1984Jan 3

Microsoft kills official way to activate windows without internet

https://lemmy.today/post/44849946

Show threadacosmichippoJan 3
look fuck microsoft, but - who is trying to activate windows without any internet access at all?
Show threadDamageJan 3
Well, I’ve never done it because it’s not part of my tasks, but for example industrial PCs used for SCADA usually run Windows, and they are never allowed on the internet, so…
Show threadpahlimur
We have our clients switch to Linux now. Ignition works well enough and it’s so much cheaper. It has drawbacks compared to wonderware, or the Siemens stack though. But I’ll take those issues over logging into their systems still running on winXP.
Jan 3 at 7:49pmWeb
Show threadDamageJan 3
That’s what I dream of. But alas, industry moves slowly, and some especially so.