RSS BotMB to Hacker NewsEnglish · 8 hours agoMicrosoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internetwww.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internetwww.neowin.netRSS BotMB to Hacker NewsEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarePriorityMotif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoYou could only activate the same key several times before you had to call.
minus-squareCameronDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoThat could be it, but doesnt make sense for an air-gapped box?
minus-squarePriorityMotif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoI think it does this even if you’re offline https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsxp/comments/1czbquy/so_how_do_i_get_past_this_screen/
minus-squareCameronDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoMaybe its just the default for offline activation of volume licence keys?
You could only activate the same key several times before you had to call.
That could be it, but doesnt make sense for an air-gapped box?
I think it does this even if you’re offline
https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsxp/comments/1czbquy/so_how_do_i_get_past_this_screen/
Maybe its just the default for offline activation of volume licence keys?