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LTSC in a consumer machine is for sure pirated, no? Not sure that is better than just sticking to windows 10 post EOL.
by DoctorDabadedoo 3y ago
LTSC in a consumer machine is for sure pirated, no? Not sure that is better than just sticking to windows 10 post EOL.
- HelixEndeavor 3y ago"pirated" yes but you can often source the install images direct from Microsoft and then use open source tools to crack the activation systems. Microsoft has kind of stopped policing piracy at the individual user level, you can even download Windows cracking tools off GitHub, a platform that Microsoft owns. As long as you're using their software it makes them happy. And LTSC is worth it to have a barebones no-bullshit Windows installation.
- DoctorDabadedoo 3y agoDidn't know you could get the base images directly from Microsoft, safe third party tools to validate the installation would still concern me, unfortunately.
- avery17 3y agoYou act like we don't all already have pirated copies of windows. Might as well get security updates.
- DoctorDabadedoo 3y agoI'm not all that concerned with the legality of it and more about the chain of trust, if there is need to download images/tools from shady websites for the thing just to work.