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Assuming that the license is linked to MS/live account and not local on machine. Though it may still activate if it was present on a machine before.
by calvano915 6y ago
Assuming that the license is linked to MS/live account and not local on machine. Though it may still activate if it was present on a machine before.
- zamadatix 6y agoEven in the case of a local machine you don't need an account/license to download and install the ISO from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 and it will automatically activate once it connects to the internet. Even if it can't connect to the internet after install it acts fully licensed, it's only once it connects and finds your copy isn't activated by any available means that it disables... the theming personalization page as a result! Microsoft decided it was worth more to their brand to ensure people were getting legitimate copies of Windows with updates than the money they could get from trying to squeeze home user pirates.