My mom bought a used laptop absolutely riddled with spyware, linux isn’t an option
ISO download from Microsoft directly. Use Rufus to make an installer USB. Click the “I do not have a license key” option. Who cares about the watermark.
You can permanently activate it with the scripts from massgravel: https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
Don’t ever run random scripts from the Internet unless you understand every line.
but do run scripts that have been verified by reputable sources
Considering it’s a laptop with a working Windows, it probably already has a licence for the hardware. Just download from Microsoft, wipe disk and install it and see if it works.
I download it from Debian.org
Windows Debian edition is in reality the most stable and privacy focused Windows yet.
No need to download anything, no iso creation, no thumb drives.
Just reset the current installation and select the option to wipe everything and start over. Google it or just poke through the settings menu.
If it already has windows on it, then it has a key. Just install windows. You can get it from their website
Like others have said, just use official windows and don’t activate, only downside is the watermark afaik.
Alternatively, you can buy licences for like 1-2 $ off eBay and other similar sites. Just make sure the licence and the version you install matches otherwise it won’t activate
Why, the laptop came with Windows so it has a license. Why not use it?
It it already had a license even better, yeah, no need to buy a new one. Figured that wasn’t the case since they asked how to pirate it.
This. Bought two keys for $3 each and no risk of any malware
mass grave dev might be able to help you
Use the official Microsoft tool that makes installation media. From there, you can leave it unactivated, purchase a key, or use MAS or whatever it’s called to activate for free
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Scratch/Reuse of a Win7 key at work and have a genuine copy.
No money went to microsoft either way and you don’t need external tools.
