Why Does Linus Pirate Windows??
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Published 2018-09-02
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Activate Windows. A surprisingly frequent appearance on Linus Tech Tips. But why would we pirate Windows? Will Microsoft sue us?
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All Comments (21)
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Someone: Changes pc case. Microsoft: i've never seen this man in my life
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Basically it's like this: -Changing new hardware -Windows: "A platypus?" -Put old hardware back -Windows: "Perry the Platypus???"
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Computer user: *changed their RGB fan * Microsoft: Who the heck are you? *rips their license*
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I really don’t get why, but this is one of my favourite LTT videos. The pent up passive aggression, probably, it’s just timeless.
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should've put "Activate Windows" at the bottom right of the screen, for the whole video.
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Everyone gangsta until Linus actually reads the EULA
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The harder software firms make it to be legit, the more it drives people to piracy.
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This vid literally showed me how to re activate windows for my new hardware. Cheers Linus.
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Activate windows is burnt into my 2010 monitor after 4 years
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User: changes lightbulb in office Microsoft: New phone, who dis?
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The watermark can be removed run>regedit>h_kay_local_machine>system>curentcontrolreset>service>svsvc>start > and set the value data from 3 to 4
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Once, I changed my computer parts, resulting in my windows key vanishing despite me not changing any storage... I left the activate windows thing for like over a year and eventually it disappeared on its own 0.0
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The reason that the PC you used kept Windows active was because you had the same thermal paste on.
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Windows: still activated after linus replaces the motherboard Linus: you weren't supposed to do that
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Windows has been making it more difficult to boot with windows without a key. For Windows 11, they removed the "skip" and "I don't have internet" options while starting up, essentially forcing you to enter a key. There's actually a task manager workaround for that, but it baffles my mind!
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i fully support piracy
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The way Linus introduces his sponsors makes me feel like I'm living in the Truman show.
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someone: swaps a ram stick. microsoft: WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE
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I had that problem in the 80's & 90's. While building a lot of systems and swapping boards, drives and memory in and out of my personal tower. Back then it wasn't a watermark. It was more intrusive. And I forget which version it was but it was a big window popup that kept coming back.
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The reactivation asks: "what pc is this" and prompts you to select your pc from a list with pc's from your account
