Site.Params.kmsHost }}:{{ .Site.Params.kmsPort }}</code>
(or any vlmcsd you self-host) and set the matching DNS suffix on each client.</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>Will my activation be logged? What about privacy?</summary>
<p>The KMS protocol itself sends your machine's hostname, your client IP (from the TCP
socket), and the product ID being activated. The server records the event in a log so
the operator can see overall traffic. No personal data beyond what the KMS protocol
itself transmits is collected; nothing is shared, sold, or retained beyond the operator's
monitoring. If that bothers you, run your own vlmcsd — it's a single binary, the source
is on <a href="https://github.com/Wind4/vlmcsd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitHub</a>.</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>Is this legal? Can I use it for anything?</summary>
<p>KMS activates only <strong>Volume License (VL)</strong> editions of Microsoft software.
VL keys are licensed per-organization by Microsoft; using a VL edition without a real VL
agreement violates Microsoft's licensing terms. This server exists for personal lab /
learning / unsupported-OS-revival use. If you don't have a VL agreement, evaluate
Windows + Office through Microsoft's free trial channels instead. The site operator is
not responsible for how visitors use the host.</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>How long does a KMS license last?</summary>
<p>180 days. The client tries to renew every 7 days; one successful renewal resets the 180-day
clock. As long as a machine reaches the KMS once a quarter it stays activated indefinitely.</p>
</details>
<details>
<summary>Where can I see the GVLKs Microsoft publishes?</summary>
<p>Windows: <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/kms-client-activation-keys" target="_blank" rel="noopener">learn.microsoft.com/.../kms-client-activation-keys</a>.<br>
Office / Project / Visio: <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/vlactivation/gvlks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">learn.microsoft.com/.../gvlks</a>.</p>
</details>
</div>
</section>
</main>
<footer>
<div class="wrap">
<p>
KMS host on this network · vlmcsd · Built with Hugo ·
<a href="https://forgejo.viktorbarzin.me/viktor/kms-website" target="_blank" rel="noopener">source</a>
</p>
</div>
</footer>
<script src="{{ "js/clipboard.js" | relURL }}"></script>
</body>
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