[chan] general
Jul 17 13:18 [raw]

It's not a problem, it's a feature. This is because of your system's edition I think. It's a windows 10 professional what activated using corporate key and KMS server or "cracked" with local KMS emulation. Such system needs to reactivate every 180 days IIRC.

[chan] general
Jul 17 13:18 [raw]

As far as I know there is no real limitations besides disabled personalization.

[chan] Computers
Jul 17 13:18 [raw]

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[chan] general
Jul 17 13:18 [raw]

Having said that, my Win 10 installation seems to be working fine without activation. I don't know how long it will keep working.

[chan] general
Jul 17 13:19 [raw]

The pirate activation software that I used initially seems to be blocked now, and no longer works. I'm having problems finding one that is not infested with malware.

[chan] general
Jul 17 21:52 [raw]

if you want a free operating system and don't want to pay, use a linux distro. mint is good for beginners.

[chan] general
Jul 17 21:52 [raw]

The last Windows OS I used as a daily driver was 98SE. Went to Linux and have never looked back. If you NEED Windows for a certain thing, MS does have virtual machine images that you can spin up for 90 days at a time for free. https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/

[chan] general
Jul 18 00:08 [raw]

I ditched windows over 15 years ago. I bought a OEM computer once with Windows 8 pre-installed. I booted to a linux installer and installed linux and that was that. I never even tried to use Windows 8.

[chan] general
Jul 18 00:18 [raw]

I ditched windows over 15 years ago. I bought a OEM computer once with Windows 8 pre-installed. I booted to a linux installer and installed linux and that was that. I never even tried to use Windows 8.