A couple of months ago, I wiped Windows off my old laptop and installed Kubuntu instead. Now, I was thinking of dual booting Windows additionally for a certain game (definitely not League of Legends, for sure not) and will need to buy a new key. Am I fine getting a copy of Windows 10 despite Microsoft’s discontinuation, or should I get a Windows 11 key? I have a different laptop I use as a daily driver (11, Surface Go 3), so this would exclusively be for the game that shan’t be named.

Sorry if this post isn’t fit for this community - I’ll delete it if it isn’t.

  • ElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.org
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    6 months ago

    You can use Windows 10 indefinitely without using a key. You’ll lose out on a few settings, mainly to do with personalisation, and you’ll have a watermark on your screen - but if it’s just for one game, then perhaps that’s something you can live with.

    …there are also Certain Methods to permanently activate Windows without a key at all if necessary.

  • biddy@feddit.nl
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    6 months ago

    Don’t buy a Windows key. If Windows was installed initially it should remember your hardware and activate. If it doesn’t, there’s numerous ways to pirate Windows.

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    6 months ago

    Sorry if this post isn’t fit for this community - I’ll delete it if it isn’t.

    You’re asking a Linux community about what key you should buy for Windows, how is this at all relevant?