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You don't really need to pay to license windows if you're just using it for testing.
by CountDrewku 5y ago
You don't really need to pay to license windows if you're just using it for testing.
- notthedroids 5y agoBecause Microsoft permits testing without a license? Or because you believe, in practice, Microsoft will not assert its intellectual property rights against someone who is only testing? (I am personally OK with the first, not the second.)
- CountDrewku 5y agoFunctionally you can use it indefinitely without licensing and only have cosmetic issues in the form of a watermark and some inability to change appearance. Whether this breaks their tos is a bit gray....
- Macha 5y ago> Because Microsoft permits testing without a license Yes https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines/ https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virt... https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/ https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/v...
- greggyb 5y agoNot sure on Windows licensing, but their major enterprise software such as SQL Server and SharePoint are free for dev use cases. When installing you have to provide a license. You can select a "Dev license" option, which gives you access to all the Enterprise Edition (or whatever name they're calling the full-featured edition) features for free for dev.