A team of hackers claims to have breached “almost the entire Windows/Office software licensing security”. This breakthrough allows them to permanently activate “almost any version of Windows and Office”.
Windows and Office installation requires activation. This can happen behind the scenes or when users enter the product key.
Workarounds and hacks have been available for a long time. A popular option requires running a line of commands from a Windows 8 or later version, or a PowerShell prompt, to activate Office.
The creators of the solution now claim they have found ways to extend it to more Windows and Office products.
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The new method works on any Windows client or server versionn and includes Extended Security Updates (ESU) and Microsoft Customer Specific Volume License Keys (CSVLK).
The method used so far could not activate everything permanently. The following Windows versions, editions, and license-types are now supported for the first time:
- Windows 7
- Windows 8 and 8.1
- Windows Server (any latest version).
- Add on.
- Extended security updates.
This hack enables support for Windows 10 ESU starting in October 2025, among other things.
Hackers claim that the method discovered is simple. It does not require third-party file installation or system file modification. post on x,
An example screenshot of a full, permanently activated version of Windows with extended security updates is shared as part of the post.
According to one of the follow-up posts, the methods have been in the works for years. The hackers claim that the digital license (HWID) method has been in operation since 2018 and the KMS method for at least 17 years.
According to the original post on X, the discovered hack will be made available in the coming months.
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This discovery is a serious blow to Microsoft, provided that the hack is indeed as foolproof and easy to implement as claimed. It’s unclear how or whether Microsoft will respond to the hack. For now, it seems that hackers have, at least temporarily, won the battle.
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