BrikoXJan 3

Report: Microsoft quietly kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet

https://lemmy.zip/post/56235408

Report: Microsoft quietly kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet - Lemmy.zip

> In November last year, we reported on the removal of an unofficial KMS-related Windows activation, something which the company was planning to do for a while. The method worked by helping to activate Windows without an internet connection.

Show threadFreedomAdvocateJan 3
It’s 2026, when are people going to stop whining about things requiring the internet? Who on earth would this change actually negatively affect? Who is buying Windows 11 but doesn’t have the internet? No one.
Show threadtty5Jan 3
I live in the middle of nowhere and while my home has 10/1 Mbit DSL option my workshop 250m away has nothing and no mobile signal. Am I supposed to drag PC used for CNC home to activate windows or should I get 2nd starlink subscription?
Show threadFreedomAdvocateJan 13

drag

lol PCs and laptops don’t need to be “dragged” anywhere. They’re not bookshelves, they’re tiny and light.

So when you buy a new computer you set it up for the first time in your house instead of your shed. You only have to activate it once.

Show threadtty5
Pc in question is a part of a 3000kg CNC machine
Jan 13 at 9:56amWeb