IDM Activation Script

Lightweight Windows tooling for IDM state management via batch and PowerShell.

Features

• Interactive menu for common operations
• Command-line support for unattended use
• Automatic registry backup before changes
• Deterministic hosts normalization with duplicate-safe IDM domain blocking
• Compatibility checks for environment, permissions, and required tools
• Support for x86, x64, and ARM64 Windows environments

Requirements

• Windows 7 or later (including Windows Server)
• Administrator privileges
• Windows PowerShell 5.1 or later
• Internet Download Manager installed

Usage

Method 1: PowerShell bootstrap

Run in Windows PowerShell:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/omartazul/IDM-Activation-Script/main/IAS.ps1 | iex

Method 2: Interactive mode

1. Download IAS.cmd from the Releases page.
2. Run IAS.cmd as Administrator.
3. Select an option from the menu.

Method 3: Command-line mode

IAS.cmd /act
IAS.cmd /frz
IAS.cmd /res

Operational flow

1. Validate execution environment and privileges.
2. Detect IDM and related registry locations.
3. Create backup files in %TEMP% (with fallback to %SystemRoot%\Temp).
4. Execute the selected operation.
5. Return status and guidance in the console.

Troubleshooting

Script requires admin privileges

• Run the script with elevated rights.

PowerShell is not working

• Check policy restrictions.
• Example:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Bypass

WMI is not working

• Restart the service:

net start winmgmt

Hosts entries look inconsistent

• Run the script once with administrator privileges to re-normalize IDM domains.
• The script now rewrites managed IDM hosts entries idempotently on each run.

Security and privacy

• Operations are local to the machine.
• Registry backups are created before modification.
• Source is visible and reviewable.

Compatibility

Windows Version	Status
Windows 11	Supported
Windows 10	Supported
Windows 8.1 / 8	Supported
Windows 7	Supported
Windows Server	Supported

Architecture	Status
x64	Supported
x86	Supported
ARM64	Supported

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Disclaimer

Use this repository responsibly and in compliance with applicable laws, software terms, and licensing requirements.

Author

Md. Omar Faruk Tazul Islam

• GitHub: @omartazul

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines.