Microsoft Toolkit 2.4 Final Full Changelog:

Microsoft Toolkit Changelog:
2.4.1
-Fixed broken validation of custom KMS PID in Settings.

2.4
-Full KMS Activation support for Windows 8/Server 2012 and Microsoft Office 2013 using KMSEmulator.
-Prevent clicking Credits, Readme, or Settings when the Progress Bar is active.

2.4 BETA 9
-Added new EZ-Activator (no Retail to Volume conversion).
-Added Microsoft Office 2013 Uninstaller.
-Better error checking for Customize Setup.
-Better handling of setting KMS Host and Port.
-Customize Setup will warn on unsupported Microsoft Office Setup Version and disable Change Channel button.
-Documented Settings in Readme.
-Settings file is formatted and indented to be more readable.
-Updated KMS Client to support Windows Vista/Server 2008 only KMS Servers.
-Updated Microsoft Office 2010 Uninstaller.

2.4 BETA 8
-AutoKMS and AutoRearm will now run Scheduled Tasks on battery power.
-Can Add Language using a Single Language Pack ISO.
-Changed Default KMS PID.
-Delete Empty Folders left behind by Activation Tools such as AutoKMS.
-Fixed Channel Switcher not detecting Microsoft Office 2010 Standard.
-New Settings Editor.
-Optimized WMI calls to SPPSVC/OSPPSVC.
-Replace all KMS Host/Port entries to avoid conflicts.
-Show expiration date for BETA products.

2.4 BETA 7
-Activate and AutoKMS will charge a KMS Server's Client Count if it is determined to be too low.
-Activate will stop KMS Server Service, and restart it when done.
-Added ability to restore Microsoft Office 2013 activation on Windows 8 to a different Windows 8 Edition.
-Added KMS Server Service as an Activation Tool.
-Added SharePoint Designer 2013 Product Key.
-AutoKMS will not attempt to activate a KMS Host Key mistakenly.
-Better clearing and setting of KMS Hostname and Port if it has been set using other methods.
-Blocked running from Network Drive.
-Can KMS Activate Microsoft Office 2013 on Windows 7 (but not Windows 8) offline.
-Customize Setup's Add Languages lets you integrate multiple languages at once.
-Customize Setup's Add Updates lets you integrate multiple updates at once.
-Fixed a License Restore bug on Windows 8 where tokens could not be deleted/replaced.
-Fixed Remove Language always saying you only have one language installed.
-If you get C004F074, KMSEmulator is started and any processes using the KMS Port are killed, to ensure KMSEmulator runs.
-KMS Server Service will kill any process using the needed KMS Port.

2.4 BETA 6
-Better support for upgrade keys in License Restore.
-Can KMS Activate Microsoft Office 2013 on Windows 7 (but not Windows 8).
-Channel Switcher supports Microsoft Office 2013 (but only ProPlus, Visio Pro, and Project Pro).

2.4 BETA 5
-Fixed Office Detection issues.
-KMSEmulator doesn't require Visual C++ 2010 x86 Runtimes.
-Removed PIDX Check of Keys entered during License Backup as it fails KMS Host Keys.
-Removed License Refreshing/Caching.
-Will override a custom KMS Host with 127.0.0.1 if KMS Activation fails for that custom KMS Host.

2.4 BETA 4
-AutoKMS and AutoRearm properly create Startup task (only Daily was being made).
-KMSEmulator no longer crashes on Windows XP.

2.4 BETA 3
-Show Exception Details if the Exception on Activation Error Lookup is not an XmlException.
-Show Exception Message if Scheduled Task creation fails.
-Validate User Entered Product Keys on License Backup using PIDX Check.

2.4 BETA 2
-Fixed switch to Windows Mode crash on other languages due to .NET Convert.ToDouble using different Culture.

2.4 BETA 1
-Added Batch PIDX Key Checker.
-Added Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2013 Product Keys and PIDX Checking options.
-AutoKMS and AutoRearm logging is mandatory, but log will be deleted after it 10MB+.
-AutoRearm supports Microsoft Office 2013 on Windows 7 but not Windows 8.
-Can add MSP files to Microsoft Office Setup.
-Changed Office and Windows Information. No longer show Activator, and now shows numerical edition.
-Completely recoded application logic from scratch.
-Fixed Office Uninstaller not working.
-Fixed using Windows 7 Registry paths on Windows Vista, where they are different.
-Get Rearm Count supports Microsoft Office 2013, but only on Windows 7.
-KMSEmulator always activates in one attempt, removing need for a lot of Settings and Functions.
-License Backup folders changed for Microsoft Office (EX: Office 2010 is now Microsoft Office 2010). Please rename to use Backups created with older versions.
-License Backup saves Windows WPA Key, but this is not used anywhere.
-License Restore more reliable, won't use up activations.
-License Restore requires disabling internet connection.
-License State is loaded on start and cached, speeding up many functions.
-Make ISO uses a label of "Microsoft Office" instead of "OFFICE14".
-Most Settings made obsolete so they were removed.
-No longer need to uninstall AutoKMS Custom Task before uninstalling AutoKMS.
-Phone Activation codes now saved in XML Format. NOTE: Can no longer use current INI File.
-Removed ability to download Microsoft Office updates (Server broke and other tools do this and Windows as well).
-Removed Backup options. The normal user had no need for these (was for testing) and could only break their backup or system.
-Removed EZ-Activator. Basically everything it does is obsolete now.
-Removed On-The-Fly license conversion. It causes too many issues with it failing midway and people not being able to activate.
-Removed License Tab and associated functions.
-Removed MultiKMS. It existed only to give people who wanted to run KMS as a Service a way to bypass persistent 8007000D errors.
-Removed silent switches.
-Requires .NET 4 now instead of .NET 3.5.
-Separated Client and Server in Product Keys Selection, but you can use either when doing a PIDX Check.
-Since Microsoft Office 2013 on Windows 8 uses the OS Licensing, there is no License Backup Tab in Office Mode.
-Since Microsoft Office 2013 on Windows 8 uses the OS Licensing, we can't use the Rearm Check/AutoRearm technique.
-Since Windows 8 Rearm requires a reboot, the program prompts on rearm and closes, and checks on start if you've rearmed.
-Set KMS Host to 127.0.0.1:1688 if a custom one isn't set already (Means I don't need a Settings Window for these anymore).
-Support Windows 8, though we can't activate it via KMSEmulator yet.
-Support (Preliminary) Microsoft Office 2013. Some things still don't work or are added yet.
-Updated readme. Please check for errors/omissions.
-Using new KMSEmulator with various fixes. NOTE: Still won't activate Windows 8.
-Various UI Changes and innumerable internal changes not mentioned here.
-Various code to cleanup older versions removed. Recommended to uninstall Activators and remake License Backups.

2.3.2
-Fixed Auto Update button returning 404
-Updates are downloaded to a separate folder, and kept, then copied to the selected Office 2010 Setup.

2.3.1
-Enabled Windows Tab for Windows 8. WARNING: Windows 8 is NOT officially supported and many functions have issues, especially Restore.
-Fixes numerous registry issues created during migration back to .NET 3.5. This was a cause for bugs in quite a few functions.
-Removed "Check for Program Updates" (Users of earlier builds need update soon as I will remove this info which may cause annoying errors)
-Repairing Office 2010 should no longer involve extra setup boxes on non x86-64 Office Architecture.
-Replaced Windows 8 DP Key with Windows 8 CP Key.

2.3
-Fixed Update check bugs (BETA 9 and earlier will fail to know about this update and will get an error).
-Now no longer requires .NET 4.
-Readme is still out of date, and since I'm working on 3.0 for W8/Office 15, I likely won't do much with 2.X.
-When downloading updates for Office 2010, all updates not on the list that aren't OCT get deleted as they are superseded.

2.3 BETA 9
-Added function to download and integrate all updates in Customize Setup
-Fixed Product detection issues in Customize Setup

2.3 BETA 8
-Added Permissions Fix during a Restore and Improved Office Rearm Check Success Rate
-Added Program Update Check on Startup
-Added support for UDF Office ISO's
-Added Functions to directly Check and Show Keys in the DigitalProductID.
-Channel Changing does patching via code instead of using xdelta3.exe and no longer needs to write patches to disk
-Customize Setup disables channel change button if setup.exe is not from Office 2010, so you can use it to integrate Office 2007 Updates/Languages.
-Enhanced error checking/messages on KMSEmulator failure.
-Fix MAK Activation Count always failing
-Fix Restoration of Phone Activation ending up in grace
-Fixed Scheduled Tasks not running as SYSTEM
-KMS PID is set before start instead of editing process memory when using manual Activation
-Preliminary Windows 8 Key Decoding
-Removed options and unnecessary fixes from EZ-Activator
-Scheduled tasks now keep the last run time and result
-Timing of Activation Restore
-Updating Settings or PID via EZ-Activator will update AutoKMS/AutoRearm.
This is because changing settings but not the EXE could cause a INI mismatch so AutoKMS/AutoRearm would revert to default settings.
-Using ReSharper for automatic code refactoring

2.3 Alpha 1 R7
-Fixed checks that disable functions

2.3 Alpha 1 R6
-Fixed Scheduled task install failure.

2.3 Alpha 1 R5
-Added IR5 detection
-Added MultiKMS
-Added Office/Windows Product detection in Main tab
-AutoKMS and AutoRearm show their version in the log
-Backups are sorted by OS/Office and show up as a list. Move old backups to new folders to use them.
-Can install AutoRearm alongside AutoKMS, allowing AutoRearm to be a failsafe.
-CMID change and Office Repair disabled by default in EZ-Activator. If the PID fix doesn't work you probably have an issue that these won't help.
-Disable and check Save/Restore keys in Windows since Windows backup needs this.
-Fix tokens permissions on restore in case of bad permissions.
-Key Checker doesn't require Office or Windows Vista+ to use.
-Key Checker gets remaining MAK count if a MAK is checked. Requires Internet connection or will not work.
-Key Checker is a bit faster.
-KMS PID's coded in the app can be selected in Settings as a list.
-More products supported/consolidated in Key Checker.
-Improved AutoRearm detection of activated Office.
-Improved Windows backup failsafe.
-Removed Selector UI
-Scheduled Tasks will be Vista on Vista+ OS instead of XP. XP will still use XP tasks.
-Silent switches added for MultiKMS, Backup and Restore of Office and Windows, and Windows EZ-Activator. NOTE: /SaveKeys switch on Backup may require user interaction to get the key.
-UI changed on CID/Key Prompt boxes.
-Various improvements, bugfixes, and techniques to optimize the apps and minimize AV false positives.

2.3 Alpha 1 R4
-Vista Support Detection

2.3 Alpha 1 R3
-Windows Backup enhancements
-Reinstall Keys

2.3 Alpha 1 R2
-Windows Volume detection bugfixes
-Not using .NET Reactor
-Windows Backup tweaks
-Reinstall Keys Selected by default

2.3 Alpha 1
-Windows UI/Functions

2.2.3
-Fixed Visio Key Selection

2.2.2
-Fixed AutoKMS and AutoRearm Settings version mismatch
-Windows XP users can use the key checker if Office 2010 is installed, otherwise it is disabled.

2.2.1
-Added more KMS Keys and Checker support for more products.
-Fixed file browsing when using Customize Setup functions.

2.2
-Added ability to choose KMS Port, separate KMS PIDs for Windows and Office. Settings have been changed alot.
-Can check and install/uninstall Windows product keys. Can use different KeyList.ini files for each supported checkable product.
-Confirmation ID and Backup Key Prompt boxes remain centered and in front after minimizing and then restoring toolkit.
-Check if licensing is in a proper state before running certain functions.
-Fixed loss of rearms during rearm check and improved Backup error detection accuracy.
-KMSEmulator runs in RAM to reduce Anti-Virus problems.
-Many UI Changes and internal changes/bugfixes.
-Nuked/Discontinued support and install of AutoKMS Service, will uninstall if you uninstall AutoKMS.

2.1.6
-Added logging to AutoRearm.
-EZ-Activator won't say no products detected after successful activation which caused AutoKMS to be skipped.
-Fixed AutoKMS failure to run with tasks.

2.1.5
-Can install AutoKMS as a service and add a custom task.
-EZ-Activator won't say it succeeded if it didn't attempt activation.
-UI Changes.

2.1.4
-Enabled install and use of AutoKMS on Windows without Office 2010 and improved AutoKMS Windows support.
-Some of the PIDs in the EZ-Activator fix mode were invalid. They have been replaced.

2.1.3
-Added Phone Activation support.
-Added/Changed EZ-Activator KMS fixes and ability to specify KMS Extended PID used by KMSEmulator.
-Slight Change UI of Customize Setup Tab.
-Show Installation ID in Check Activation Status, and added an option to display Client Machine ID in Check Activation Status.

2.1.2
-Fixed ISO Extraction issue where some ISO's would lost the last 2 letters of all file names.

2.1.1
-Added new KMSEmulator that should fix persistent 8000700D errors.
-Made some UI text elements read-only.

2.1
-Added Troubleshooting/Support request guidlines to readme.
-Added Copy To Clipboard button in Readme
-AutoKMS Uninstall now deletes the Keygen if it remains.
-Added Silent Switches (Read further for more info).
-Added Customize Setup Tab and all functions inside it.
-Added New Backup Options/Features.
-Attempt Activation gives error code such as 8007000D if activation fails.
-Can customize where AutoKMS, AutoRearm, and KMSEmulator.exe are installed/created.
-Check Activation can show License Error Code and all installed license types even if no key is installed. Must first enable in Settings.
-EZ-Activator skips certain checks if you've disabled things that the checks were for.
-Fixed Key Uninstall Bug where it would say successful if you tried removing a custom key that wasn't installed. Also changed error for Key Install Failure.
-If you have a read only INI or are in a folder where you can't write an INI, this is now taken care of (Settings Button will be disabled and default settings will be loaded if no INI exists)
-UI Changes and IORRT detection.

2.0.1:
-Added ID to INI file. This is to prevent using an old INI with newer version that would result in a crash.
-Added Daily Tasks for AutoKMS and AutoRearm
-Added Keys.ini batch key checking.
-AutoKMS can now KMS activate Windows
-AutoRearm can now convert Retail to VL automatically to eliminate nags
-Automatically Delete KMS Keygen and Hostname are now disabled by default.
-Better error recovery and notification.
-Fixed false success in EZ-Activator if KMS Keygen got deleted by AV.
-Removed Tokens Only Restore - It just doesn't work and nobody uses it as the Full Restore is always needed.
-Starting KMS Keygen is now the first thing done during activation so if AV causes failure we don't waste time.
-Using Modded KMS Emulator (By Phazor) to lessen amount of AV false positives.

1.4.0.5 to 2.0: Written in C#, changes are drastic and innumerable.

1.0 To 1.4.0.5: Initially just a batch file. Changes over these versions undocumented and almost innumerable.

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Credit: CODYQX4 [MDL]    november_ra1n
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