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Re:FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting cancellations by p1necone on Monday June 17, 2024 @11:18PM (#40713763)
> Most new machines here now have a legit OEM copy of Windows.

Are they legit legit? Or is this just because it's trivially easy to get a "legit" OEM license for free via Microsoft Activation Scripts?

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Re:FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting cancellations by nirav72 on Monday June 17, 2024 @11:47PM (#40713884)
OEM licenses for windows 11/10 are dirt cheap even here in the U.S. You can get a single use (can only activate once) for around $10-15. Most of those online sellers are based in China or HK. So yeah, those are legit OEM licenses. Since MS doesn't seem to have issues activating them. (I've bought them for VM use before)
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Re:FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting cancellations by chii on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @12:11AM (#40713998)
> a single use (can only activate once)

i am unfamiliar with windows activation, does it activate once only, meaning that if you tried to reinstall on the same machine, you can't reuse the same license?

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Re:FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting cancellations by nirav72 on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @02:03AM (#40714508)
Correct. If you need to do a fresh install on the same or new drive, then you'll need a new key. I only use these cheap OEM keys for VMs and use more expensive retail keys that persist with MS login on physical hardware. Although I know plenty of people that build own gaming machines with OEM keys.
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