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Wanna play Soulframe, don't wanna pay for Windows to play a game I got legally.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

From microsoft https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/kms-client-activation-keys

Or click on "I don't have a product key" during install

Btw gaming in a VM, unless it's a extremely old game (30+ years ago), or you have a second, dedicated GPU that you can passthrough, it's going to give disappointing results

[–] [email protected] 69 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Kinda funny that this is on Github.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You know what's even funnier? There's even an official mirror on Azure DevOps. https://dev.azure.com/massgrave/_git/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Ok, that's even funnier. Unless there is a conspiracy. :)

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 days ago

Your data is worth a lot more to microsoft than the license fee.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

Microsoft support uses it even if they aren't supposed to officially

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

That script is a lifesaver! 😅I’ve used it countless times. Usually, GitHub takes them down, but this one managed to survive.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

massgrave.dev should be good

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago (3 children)

A VM is going to incur a pretty big performance loss. From what I've read, Soulframe works just fine with Proton. Either Lutris or the Linux Steam client should work for running it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

Aye, Soulframe works flawlessly via Lutris. It runs on the same engine as Warframe and performs as well really. Been playing Soulframe for months on SUSE.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

OP can also do GPU passtrought to huuugely negate the performance loss, but it is a rather complex process.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

For 2d platformers, the virtio GPU with 3d acceleration might be OK.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

+1 for proton, though I think modern VM tech very little overhead these days.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

Do you even need to activate it? It's not like it will do anything other than nag you

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago

Click "I don't have a product key" during install. Then use MAS to activate after the install.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Why would you need that?
If the watermark doesnt bother you, I wouldnt even bother.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

If that game can run on a VM, pretty sure you can play it even though you have activate Windows watermark.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Windows 10 Pro: W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX Open CMD and type slmgr /ipk yourlicensekey press enter

Then type slmgr /skms kms8.msguides.com press enter

Then type slmgr /ato press enter

Now activated.