[Windows 10] Digital License (HWID) & KMS38™ Generation

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Thanks for the clarification Shunk1966.

My Notes:
1. Windows activated with KMS38 you can't use KMSPico to activate MS Office; you have to use KMS_VL_ALL
2. Windows activated with HWID you can use KMSPico to activate MS Office.
3. KMS(38)
- KMS38 is for Windows 10 only machines, the activation is valid until 2038 however it has some fundamental differences to all KMS activators:
- KMS38 is a completely offline process (it uses a grace period).
- KMS38 does not require any license renewal or any interaction with Microsoft or third party servers. The firewall warning you see shows a local (fake) host to emulate the activation process. The "dummy KMS address" does not exists in the real world and exist to validate/assign a IP to the activation process.
- KMS38 main benefit is that it is offline and more private (not depending on unknown third-party KMS servers).
- KMS38 will cause Windows own Event Viewer to show several errors, mostly starting with License Activation (slui.exe) failed..., you can ignore those messages, they does not have any impact on your OS performance or stability.

4. HWID
- HWID (Hardware ID) is a permanent digital license activation tied to your motherboard, which means if you change your motherboard or parts of your hardware the activation will be lost or you have to renew the license. HWID piracy or often only called "hwidgen" works by using parts of your system to generate a ticket which is then sent to Microsoft servers which return a key, which is then installed.
- HWID activated machines, can survive a fresh installed windows or an upgrade (unless Microsoft changes something).
- In case you sign into your official Microsoft account on a hardware ID based activated Windows installation, you'll be able to keep / renew your license status even after you changed your motherboard because Microsoft stores your activation status the first time you log-in.

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5. KMS38 can be change to HWID (except for Server Editions and 2019 LTSC) with KMSCleaner v2.2 Portable Link:

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-Use it to remove all traces from KMS
-Reboot Windows
-Use hwidgen to get a digital license

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6. Updates and Support:



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