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

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[–] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Personally, I'd never use one of these scripts.

Most PCs have a windows key burned in to the BIOS.

https://www.howtogeek.com/660517/how-to-find-your-windows-10-product-key-using-the-command-prompt/

I'd start there and see if it can be used for 11 or upgraded through the versions. Then I'd take a "clean" backup and use that to re-install in the future, instead of a new ISO.