• 0x4E4F@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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        8 months ago

        Though, yes, I do recommend LTSC as well (high seas and all that, since they cost a small fortune) vs. a Pro license. It’s basically what Windows users were used to, a Windows install that’s stuck in time, no new features, only security updates.

        Oh, and no store and all that app crap, the only app installed is the settings app and there is no way to install any other store app (well, there is, but it’s complicated and I would do it only of there is absolutely no other way).

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      8 months ago

      I don’t think many dual booters actually pay for Windows licenses.

      You probably got a license when you bought that laptop you got in 2010. And carried it forward. Just because Microsoft didn’t charge for the upgrade path to get to windows 11 doesn’t mean you didn’t pay something for the license.

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        8 months ago

        No, I actually haven’t bought a single laptop in my entire life. All my laptops are give/throw aways. The newest I have is a 3rd gen i7.

        Did someone actually pay for a Windows license when he/she bought the laptop? Can’t say for sure, but yes, most probably. For a Win7 license most likely since that was what was sood back then. Now I have LTSC and Linux on all of my PCs.

        But me personally? No, I have never paid for a Windows license. All of the installs I have ever done for myself were pirated. From Win98 and XP onward.

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          All my laptops are give/throw aways.

          Cool then you have licenses. Whether you utilized them or not is up to you. But you have licenses.

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            8 months ago

            Utilize what. They’re most probably Win7 Home licenses that could be exchanged for a Win10 Home license at a certain point in time, but not any more… and I wouldn’t use a Home license anyway, it’s crippled AF.