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The thread discusses concerns about the safety and legality of manually activating Windows via KMS, with initial questions about potential monitoring or keyloggers. Participants suggest that using official retail keys purchased from legitimate sources is safer and more legal than KMS hacks or OEM keys bought from secondary markets like eBay. Overall, the consensus advises against KMS activation for security and legal reasons, recommending purchasing official licenses instead.
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Hi,
is it safe to activate windows using KMS manually?
Does the organization who host KMS has any access to my computer?
Can it monitor my computer/my activities for example?
Or there is any type of windows keylogger that the organization has access to on my computer?
Thanks
 

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Neemobeer

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This sounds illegal. A home user won't have access to KMS licenses nor will they work without KMS infrasturture
 
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Online you can purchase as legit key for around $20 so just buy a key and avoid KMS activator hacks.
 
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ebay yes as are kinguin and g2play.net
 

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The only license you should be getting is a retail channel. Depending on the OEM license type these are either tied to the hardware and the manufacturer. OEM keys may not activate on a normal FPP copy of Windows.
 
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