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minus-squareContend6248@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoMost likely, they have “N” versions for some time for EU regulated countries https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-10/what-are-windows-10-n-and-kn-editions
minus-squareKrummsHairyBalls@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoYa, then just install the N version. It’s not some weird region locked thing. If you tell Microsoft you don’t have a product key, you’ll get a list of windows versions you can install, and you just select the N version.
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThey give windows away for free? If you don’t have a key wouldn’t they tell you to buy it?
minus-squareKrummsHairyBalls@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoWindows put a watermark on your desktop and locks you out of personalization if you don’t pay. Watermark can be disabled with a simple registry editor change. Or the entirety of windows can just be activated with a single command prompt command. Even if you’re not into pirating, you can use windows without a key without issues. They honestly don’t care.
Most likely, they have “N” versions for some time for EU regulated countries
https://www.itprotoday.com/windows-10/what-are-windows-10-n-and-kn-editions
Ya, then just install the N version. It’s not some weird region locked thing. If you tell Microsoft you don’t have a product key, you’ll get a list of windows versions you can install, and you just select the N version.
They give windows away for free? If you don’t have a key wouldn’t they tell you to buy it?
Windows put a watermark on your desktop and locks you out of personalization if you don’t pay.
Watermark can be disabled with a simple registry editor change. Or the entirety of windows can just be activated with a single command prompt command.
Even if you’re not into pirating, you can use windows without a key without issues. They honestly don’t care.