Re:The End of Windows 10: a toolkit for community repair groups
by supriyo-biswas on Friday July 18, 2025 @02:44AM
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You could also just run W10/11 LTSC; W10 LTSC is supported till 2032.
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Re:The End of Windows 10: a toolkit for community repair groups
by creatonez on Friday July 18, 2025 @03:45AM
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Not for refurbishing, at least in countries where Microsoft copyright is enforced. You won't be able to get it legally because it's licensed for IoT use cases. Whereas if you go the Win11 Home/Pro route, there's a good chance you'll be able to convert the existing license from Win8/10
Re:The End of Windows 10: a toolkit for community repair groups
by ivraatiems on Friday July 18, 2025 @07:55PM
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This is correct. Many (not all) machines with Windows 7 or greater OEM licenses will install Windows 11 without asking for a key. And when they do need a key, I use refurbisher/reseller keys that are pretty cheap to get and while they might be gray market, they are much more legal than using an LTSC key on a non-LTSC device.