An open-source tool to activate and reset the trial of Internet Download Manager
- IDM activation with registry key lock method
- Activation persists even after installing IDM updates
- IDM trial reset
- Fully open source
- Based on the transparent batch script
Last Release - v1.0 (01-Dec-2023)
GitHub - BitBucket
- First fresh install Internet Download Manager. Make sure previous cracks/patches are removed/uninstalled if there are any.
- After that follow the below steps to activate it.
(Recommended)
- On Windows 8.1/10/11, right-click on the Windows start menu and select PowerShell or Terminal (Not CMD).
- Copy-paste the below code and press enter
irm https://massgrave.dev/ias | iex - You will see the activation options, and follow onscreen instructions.
- That's all.
- Download the file from GitHub or Bitbucket
- Right-click on the downloaded zip file and extract
- In the extracted folder, run the file named
active.cmd - You will see the activation options, and follow onscreen instructions.
- That's all.
- This script applies the registry lock method to activate the Internet download manager (IDM).
- This method requires the Internet at the time of activation.
- IDM updates can be installed directly without having to activate it again.
- After the activation, if in some cases, IDM starts to show an activation nag screen, then just run the activation option again without using the reset option.
- Internet download manager provides a 30-day trial period, you can use this script to reset this Activation / Trial period whenever you want.
- This option also can be used to restore status if in case IDM reports a fake serial key and other similar errors.
- The project is supported for Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 and their Server equivalent.
- The PowerShell method to run IAS is supported on Windows 8 and higher.
- To add a custom name in IDM license info, edit line number 29 in the script file.
- For activation in unattended mode, run the script with the
/actparameter. - For reset in unattended mode, run the script with the
/resparameter.
- IDM stores the data related to trial and activation across various registry keys. Some of these keys are locked to protect them from tampering and data is stored in a pattern to track the fake serial issue and the remaining trial days. To activate it, the script here simply generates those registry keys by triggering a few downloads in IDM, identifies those registry keys, and locks them so IDM can't edit and view them. That way IDM cannot show the warning that it's activated with a fake serial key.
- Browser Integration Fix: Chrome - Firefox
- Reach out to us on Discord (signup not required) with an error screenshot.
- Added the code to relaunch the script with conhost.exe if the script is running from the terminal app.
- Fixed an issue in getting the current user account SID.
- Fixed an issue where the script can not activate and reset IDM in non-admin user accounts.
- Fixed an issue where the script incorrectly shows that IDM is activated.
- Fixed an issue where a fake serial pop-up may appear. The script will also show the info to run the activation option again without using the reset option.
- Fixed an issue where Powershell code to launch IAS may not work due to GitHub block in some regions. It will use the new BitBucket repo as a fallback link.
- IDM registry scanning and locking code is now written in Powershell.
- The script update checker code is added to the script.
- The script will now disable quick edit mode temporarily because users often click inside the script window and it pauses the script.
- The script will back up the CLSISD registry keys before performing operations on them.
- Many error checks are added to better identify the issues.
- Move the project to Github and massgrave.dev
- Minor bug fixes
- Add info to inform users that empty registry keys are being deleted when the script deletes a lot of them
| Dukun Cabul | Original researcher of this IDM trial reset and activation logic, made an Autoit tool for these methods, IDM-AIO_2020_Final |
| AveYo aka BAU | reg_own lean and mean snippet |
| abbodi1406 | Help in coding |
| WindowsAddict | IAS Author |
And thanks to the IAS users for their interest, feedback, and assistance.
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