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Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet (www.neowin.net)
submitted 10 months ago by [B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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[–] 5 points 10 months ago* (8 children)

But XP never really needed actual activation, it used a key.

So long as you had one valid key you're good forever.

In my career and private lab, I've built literally thousands of machines - never once had to call MS to activate.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    Maybe I'm mis-remembering, but I definitely needed to call to activate XP. I have an MSDN account, so had keys, but definitely needed to call a few times. Its a pretty unforgettable experience. Maybe it was something to do with the msdn keys not being accepted?

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    You could only activate the same key several times before you had to call.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    That could be it, but doesnt make sense for an air-gapped box?

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