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Open-source Windows and Office activator featuring HWID, Ohook, TSforge, and Online KMS activation methods, along with advanced troubleshooting.

32 mentions on Hacker News by 28 people: 4 stories, 28 comments · first 2021-11-06 · latest 2026-06-22

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  1. …hosted on GitHub [1], if that's not implicit support from Microsoft, I don't know what is. [1] https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by close04 · 2026-06-15 · in Windows 11 users are tired of MS account requirements creeping into everything
  2. https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by nathanmills · 2026-05-14 · in Classic 7 is a Windows 10 LTSC mod to look 1:1 to Windows 7
  3. …on Github for a decade, without as much as a takedown notice, 161k stars now, they don't mind. https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts If they wanted it removed from GitHub they would have done so.
    comment by kristofferR · 2026-01-03 · in Report: Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet
  4. …could understand if it was free, but it's not. never in my life have i paid for a windows license. https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by 4ggr0 · 2025-11-25 · in Why I (Still) Love Linux ?
  5. If so they would have kicked this off github - https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts 157k stars
    comment by thesh4d0w · 2025-11-21 · in Microsoft makes Zork open-source
  6. …rush through to get rid of the big scary warning that windows puts up and tech news hysteria. [0] https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/b...
    comment by keyringlight · 2025-10-16 · in Retiring Windows 10 and Microsoft's move towards a surveillance state
  7. …properly next time, their 200 lines PowerShell script is downloading some 20k line cmd monstrosity https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/b... But this level of scrutiny is precisely why such DIY security claims ring…
    comment by eviks · 2025-10-07 · in Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
  8. Is it 5 lines of PowerShell or 19861 lines of cmd? https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/b...
    comment by eviks · 2025-10-07 · in Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
  9. Just use Massgravel and problem is solved :) https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by edm0nd · 2025-10-07 · in Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
  10. …mass gravel. Open source, hosted on Microsoft's own GitHub - it's practically an endorsement! > https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by LeifCarrotson · 2025-08-28 · in Windows 11 Update KB5063878 Causing SSD Failures
  11. …is completed with the license you purchase, then purchase a Windows 11 Pro license but use https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/ to activate your Windows 11 LTSC. The ISO itself can still be sourced from Microsoft. -…
    comment by zamadatix · 2025-07-28 · in Windows 11 is a minefield of micro-aggressions in the shipping lane of progress
  12. Some people with ambiguous morals use https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts Microsoft knows about this but seems to ignore it. I'll leave you to your own conclusions.
    comment by runjake · 2025-02-26 · in Ask HN: Windows 11 development environment discontinued?
  13. https://x.com/massgravel/status/1862492822261399731 https://massgrave.dev/ https://massgrave.dev/news https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts "Non-piracy" site from same devs has some neat tools as well:…
    comment by aspenmayer · 2024-11-30 · in Hackers claim to have cracked Microsoft's software licensing protection
  14. …It is inconceivable that they aren't aware of it with 102k stars. That can only be deliberate. [1] https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by RobMurray · 2024-11-13 · in M4 Mac mini's efficiency
  15. is it worse than https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts ?
    comment by mcwhy · 2024-10-14 · in Does Microsoft post a risk to GitHub users?
  16. …to set your user agent to something other than Windows.) Run the activation script from Github: https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts And enjoy a Windows that feels like your own PC again, not Microsoft's. I have to…
    comment by LeifCarrotson · 2024-10-12 · in Windows 11 24H2 hoards 8.63 GB of junk you can't delete
  17. …even a "curl $URL | sh"-esque command to get Windows activated, hosted on Microsoft's own Github: https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by netsharc · 2024-06-06 · in Microsoft Issues New Warning for 70% of All Windows Users
  18. [*] https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by mmh0000 · 2024-06-04 · in Microsoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accounts
  19. Or MAS[0] [0] https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by xeonmc · 2024-02-22 · in Inside Windows Product Activation (2001)
  20. For educational purposes ;) https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts https://massgrave.dev/
    comment by SushiHippie · 2024-01-31 · in Microsoft Edge ignores user wishes, slurps tabs from Chrome without permission
  21. https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts This is also the one used in TFA.
    comment by layer8 · 2023-11-16 · in Microsoft support 'cracks' Windows for customer after activation fails
  22. fun fact: the tool used is open source https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by mainpassathome · 2023-11-16 · in Microsoft support 'cracks' Windows for customer after activation fails
  23. > You can't have it. There is https://massgrave.dev GitHub repo has ~54k stars https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts Microsoft seemingly does not really care I guess, otherwise they would've taken it down (GitHub is…
    comment by SushiHippie · 2023-11-10 · in Microsoft pulls OneDrive update that would quiz you before letting you quit
  24. https://massgrave.dev/genuine-installation-media.html https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/r...
    comment by nuker · 2023-10-16 · in Windows 12 May Require a Subscription
  25. …to read, but being open at all and with that many users gives me quite a bit of confidence in it. https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by skeaker · 2023-06-28 · in Outlook now ignores Windows' Default Browser and opens links in Edge by default
  26. What about this? https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
    comment by kholdstayr · 2023-06-14 · in NPM won't publish packages containing the word keygen
  27. And https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts can help with that.
    comment by seanp2k2 · 2022-08-14 · in Rufus: Microsoft is blocking Windows ISO downloads
  28. …only be available for pirate users. Extreme doubt really considering they haven't even removed MAS https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts after nearly 2 years.
    comment by zamadatix · 2021-11-06 · in Windows 11 upgrade tool that bypasses Microsoft´s requirements