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I'm looking to test out Windows, but I don't want to download it without my VPN. I'm trying to use it in a virtual machine with GPU passthrough so I can play all my games. I also obviously don't want to pay for a copy. TIA!

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[–] mister_newbie@sh.itjust.works 68 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Just download it from MS directly and use it unactivated (select "I don't have a key" when prompted). Why anyone would f- around with their OS, of all things....

If you care to activate, it's trivial to get a grey key or to find an activation script (though I think they patched out the script – even though MS Support themselves used it)

[–] cuntonabike@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Or just use ohook

https://massgrave.dev/ohook.html

Used this about 4 times in the past month alone lol

[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

That looks like for Office? Not Windows?

[–] cuntonabike@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago
[–] hurtn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

This is the way

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There's also Tiny10/Tiny11 on Archive.org.

I use it in VM's for testing.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How can you ever trust something like that?

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

That's why they're using a VM.

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Google massgravel