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If it doesn't say "windows needs activation" on the desktop it's because it was shipped with a hardware license.

• etaioinshrdlu 4y ago
  Hmmm, it was a used motherboard I bought on ebay...
  • alar44 4y ago
    Yup, that'll do it.
  • mrguyorama 4y ago
    I got a free copy of windows accidentally this way. I bought a used thinkpad for linux, and ended up installing Windows "temporarily" to play some games out of desperation, but the seller hadn't deactivated the bios Windows key so it auto-authenticated. Oops