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My mom bought a used laptop absolutely riddled with spyware, linux isn't an option

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[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

[–] jack55555@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why, the laptop came with Windows so it has a license. Why not use it?

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

This. Bought two keys for $3 each and no risk of any malware