Comment on My writing laptop just died

• wander1236@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s super easy to activate Windows for free, and Microsoft doesn’t care: massgrave.dev.

  If you were logged in with your Microsoft account before, that should also restore your real previous activation.

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  • datavoid@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You don’t even have to feel bad about it either! As Microsoft once said, Windows 10 is the last windows operating system. Sounds like you already owned that, so you’re good.

    I’ve even contacted MS support before telling them I wasn’t going to buy windows 11 as I paid for 10 and they said that was the last version. They gave me a new key no questions asked.

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    • wander1236@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I thought 10 keys worked for 11 anyway. I’m pretty sure you can still use 7 keys if you try hard enough

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  • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Seconding that massgrave is legit. I remember that I was nervous when I first installed Windows through this method, but I used it for years, across multiple different devices and never had any problems

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• Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Horde here. If you get any Linux OS with KDE plasma as desktop it’ll feel pretty much the same as Windows, if you’re not a computer person you’ll likely not even notice the difference. Install the KDE version of EndeavorOS for example. Horde end

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• Nollij@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Are you able to physically replace the HDD (preferably with an SSD)? If so, you can use the (Win10) Media Creation Tool to create a USB installer.

  When it prompts for a key, just skip it. If you have an OEM mass activation laptop (i.e. anything from a major brand), it’ll activate automatically after. If, for whatever reason it still doesn’t activate, you’ll have a nag screen telling you to activate. It won’t significantly limit what you do.

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• Hello_there@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Linux - if all you need is to write in a word processor Linux can do that easy. If you want to custom everything it's harder

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• fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You can also just not activate it. There’s nothing stopping you from using the computer with the water mark. It’s not like XP which was super picky and would legit lock you out. Vista + just makes it kinda ugly but it works.

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m not a Linux person.

  [X] doubt

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