Pirated Windows 7 to 10

[vijankush]

I mean I had the option to upgrade, instead I used the pirated windows 10 and activated it using KMSpico
Guess what? It worked

 

[forerofore]

can i upgrade a freshly installed win 7 with the win 10 cd? (correct 10 version and activated win 7) or do i have to update it first?

 

[Kayot]

"If they are stealing software, we want them to steal it from us." - Bill Gates in regard to piracy of Microsoft products. He knew that the theft would put his software in the lead. It takes a thief to know a thief. To bad Linus didn't market Linux, otherwise this would all be a moot argument.

As for 10.
I'm currently running 10, I used an RTM; for a fresh install, and KMSpico and it's running fine. VirtualBox is being a bit of a tard, and I had to use a Theme to turn my windows blue instead of that ugly grey, but otherwise its running fine. As a bonus of using KMSpico, I also have Office 2010 x64 with Visio running fine as well. I didn't like Office 2013.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

"If they are stealing software, we want them to steal it from us." - Bill Gates in regard to piracy of Microsoft products. He knew that the theft would put his software in the lead. It takes a thief to know a thief. To bad Linus didn't market Linux, otherwise this would all be a moot argument.

As for 10.
I'm currently running 10, I used an RTM; for a fresh install, and KMSpico and it's running fine. VirtualBox is being a bit of a tard, and I had to use a Theme to turn my windows blue instead of that ugly grey, but otherwise its running fine. As a bonus of using KMSpico, I also have Office 2010 x64 with Visio running fine as well. I didn't like Office 2013.

Do you think it's worth upgrading from Office 2007 to 2010?

It does what it's supposed to so (I just use Word and Excel) I think it's fine, right?

 

[Adeka]

I installed windows 8.1 on an old blank hard drive. I used a product key that "appears" to have unlimited uses. I'll post my results whenever the windows 10 upgrade thing appears

 

[Lacius]

It is recommended that people who are going to pirate Windows 10 do so by installing Windows 7 SP1, installing Daz's loader, and then upgrading to Windows 10. This will result in one being legitimately and permanently activated on the retail channel of Windows 10.

If you're updating from a KMS-activated Windows 8/8.1, you will be permanently activated, but you will be on a volume MAK channel that is specific to upgrading from KMS-activated machines. This channel makes me nervous because it appears to be specific to KMS-activated Windows 8/8.1 upgrades, and Microsoft could conceivably deactivate computers on this channel. If this is how you upgraded, I recommend changing your key in command prompt to the generic retail key. This will deactivate Windows 10, but it will reactivate with Microsoft's servers and the stored HWID of your device if you already upgraded from Windows 8/8.1 to Windows 10. This will result in one being legitimately and permanently activated on the retail channel of Windows 10.

If you are installing Windows 10 but not making use of the free upgrade from Windows 7/8/8.1, then you're probably making use of KMS-activation through something like KMSpico or MTK. This works, but because Microsoft mandates updates, they could conceivably update the KMS protocol on your computer, effectively neutralizing KMS-activation through KMSpico, MTK, etc.

Do you think it's worth upgrading from Office 2007 to 2010?

It does what it's supposed to so (I just use Word and Excel) I think it's fine, right?

Support for Office 2007 ends in 2017. I recommend you upgrade to a newer version of Office before that.

 

[XDel]

I hope no one.

I meant "how is Bill Gate's going to eat", but who's he going to eat will work just as well...

...prolly some poor African, Chinese, or Indian kid, at least that would be my first guess.

 

[Kayot]

Do you think it's worth upgrading from Office 2007 to 2010?

There isn't a huge difference between the two. One thing that 2010 does that 2007 doesn't is it can snap into place and be minimized etc by dragging the title bar. 2007 used some sort of internal window code and wouldn't allow for the common short cuts. I also use UBit Menu to add a tab that is the original file menu that the ribbon interface replaced.

Of course I also use Notepad++ when ever possible. I use it for writing, reports, and code editing. With office I mainly only use Excel. I'd consider using LibraOffice Calc if my workplace wasn't so hung up on Office products and didn't want reports from me in office formats. I dislike Google Docs since it's online and I really dislike things like Google Drive etc and instead use ownCloud.

So to restate, If your going to pirate, then pirate the best. If your looking to stay legitimate, then Linux and/or LibraOffice are for you. Since I play some pirated video games, I'm kind stuck with windows since the Linux community frowns on pirates and just mentioning that your trying to use a pirated game on wine gets the topic closed and a warning issued. I guess beggars CAN be choosers.

 

[NostalgicMillennial]

Can we even talk about pirated stuff on GBAtemp?

pirates can sit and swig grog all day and brag and discuss about piratey things. As long as they don't reveal de're plunderin' spot to others then the port authority can't touch em

- GBATEMP basically

 

[DaRk_ViVi]

FYI I tried GXN today and got the same issue that I was having with MediaCreationTool: SECOND_BOOT error during BOOT after data migration.
Guess I'll wait for the new update of it (which will bring new features) before trying again.

 

[SomeGamer]

OK. So I have a tablet, Win8 (not Pro) came with it. How could I update it to an permanently activated Win10 Pro? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Lacius]

OK. So I have a tablet, Win8 (not Pro) came with it. How could I update it to an permanently activated Win10 Pro? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Are you using Windows 8 (aka Windows 8 Core) or Windows RT?

• If you're using Windows 8/8.1 Core, you can legitimately upgrade to Windows 10 Home for free.
• If you're using Windows 8/8.1 Core but want to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, you need to upgrade to Windows 8/8.1 Pro first by inputting the generic Windows 8/8.1 Pro key using the Add features option. After that's done, you can activate Windows 8/8.1 Pro using something like MTK. Once you're activated, you can remove AutoKMS, upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, and receive the free permanent activation. After you've upgraded and activated, it is recommended that you shift to the retail channel after the upgrade by inputting the generic Windows 10 Pro retail key using the command prompt.
• Alternatively, you can upgrade from Windows 8/8.1 Core directly to Windows 10 Pro, but you won't get the permanent activation that comes with the free upgrade. Instead, you will have to KMS-activate Windows 10 Pro using something like MTK. This will work, but I don't recommend it because Microsoft could push an update to the KMS protocol and neutralize this activation method.
• If you're using Windows RT, then you are going to have to wait for a specific update to Windows RT that will give you some of the features of Windows 10.

 

[SomeGamer]

Are you using Windows 8 (aka Windows 8 Core) or Windows RT?

• If you're using Windows 8/8.1 Core, you can legitimately upgrade to Windows 10 Home for free.
• If you're using Windows 8/8.1 Core but want to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, you need to upgrade to Windows 8/8.1 Pro first by inputting the generic Windows 8/8.1 Pro key using the Add features option. After that's done, you can activate Windows 8/8.1 Pro using something like MTK. Once you're activated, you can remove AutoKMS, upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, and receive the free permanent activation. After you've upgraded and activated, it is recommended that you shift to the retail channel after the upgrade by inputting the generic Windows 10 Pro retail key using the command prompt.
• Alternatively, you can upgrade from Windows 8/8.1 Core directly to Windows 10 Pro, but you won't get the permanent activation that comes with the free upgrade. Instead, you will have to KMS-activate Windows 10 Pro using something like MTK. This will work, but I don't recommend it because Microsoft could push an update to the KMS protocol and neutralize this activation method.
• If you're using Windows RT, then you are going to have to wait for a specific update to Windows RT that will give you some of the features of Windows 10.

Thanks for the reply! It's not RT, it has Desktop and such... [emoji1] So the 180 day KMS activation on Win8/8.1 becomes permanent on Win10 (and MS can't tell it from the DAZ method)? OK, I've updated now to Win10(Home?), so I have to restore Win8 from the built in recovery partition? Then how do I install Win10? What is the generic key for Win10 retail for the activation to carry over? Do I need to wait for the GWX app or will a clean install do?
Sorry for asking this much...

 

[Lacius]

Thanks for the reply! It's not RT, it has Desktop and such... [emoji1] So the 180 day KMS activation on Win8/8.1 becomes permanent on Win10 (and MS can't tell it from the DAZ method)? OK, I've updated now to Win10(Home?), so I have to restore Win8 from the built in recovery partition? Then how do I install Win10? What is the generic key for Win10 retail for the activation to carry over? Do I need to wait for the GWX app or will a clean install do?
Sorry for asking this much...

Yes, the activation becomes permanent after you upgrade to Windows 10, even if you upgraded from a KMS-activated Windows 8/8.1. However, I don't know what you're wanting to do if you're already on Windows 10.

 

[jDSX]

I had win 7 ultimate (legit) that came with my lappy, clean installed to 10 enterprise KMS activate it sucks because I wiped my partition on it stupidly without knowing there wasn't a recovery disk saved (which was deleted?) (lenovo y u no have recovery disk!!!?) kinda scary at first but made out now it's OK and like my new OS

 

[Kayot]

If you have the skills for it, you can make your own recovery partition, boot loader and all.

My carry around drive.

Spoiler

I have a 300GB USB drive I carry around that has four partitions on it. 2GB for boot loader, 1 BTRFS with Mint x86 and Mint x64 with bedup, Clonezilla 2.4.2-10, and Acronis 2014, 1 massive one that is in NTFS that I use on all my machines, and 4GB swap. I have a PE cd in the boot and an install folder with windows 7 x64 (Latest Updates as of June) and now windows 10 x64 RTM. I also keep a couple of must have programs on it. It took several tutorials, both Linux and Windows, and some hair pulling to get it to work right.

My next project is to use OverlayFS to make a linux install that I can reset just by formatting a partition.

 

[SomeGamer]

Yes, the activation becomes permanent after you upgrade to Windows 10, even if you upgraded from a KMS-activated Windows 8/8.1. However, I don't know what you're wanting to do if you're already on Windows 10.

I'm on Win10 Home. That's why I want to know the shortest route to an activated Win10 Pro. And you said I need to shift to the retail channel after installing. If I enter a generic key, will my Windows keep the activation? And what is that key?

 

[osm70]

Activating Windows 10 without any tools:
Open CMD and enter these 3 commands:

slmgr /ipk NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
slmgr /skms http://kms.xspace.in
slmgr /ato

Done

How does it work:
First command changes your Activation Code
Second command changes address of Activation Server to a server that activates anything that provides the code from command 1
Third command requests activation



THIS METHOD IS NOT TESTED BY ME, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WORKS

Edit: I don't think I am breaking any rules here, because that product code is not valid. It is placeholder code used on that server.

 

[SomeGamer]

Activating Windows 10 without any tools:
Open CMD and enter these 3 commands:

slmgr /ipk NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43
slmgr /skms http://kms.xspace.in
slmgr /ato

Done

How does it work:
First command changes your Activation Code
Second command changes address of Activation Server to a server that activates anything that provides the code from command 1
Third command requests activation



THIS METHOD IS NOT TESTED BY ME, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WORKS

Edit: I don't think I am breaking any rules here, because that product code is not valid. It is placeholder code used on that server.

But this is KMS activation, right?

 

[osm70]

But this is KMS activation, right?

I actually have no idea what it is.