Are these keys are embedded into the firmware? Like many laptop PC’s, nearly impossible to remove, if not impossible. But they can be bypassed using a modified ISO. I am pretty sure this should work to override the licence.
For people who might find this useful:
To bypass the BIOS version restrictions, you can edit a multi edition Windows.iso
- Open notepad and enter the following
- Save the file as ei.cfg
- Place the file in the ISO sources folder.
I am not sure if
AnyBurn free (<— Instructions) allows to edit the ISO, there are other ways
During the Windows installation you will be asked what version of Windows you would like to install.
OR
Code:
[EditionID]
{Edition}
[Channel]
Retail
[VL]
0
Replace the line
{Edition} with the Windows edition you want to install.
EditionID can be:
Home,
Professional,
Enterprise,
Education, and so on, depending on the available editions in your specific Windows ISO
For example:
Code:
[EditionID]
Professional
[Channel]
Retail
[VL]
0
Channel can be changed to
Retail or
OEM
You can also create a pid file and pre enter your
legitimate product key.
- Open notepad and enter the following:
Code:
[PID]
Value=XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
- Save the file as pid.txt
- Place it into the sources folder
Replace XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX with your legitimate product key. If you don’t have a product key or you want to manually enter it later just skip creating the pid.txt file.
