February 25, 20197 yr I'm kind of curious if anyone has come up with any downsides to not ever activating windows besides the stupid watermark. Any real "downside" to just using windows 10 with no activation? I've been doing this for months now and the only reason that I can come up with to buy 4 copies of windows- is that my crew razzes me about the activation message. I've offered to remove it for the cost of a copy of windows.... heh.
February 25, 20197 yr I'm kind of curious if anyone has come up with any downsides to not ever activating windows besides the stupid watermark. Any real "downside" to just using windows 10 with no activation? I've been doing this for months now and the only reason that I can come up with to buy 4 copies of windows- is that my crew razzes me about the activation message. I've offered to remove it for the cost of a copy of windows.... heh.Just buy one from kinguin https://www.kinguin.net/?r=34615Much cheaper on thereSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
February 25, 20197 yr Author Yeah- that is where my current licenses came from- but can't justify spending 180ish on licensing 4 windows copies just to get rid of the watermarks.
February 25, 20197 yr Yeah- that is where my current licenses came from- but can't justify spending 180ish on licensing 4 windows copies just to get rid of the watermarks.There’s only cosmetic limitations.The watermark, not being able to change wallpaper from within personalisation(you can still right click in explorer and set it though) and some messages in settings.Everything else is the same even updates.Not sure of the legality of it but I don’t think MS is too fussed about it compared to people using Windows for commercial purposes.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
February 26, 20197 yr Certain big e-bay user accounts sell windows keys for $4 or $5.. mostly UK ebay accounts. just look for ones with huge stars/reviews in recent months. they normally say in description: get your key in message/email in 1-3 mins. I got mine in 1 minute. mostly its computer recycling companies that rip the keys off of recycled computers. for personal use/gaming, there is zero issue with it. I've had mine running for about 1 yr so far, no problems. Edited February 26, 20197 yr by nasforthemass spelling
February 28, 20197 yr We highly recommend following the terms of the relevant EULA, for example: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Useterms/Retail/Windows/10/UseTerms_Retail_Windows_10_English.htm
February 28, 20197 yr Author 8 minutes ago, limetech said: We highly recommend following the terms of the relevant EULA, for example: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Useterms/Retail/Windows/10/UseTerms_Retail_Windows_10_English.htm Heh, of course you do. We are talking about practical reasons- not ethical ones. Anyone know of any functional limitations besides theme changes?
February 28, 20197 yr 37 minutes ago, jordanmw said: Heh, of course you do. We are talking about practical reasons- not ethical ones. Anyone know of any functional limitations besides theme changes? Seriously man, just 'google' it and you'll find the answers you're looking for.
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