Windows 10: What is the deal with un-activated Win10 ?

Discus and support What is the deal with un-activated Win10 ? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; My Win10 is activated, but what if I never did that. What happens? Watermark? Who cares? What features are disabled? If it's trivial, why would anyone... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/CortexExport, Dec 29, 2020.

  1. /U/CORTEXEXPORT
    /u/CortexExport Win User

    What is the deal with un-activated Win10 ?


    My Win10 is activated, but what if I never did that. What happens? Watermark? Who cares? What features are disabled? If it's trivial, why would anyone pay for Win10? What are the downsides to running a free copy of Win10 indefinitely ?

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    /u/CortexExport, Dec 29, 2020
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  2. WISHIHAD
    wishihad Win User

    Activation options for Win10 with instant clones

    We have a secure (no internet access) lab environment setup to test and validate a VMWare VDI deployment of Win10 clients.

    Our issue is activation of the Win10 clients as they require re-activation every time we logoff and back on because we are using instant clones.

    Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to resolve this? Here are the options we are considering and issues as we understand them:

    • Setup a KMS server
      • Requires a Volume license, which is doable
      • Documentation says we must have a minimum of 25 hosts, we don' have that in our lab
    • Use our MSDN account
      • No support for Win10 KMS license
      • No support for MKS activation
    • Manually activate each time
      • Gonna spend a lot of time on the phone What is the deal with un-activated Win10 ? :(
      • Win10 has no grace period so machines are crippled w/o activation
    Anyone have a thought or suggestions? I'm hoping I missed something.

    Thanks
     
    wishihad, Dec 29, 2020
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  3. USER33331
    user33331 Win User
    Win10: windows update stuck at never ending loop ?

    When in win10:
    • Update&security -> Windows update -> Finding update... .... .... ....
    Planning to download the latest Win10.ISO (vers.1803) and manually update:
    - Then wait that my ordered new SSD arrives and clone the old HDD to it.
     
    user33331, Dec 29, 2020
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  4. HODAKIIN
    Hodakiin Win User

    What is the deal with un-activated Win10 ?

    Win10 won't activate after RAM change

    Hey! I replaced my old RAM cards with two new ones, and now I'm stuck with a "activate windows" prompt in the bottom right corner of my screen. The troubleshooter does not seem to do anything (tried checking the changed hardware option + chose my device
    in the list of devices + it said win10 was now activated.... but the prompt won't leave.)

    I got win10 during the free upgrade period, and thus I don't have a product key... Any suggestions?
     
    Hodakiin, Dec 29, 2020
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