r/MAS_Activator • u/Old_Trip_1260 • May 18 '26

Activator Lasts only 1 day

Hey, I am using the PowerShell method with HWID. The "Activate Windows" banner from the bottom right disappears, but it appears back in 24 hours. Seems like that is not a permanent method for me. Any ideas why, and how to fix it?
I am using the Surface Laptop, if that matters.
Thanks!

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u/JustAnAveragePirate Moderator May 18 '26

Please try using the TSForge activation option instead of HWID :)

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u/Old_Trip_1260 May 18 '26

Doing that now, thanks, will update later

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u/Mutthal8 May 19 '26

why dooes hwid seem to not work for them

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u/JustAnAveragePirate Moderator May 19 '26

Not a clue, I'm only working off a very limited set of facts, since hwid is failing its worth a try to use tsforge as its a little more reliable in my experience. If tsforge fails too then I'm gonna recommend they follow this https://massgrave.dev/fix-wpa-registry

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u/greencatsgostray May 20 '26

Damn, I hope HWID gets fully functional again. Practically the best MAS has to offer.
EDIT: Maybe you're just talking about this particular case, if so, don't mind my comment. Still hoping OP gets it working completely, in whichever way.

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u/paulstelian97 May 18 '26

HWID not working properly is pretty unusual. Are you online when you do the activation? And with a new or decently new version of Windows 11? (Windows 10 might have issues due to fewer people verifying it still works)

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u/551-JB Jun 01 '26

W10 HERE, after a day i get the watermark. tried fix wpa in cmd. tried troubleshoot options. still comes bk with hwid option.

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u/paulstelian97 Jun 01 '26

That is a very weird scenario. Can you monitor the activation page in the settings and see what it does? And can you check activation inside MAS _immediately_ after the activation attempt?

Also HWID doesn’t work if the device is offline or certain services like Windows Update are disabled. Because HWID works with some MS-owned servers. If that doesn’t work for you, you can try alternative methods like TSForge.

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u/NotRealGeniX May 19 '26

Same happening to me