FCKGW?

I remember key generators.. :)

I never used the one on the CD case, I just used all ones. Or 123451234512345, etc. for Windows 98.

For me its that and the other 20 reasons. :)

I would note that every single time I've tried to reactivate windows after a mobo or CPU upgrade, it has failed.

I guess it's supposed to work better if you sign into your Microsoft account ever, which I don't, because I see literally no reason they would need me to expect to advance spyware and adware.

The phone activation is the only thing that has worked. Good thing I've been dual booting a Ubuntu fork for the past six months. I guess after my next hardware upgrade I'll be Linux only.

I‘ll stay with 10 until I figured out Bitwig.

Microslop*

The moment I needed Microsoft’s permission to use my computer after installing a graphics card, I made an image of the drive, wiped it and installed a Linux distribution. That was 2008, and I’ve been a very happy computer user since.

I know not everyone can make that switch, but it’s easier than ever before, and Valve has really changed the calculus with Proton. Gaming was the biggest thing holding back Linux adoption (IMO).

Activation scripts can be put onto a USB drive, so if nothing else, there's always a way to keep using the hardware you paid for (assuming you want to stay hostage to these fucks)

I've been perfectly happy on Mint since switching over a year ago. The few games I play run just fine (FO4, FOLON, Portal, and such), and the other apps work too, GIMP, Inkscape, LibreOffice, Blender, etc.

In spite of the recent post about which Linux distro to recommend, and seeing many no longer recommend Mint, I'll stick with Mint. It just works.

They did bring back clippy, they just renamed him to Copilot and sold his soul to the devil for "better" functionality.

Microsoft is basically saying that Windows should not be used anymore in those.

I would agree with them.

From what I remember, some of those airgapped environments still use windows XP, so they're not bothered too much by this

I have the same struggles, Amen!

I'm not 100% sure on this one, but I think it applies to Windows Home and Pro but not Enterprise.

I've come to terms with the fact that i just won't play those games. There are just too many wonderful games out there that do run perfectly well under linux. Does help that most of my gaming buddies think the same. Definitely a challenge when your entire friend group is hooked in those kinda games

Gta, bf6, rainbow 6, cod, none of these run because the game studios hate giving linix users anything and its not worth their time.

Most of them are made by horrible companies we shouldn't be supporting anyways.

Then enjoy windows (unfortunately). You have no other option unless you buy those games again on a Xbox or PlayStation console.

Not judging, just curious.

What games are those? In the last 12 months I tried 151 games on Linux. All of them worked, only 6 required tinkering.

@ClydapusGotwald @1984Can you give some more inside of what you game and specially why ?

Microslop*

What softwares? Sometimes there are good alternatives for them.

I don’t think I called Microsoft to activate windows since 2012 at the latest to activate a copy of XP SP3. I’d be surprised if they got 100 calls the last decade to activate a copy of windows legitimately. Their amount of airgapped or remote systems that run windows that can’t be activated over the internet has to be miniscule

I've done this at some point. Didnt look up the source, but this might affect other ms sw as well, namely older office. If activated lets say within 90 days twice for a certain cd key, you were easier to call the number to get the windows activated (legally).

Yeah I use linux myself so dont give a fuck all, but I've offered support for small companies which can be affected.