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In November last year, we reported on the removal of an unofficial KMS-related Windows activation, something which the company was planning to do for a while. The method worked by helping to activate Windows without an internet connection.

  • tty5@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    22 days ago

    I live in the middle of nowhere and while my home has 10/1 Mbit DSL option my workshop 250m away has nothing and no mobile signal. Am I supposed to drag PC used for CNC home to activate windows or should I get 2nd starlink subscription?

    • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      22 days ago

      Why are you not using a 2.4ghz or 5ghz wireless bridge?

      I’ve got a 5ghz bridge between my garage and house, and it goes through 2 trees and still gives me around 900mbs. It’s over 350m away too.

      Not saying that the guy bitching about people who don’t have Internet to active win11…just offering you an idea to fix your lack of Internet in your workshop.

      • tty5@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        22 days ago

        Because I don’t need an internet connection in the workshop. I don’t want to install a bridge just to activate windows.

        • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
          23·
          22 days ago

          Ok then why bring it up? Are you doing stuff in the workshop that requires you to activate multiple windows machines? Activate the single cnc machine and be done.

          • tty5@lemmy.worldEnglish
            51·
            21 days ago
            1. Because I shouldn’t have to. It’s purely Microsoft forcing it.
            2. I only have 1 PC in my workshop, but there are companies in the same situation which have dozens.
            • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
              1·
              12 days ago
              1. Why shouldn’t you have to? Because you say so?
              2. Companies use the internet to manage their devices and communicate, so it’s not an issue.

              There are many simple and easy solutions to your problem, you just don’t want it to be solved because you want to complain.

            • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
              22·
              21 days ago

              Not saying you should, I was just pointing out that you can get Internet/connection to your garage/workshop for like $100 these days. I’d assume most shops with that large of a footprint have some sort of IT service, in house IT, or buying it from a vendor that has that setup already.

    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
      1·
      12 days ago

      drag

      lol PCs and laptops don’t need to be “dragged” anywhere. They’re not bookshelves, they’re tiny and light.

      So when you buy a new computer you set it up for the first time in your house instead of your shed. You only have to activate it once. Correction - you don’t even need to activate Windows.

      • tty5@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        12 days ago

        Pc in question is a part of a 3000kg CNC machine. Yes, it can be removed from it, but it’s not a fun process.