What if You NEVER Activate Windows?

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  • čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
  • DOES WINDOWS STOP WORKING IF YOU DON'T ACTIVATE?
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    Windows has always had certain penalties for those who either wait to activate their copy, or refuse to at all. But what actually happens if you just ignore the prompts and never activate your copy of Windows with a genuine key? The answer depends on your version of Windows, so we go over all the different penalties in the most recent versions of Windows, including Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, and XP. It may surprise you!
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    0:00 - Intro & Windows Versions
    1:05 - Windows 10
    2:41 - Windows 8
    4:22 - Windows 7
    6:31 - Windows Vista
    8:53 - Windows XP
    9:18 - Why Has it Gotten More Lenient?
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  • @ThioJoe
    @ThioJoe  Před rokem +398

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      @risix Před rokem +44

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    • @rebot_
      @rebot_ Před rokem +25

      It’s on german for me wtf

    • @christianpryor
      @christianpryor Před rokem +9

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  • @genrole
    @genrole Před 4 lety +7524

    Windows 10 is like the WinRAR of operating systems.

  • @aero253
    @aero253 Před 4 lety +3127

    10: Just activate please
    8: please activate
    7: Activate it...
    V: I SAID ACTIVATE IT
    XP: You didn’t activate, goodbye.

    • @ninjavenom2971
      @ninjavenom2971 Před 4 lety +167

      xp is so angry if you dont active

    • @chocolateimage
      @chocolateimage Před 4 lety +83

      eXPerience the disaster

    • @dtl5298
      @dtl5298 Před 4 lety +51

      Windows XP Will Stab You With A Knife If You Don't Activate It! XD

    • @dtl5298
      @dtl5298 Před 4 lety +12

      I Meant Instant Shutdown By Stabbing With A Knife.

    • @professorhodgeson9762
      @professorhodgeson9762 Před 4 lety +6

      Why activate rubbish? 🤣

  • @orangehatretro
    @orangehatretro Před 2 lety +617

    Windows 10: “buy a license eventually pls”
    Windows 7+8: “you seriously need to get a license”
    Windows Vista: “I will piss you off until you get a License”
    Windows XP: *”Your free trial of existence has expired”*

    • @jacksonforche9252
      @jacksonforche9252 Před 2 lety +44

      Windows 10: no pain
      Windows 8: mild, moderate
      Windows Vista: severe, very severe
      Windows XP: AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @Thischannelisalreadyclosed
      @Thischannelisalreadyclosed Před 2 lety +13

      Windows 10 has became friendly

    • @K008gr
      @K008gr Před 2 lety +5

      Maybe Windows 10 has very little punishments, because if you take a deeper look, you'll notice that windows 10 is kinda overrated. What I try to say is:
      •Windows 7 has a purely for desktop UI.
      •Windows 8.1 separates desktop UI on the desktop and tablet UI on the start menu.
      But windows 10 has a lot of inconsistencies (trashing warning):
      1. Desktop UI and tablet UI are mixed
      2. There's bloatware on the start menu (also the start menu sucks in general)
      3. Tablet mode just doesn't work:
      On Windows 8.1, the pinned apps tab and all apps tab on the start menu can be accessed by sliding your finger if you have a touchscreen, but on Windows 10, it's just buttons on the top left.
      4. There are duplicate apps on Windows 10:
      •Microsoft Edge + IE 11
      •Paint 3D + Paint
      •Groove Music + Windows Media Player
      •Settings + Control Panel
      5. (I don't this is an issue anymore) being begged to upgrade to the latest version

    • @pixigemthedumbass
      @pixigemthedumbass Před 2 lety +2

      true

    • @Michael12689
      @Michael12689 Před rokem +2

      I got a question if I never install windows onto my usb and plug that usb stick into my new pc I just won’t beable to customize the background

  • @PabTSM-OfficialChannel
    @PabTSM-OfficialChannel Před 3 lety +138

    "Set as desktop background": i'm about to start this man's whole career

    • @veto_real
      @veto_real Před 2 lety +2

      lol you made a meme but it's the oppostiet

    • @NuggestNugget
      @NuggestNugget Před měsícem

      wallpaper engine 👍

    • @yourboylos2532
      @yourboylos2532 Před měsícem

      @@NuggestNugget Just built my new pc and didn't notice it wouldn't let me change stuff i instantly got Wallpaper engine 🤣

  • @RealistikDash
    @RealistikDash Před 5 lety +3061

    If you don't activate Windows everyone will mock you for it

    • @NikA-wr6px
      @NikA-wr6px Před 5 lety +99

      RealistikDash ask ksi

    • @ThioJoe
      @ThioJoe  Před 5 lety +328

      Pretty much

    • @3kene347
      @3kene347 Před 5 lety +29

      @@NikA-wr6px i wss just about to comment that

    • @smittdog2005
      @smittdog2005 Před 5 lety +20

      nothing happens on window 10 you just cant customize it

    • @zinsy23
      @zinsy23 Před 5 lety +23

      Even though I've activated Windows, I'm still getting mocked about it by watching this video!

  • @_stuffandstuff
    @_stuffandstuff Před 3 lety +1526

    Windows 10: Not a big deal, you’ll prob buy a license someday.
    Windows XP: either activate windows, or I spontaneously combust into flames.

    • @Kalaxian80animations
      @Kalaxian80animations Před 2 lety +12

      So xD

    • @duoscorner8133
      @duoscorner8133 Před 2 lety +3

      LOOOL

    • @_stuffandstuff
      @_stuffandstuff Před 2 lety +6

      I’m still here.

    • @avy8601
      @avy8601 Před 2 lety +7

      Lmao its gonna be XP

    • @BendyGamerYT
      @BendyGamerYT Před 2 lety +57

      Windows 10: not a big deal, you'll prob buy a license someday
      **50 years later**
      Windows 10: yeah, you'll prob buy it someday...
      **50 years later**
      Windows 10: someday...
      **50 years later**
      Windows 10: some...day...
      **735382538261919129433 years later**
      Windows 10: yeah...you will buy it.........someday..............
      **9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 years later**
      Windows 10: it's all fine, you'll still buy a license someday........
      **5 days later**
      R.I.P
      Windows 10
      2019-11114444777799991111444477991111
      **meanwhile in heaven**
      Windows 10: yeah, you'll buy a license someday, I believe in you

  • @brianbarker2551
    @brianbarker2551 Před rokem +70

    I seem to remember it was for security, so many people were running unpatched versions of an unlicensed Windows it was causing viruses to spread around easily.

    • @williamhestilow4021
      @williamhestilow4021 Před rokem +3

      That and they wanted to mine and sell user data

    • @izzyxvibes
      @izzyxvibes Před rokem +3

      Welp my dad installed windows on the family computer to play a game that's only for windows and I hope he downloaded the official one from microsoft. (I have my own windows laptop)

  • @hig8436
    @hig8436 Před 3 lety +840

    The watermark keeps growing until there is no more screen left

  • @Paula-vq5pt
    @Paula-vq5pt Před 4 lety +2076

    Windows 17: You will be forced to call bill gates every 10 minutes and tell him why you didn't activate

    • @startpowxr
      @startpowxr Před 4 lety +77

      BECAUSE I'M POOR, OK!?

    • @unlit8317
      @unlit8317 Před 4 lety +71

      Poor Bill Gates, he won’t be able to do his everyday actions and even sleep then probably. And because of that he will probably just let you use a non-genuine Windows 17 copy freely already, just so you will leave him alone :D.

    • @kenan2386
      @kenan2386 Před 4 lety +1

      Activate Windows 10 free

    • @sheeloesreallycool
      @sheeloesreallycool Před 4 lety +2

      F /? /\ /V\ E Did you forget the joke?

    • @sheeloesreallycool
      @sheeloesreallycool Před 4 lety +1

      WheatleyOffDaGoop Are you illiterate? How was stating the actual logical adding onto the joke?

  • @brentsummers7377
    @brentsummers7377 Před 3 lety +77

    For me the most annoying feature of XP activation was only being allowed to re-activate a few times before you had to do the phone activation thing. I had got used to re-installing Windows 98 without any activation apart from entering the rego. code. A few years later I had learned how to make system images so I was much happier!

    • @BruhCareLess
      @BruhCareLess Před rokem +1

      Nice boy creates an operating system with Microsoft office 2019(iso). I just use same own create iso to prevent MYR 60 for repair man and all file lost (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)

    • @Theunicorn2012
      @Theunicorn2012 Před rokem

      For me the most annoying feature of XP activation was only being allowed to re-activate a few times before you had to do the phone activation thing. l had got used to re-installing Windows 98 without any activation apart from entering the rego. code. A few years later l had learned how to make system images
      so l was happier!

  • @KingMasadaX
    @KingMasadaX Před 3 lety +76

    I think the reason for the lack of penalties from XP to 10, in part may be as he said, to get as many Windows users as possible, but I think thats a small part of the bigger reasoning, back when XP ruled, they essentially had no competition, now it has 2, Mac & Linux, Mac's upgrades are free or under $20, and Linux (Mainly the Debian, Mint & Ubuntu) are completely free, and due to small installation size, and no Bloatware, in a speed test outperform Windows, while using barely any Ram, leading to a better experience, and many programs have a Linux option, and for the ones who don't, the Linux community has developed a very similar free alternative, overall Windows changed tactics because they have strong competition, and they lost a huge market share, because they are no longer THE option, they've become just AN option, so they can't nickel and dime you anymore, or they'll fall further behind.

    • @khoroshoorange
      @khoroshoorange Před rokem +2

      yeah with steam OS, proton and steam deck even gaming is now viable on linux. if people get to use windows for "free" they wont check out the competition.

    • @TheTimelessOne26
      @TheTimelessOne26 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@khoroshoorange that isn't literally true. There are some games that still wont work on linux. Like halo mcc. Or any game with anticheat software on it. So, most users of linux still have to do vms to play them. Which for some games can get you kick or even ban for using that (if you try to hide you using vms and what not). Most battleye games fall under this category. So it is definitely better but it is not every game. Hopefully it does so I can finally never have to use a windows vm/ duel boot again.
      Mac on the other hand. Ya. Good luck.

    • @kyarumomochi5146
      @kyarumomochi5146 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Its solelly to keep customers
      MACs marketshare is nothing compared to windows and Linux isnt even an alternative lmao people that are using linux are devoting their lifes into it thats the sole reason it has less than 0.2% market share

    • @TheTimelessOne26
      @TheTimelessOne26 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@kyarumomochi5146 that is not true at all. The worse os in terms of a alternative is fucking mac. But linux is definitely a alternative and some cases better than windows (looking at you windows updates and what not).
      Like, everything works on linux at this point. The only exception is honestly gaming. And even then about 90% of games out there works. Like I have a sample size of about 1000 games and less than 30. Prob even 20 does not works on linux (prob even less than that). That is insane. To how it was before. Before protondb was a thing. So ya.
      Again, there are shortcomings but it is def getting there. And there is a very easy situation to deal with that. Vms. Which almost everyone does that if they use linux to game. Or duel boot for the 3 games that truly dont like vms (battleeye games).

  • @marioghioneto1275
    @marioghioneto1275 Před 3 lety +488

    Another reason is like;
    “Well, they ain’t paying me for this installation of windows, but they ain’t paying our competitors either so at least if I don’t get the money my competitors don’t get it either”

    • @xubairaca
      @xubairaca Před 3 lety +59

      they dont want people to switch to linux , now a days linux is pretty much easier to learn and user friendly

    • @bombytetoo
      @bombytetoo Před 3 lety +1

      haha linux 😐

    • @SFSAtlas
      @SFSAtlas Před 3 lety +8

      @@xubairaca and free

    • @aiden5573
      @aiden5573 Před 3 lety +8

      @@SFSAtlas and very customisable

    • @flutterwind7686
      @flutterwind7686 Před 3 lety +8

      @@joeyjoeanu4910 If all your doing is simple document editing and running off basic applications, most programs have been prepackaged for Debian besides a select few. And in the rare case Linux doesn't have it, that's what Proton / Wine / VM is for.

  • @Dr-Random
    @Dr-Random Před 3 lety +1638

    Windows 10: if you don’t activate it’ll be fine
    Windows XP: either activate or no computer

    • @Spoudey
      @Spoudey Před 3 lety +53

      MS-DOS: “hey, just install DOS, no activation because tbh that process is shit”

    • @accountdisbanded
      @accountdisbanded Před 3 lety +42

      Windows 11: You don't have to activate. I'm still secure

    • @davislynn4771
      @davislynn4771 Před 3 lety +4

      In windows 10 build 2205 may 2022 update it will be like windows xp and windows 10 build 2205 is before windows 11

    • @madsinj4722
      @madsinj4722 Před 3 lety +25

      Linux and ubuntu: activation? Wats dat?

    • @Sonictheoofhog4
      @Sonictheoofhog4 Před 3 lety +4

      @@madsinj4722 windows: paying for a activation key you don't need on other os's

  • @raphaeloberhummer5071
    @raphaeloberhummer5071 Před rokem +22

    The better question is:
    "What would happen if you activate Windows in a VM clone this and start both together?"

    • @TylerTMG
      @TylerTMG Před rokem

      It might not check online if it's been used.

    • @cmdlet98
      @cmdlet98 Před rokem +1

      You can make a Windows 10 virtual machine with a Windows 10 license and you can make copies as long as you only run one virtual machine at one time, running them simultaneously would be considered piracy or theft under some law, depending on your country.
      I'd hate to mess with Microsoft's Lawyers, that's why I moved to Linux, open source is available and affordable and nobody needs to pirate because it's usually free, the only applications that cost are more enterprise solutions you'd find in Data Centers and MSP environments. Windows manufactured OS paywalls just to use their operating system, which is scandalous, Google chromeOS was built from Linux as is Android. The windows phone didn't do too well, but I think eventually they will make a compelling phone, just as long as it isn't built like windows 8 😂

  • @forksandpopsticles9183
    @forksandpopsticles9183 Před 3 lety +1675

    Microsoft: you cant customize windows 10
    Me: oh no, anyways...

    • @nushayeer
      @nushayeer Před 3 lety +70

      Suddenly.I right clicked on a photo

    • @xexpaguette
      @xexpaguette Před 3 lety +64

      However, me:
      *My pain is immeasurable and my life is ruined.*

    • @benjaminme8682
      @benjaminme8682 Před 3 lety +29

      would wallpaper engine work i wonder

    • @deadchannel5933
      @deadchannel5933 Před 3 lety +6

      @forks and popsticles lmaooo This is one of the best uses of the "Oh no, anyways..." meme!
      Seriosuly, tho, great meme! 👍👍👍

    • @kingcp0878
      @kingcp0878 Před 3 lety +3

      Sounds like the most relatable meme with this template

  • @wewong.wowong
    @wewong.wowong Před 4 lety +292

    Windows XP without activating it is like removing the first word from its name.
    You're left with a dead emoticon. XP

    • @nixbrawlstars5510
      @nixbrawlstars5510 Před 3 lety +19

      lmao i understand but it will be more fun if they name it windows xd

    • @sakiafrfr
      @sakiafrfr Před 3 lety +3

      @@nixbrawlstars5510 lol

    • @NoNamelolxd
      @NoNamelolxd Před 3 lety +6

      They should make a operation system with name "Windows XD"

    • @Master83061
      @Master83061 Před 3 lety

      200IQ

    • @Archyans
      @Archyans Před 3 lety +2

      @@NoNamelolxd windows exderience

  • @asstronaut420
    @asstronaut420 Před 11 měsíci +2

    9:00 windows XP stands for 'XTREME PENALTY '

  • @robertwolfiii8711
    @robertwolfiii8711 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for keeping us up-to date thio.

  • @claudiaveronicagaray8846
    @claudiaveronicagaray8846 Před 3 lety +902

    WinRAR: Your free trial has ended
    Me: minimizes it to bypass ir
    WinRAR: *Understandable, have a great day*

  • @minniema8180
    @minniema8180 Před 5 lety +1975

    Person: does not activate windows
    Windows XP, and Vista: I’m about to end this mans whole career
    Windows 7: you don’t have to activate but pls do it
    Windows 8, 8.1, and 10: ok what ever

  • @michaelzoran
    @michaelzoran Před 2 lety +3

    QUESTION: The 64-Bit version of Windows Media Player does not Rip CDs anymore. I tried the 32-Bit version of Windows Media Player, and it does successfully Rip CDs. I did a lot of research online and tried all the factors such as changing the "Target" in "Properties" and making sure "mp3" was at its "Best" setting, and making sure the "Media" features were turned on and making sure the "Default" output was the "Music" folder. Everything is fine - that is probably why the 32-Bit version of Windows Media Player works properly. But, why does the 64-Bit version of Windows Media Player simply "close" the moment I click the icon to rip the CD?

  • @mjayjock1
    @mjayjock1 Před rokem

    You just provided an amazing amount of history that had to take you a long time to learn. Love the site..

  • @tannerwimer
    @tannerwimer Před 4 lety +978

    Windows 10: “I won’t let you put a background.”
    Me: okay whatever as long as I still can play my games.

    • @JDmerkem
      @JDmerkem Před 4 lety +6

      Can you still use rainmeter and things like that to customize your desktop?

    • @alanyt0847
      @alanyt0847 Před 4 lety +34

      I put wallpaper from the media player of win 10 but i dont care i use an app of Steam of animated wallpapers (wallpaper engine)

    • @tannerwimer
      @tannerwimer Před 4 lety +1

      JDmerkem you know I have no idea

    • @Pompey_Sr
      @Pompey_Sr Před 4 lety +48

      Just download any wallpaper or photo, right click on it and click on “set as wallpaper”

    • @poseidonstrident8184
      @poseidonstrident8184 Před 4 lety

      @@Pompey_Sr doesn't work like that

  • @siroj4249
    @siroj4249 Před 4 lety +120

    Almost all Windows PCs in our school are running unactivated Win7.

    • @oliverpyke9590
      @oliverpyke9590 Před 4 lety +15

      My subsitute teacher has a unactivated windows 7 and the background is always black

    • @raiedkhan9568
      @raiedkhan9568 Před 4 lety

      My school is full of optiplexes and think centre with unactivated windows

    • @EsarsiYT
      @EsarsiYT Před 4 lety +9

      call FBI

    • @minecraftmobking2628
      @minecraftmobking2628 Před 4 lety +1

      Use windows loader software or suggest that

    • @itsrobloxhere
      @itsrobloxhere Před 4 lety +2

      Just use slmgr -rearm

  • @mahdihanif1393
    @mahdihanif1393 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Windows 11 also same with win 10, but change built-in theme only, and cannot change third party themes, colors, lock screen, user picture, lock screen (expect change it in UWP Photos) and wallpaper (except change it from explorer)
    In windows 10/11, you can also change theme in explorer instead of personalization settings by open C:/Windows/Resources/Themes

  • @cassandracastro2759
    @cassandracastro2759 Před rokem

    Fun thing is that windows 10 only prevents customizing from the config menu, but you can still fully customize it using the win10 default tools, as long as you're willing to spend a couple hours learning about the OS, you can customize it without 3rd party software or tampering.

  • @aw3dwafda950
    @aw3dwafda950 Před 3 lety +462

    You forgot 2 things
    1) it’s a living nightmare for ocd people seeing that at the bottom of the screen
    2) everyone laughs at you

    • @NewsofPE
      @NewsofPE Před 3 lety +9

      you can just remove it if I remember right

    • @steriftes
      @steriftes Před 3 lety +2

      What's OCD?

    • @rnnto
      @rnnto Před 3 lety +3

      Isn't removing the watermark super easy?

    • @NewsofPE
      @NewsofPE Před 3 lety +1

      @@rnnto yep

    • @QuixoteX
      @QuixoteX Před 3 lety +13

      If you think everyone is laughing at you that's another disorder. Sure some will, but I think most will either not care or be worried.

  • @unseenentity326
    @unseenentity326 Před 5 lety +176

    I've seen the "Not genuine Windows" message on Theater Movie Trailer screens above the snack bar.

    • @prasantadutta
      @prasantadutta Před 5 lety +25

      I had seen in an ATM machine once

    • @TFD500Official
      @TFD500Official Před 4 lety +3

      WHAT NO WAY

    • @nebulouscat5477
      @nebulouscat5477 Před 4 lety +5

      That's why some one should get the key

    • @l1nc6525
      @l1nc6525 Před 4 lety +3

      I saw it on my pc even though I had and still have a digital license, it's gone now

    • @Infevlol
      @Infevlol Před 4 lety

      I had seen in shop.

  • @silvercord2694
    @silvercord2694 Před 3 lety +4

    Imagine you're about to complete a tough level and the windows activation pops up and ruins everything.
    *Steam from head and ears*

  • @NeganLucilleForever
    @NeganLucilleForever Před 5 měsíci +1

    for windows 10, those penalties are less painful if you google how to change those settings in directly the registry.

  • @szr8
    @szr8 Před 3 lety +177

    What I've always really disliked is how the claim would be that the *software* is "not genuine" or "counterfeit" for a real, unmodified copy, instead of making it clear that the key is invalid. I've had *WAY* too many clients who thought that their real copy was a fake or "hacked" clone. Quite frankly, I've long found Microsoft to be rather disingenuous when it came to those claims.

    • @Just_A_Normal_Indian
      @Just_A_Normal_Indian Před rokem +2

      I "Activated" Windows Vista 🤨

    • @Just_A_Normal_Indian
      @Just_A_Normal_Indian Před rokem +3

      This Is *WHY* We Should Use Windows Vista And Windows 7

    • @LaneWyatt
      @LaneWyatt Před rokem +1

      @@Just_A_Normal_Indian Not big on windows vista, but windows 7 has stolen my heart and ran away with it lol. I use windows 10 bc I have to for a lot of stuff I use, but windows 7 was sm better. BRING WINDOWS 7 BACK!! :(

  • @Acarya-k
    @Acarya-k Před 3 lety +1225

    Windows in 2030: Activate your windows now
    me: no
    Windows: *Understandable Have A Nice Day*

    • @MrCatFishek
      @MrCatFishek Před 3 lety +41

      Windows: but you are gona lose one file every day :)

    • @samitechcookie9758
      @samitechcookie9758 Před 3 lety +3

      @@MrCatFishek 😯😅

    • @lorishofer2889
      @lorishofer2889 Před 3 lety +2

      it's "great day"

    • @STUNNAWVTTZ
      @STUNNAWVTTZ Před 3 lety +6

      @@lorishofer2889 its nice day not great day

    • @NoNamelolxd
      @NoNamelolxd Před 3 lety +4

      If you dont activate windows. Air and everything will come inside.

  • @pvp1589
    @pvp1589 Před 2 lety +1

    hi Thio, i have a failing motherboard which i stopped using already and it has a valid license keys on it. The problem is that im not using it anymore so i bought a used motherboard online from ebay. Is it okay to use those keys? can i still use those keys on my "newly bought used mobo"? It would be a wasted if those keys are not utilized. Thanks

  • @ODonthebeat
    @ODonthebeat Před rokem +2

    You can still change your background with un-activated windows 10. You just right click on a image and "set as background." Ive had windows 10 unregistered for 8 years lmao.

  • @iamblackwhite101
    @iamblackwhite101 Před 4 lety +369

    windows xp : activate windows plz
    me: didn't activate
    xp: so u have chosen death

  • @swaponnath
    @swaponnath Před 4 lety +434

    10: You can't change your background
    Me: I like my backround

    • @donovanyoelruth3448
      @donovanyoelruth3448 Před 3 lety +3

      i wanna change my background please

    • @mobileletsplays4660
      @mobileletsplays4660 Před 3 lety +22

      @@donovanyoelruth3448 Right click on a Pic and click set as background :)

    • @sus641
      @sus641 Před 3 lety +4

      @@mobileletsplays4660 if u didnt activate ur windows (like i did) you cant change it unless you find a way how

    • @haishz4254
      @haishz4254 Před 3 lety +4

      Cant bath just go to google and download any background image and open photo just right click set as background. (i did that)

    • @sus641
      @sus641 Před 3 lety

      @@haishz4254 oh ok thanks

  • @shariqhasan6220
    @shariqhasan6220 Před rokem +1

    Also sometimes Windows 10 comes pre-activate by means of hardware license I believe when you buy a new pc/laptop that has windows 10 installed. So no matter how many times you reinstall Windows you can just activate using the license embedded in your system.

  • @triplearielinfinite2
    @triplearielinfinite2 Před rokem +5

    Honestly the activate windows watermark is like a badge of honor. Since pre build pc and laptops have a windows copy installed with other bloatware. The activate windows watermark is evidence that you build your own custom pc and know how they work

  • @gmh50o26
    @gmh50o26 Před 5 lety +680

    ME : Didn't activate Windows*
    Windows xp : im about to end this man's whole career

    • @benfyishere
      @benfyishere Před 5 lety +2

      😂

    • @Engineer9736
      @Engineer9736 Před 5 lety

      At what kind of company do people have to pay for the Windows license with their own funds? If your career is depending on Windows then why the hell would you not transfer those 80 dollars? You deserve it to loose your income if you are that stupid.

    • @LiEnby
      @LiEnby Před 5 lety +3

      There's a command u can run to reset it

    • @gmh50o26
      @gmh50o26 Před 5 lety +1

      @@Engineer9736 it's joke dumbass who uses xp still

    • @ratanbharadwaj7564
      @ratanbharadwaj7564 Před 5 lety +4

      @@Engineer9736 r/woooosh

  • @TheScientist.HL1
    @TheScientist.HL1 Před 3 lety +131

    Me: in a conference call that is 1 hour and 25 minutes
    Windows Vista: ight ima go shut down

  • @Bamaboompa
    @Bamaboompa Před rokem

    I see this is an old post but..
    I have an older Dell laptop that I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7 to Windows 10, all legal & registered at the time. Last year my hard drive took a dump. The cost to clone and recover (mostly unimportant) stuff was a LOT more than the value of the machine. I just bought a new SSD hard drive getting ready for a clean install.
    I have the Keys for Win 7. While I'm waiting for the installation USB to finish, would a new clean install allow me to register with the 7 information? Thanks!

  • @aimsameer
    @aimsameer Před rokem +2

    One reason which I think you should have added is - The market is now filled with tons of freeware OS and are available to be used by anybody. So, instead of making people use these other OS Microsoft allowed these users to use its windows, considering maybe(like you mentioned) they'll be able to extract money out of these users via other means like store and office etc.

  • @acharris
    @acharris Před 4 lety +171

    They get more money selling the data of Windows 10 users than they do selling the keys

    • @purkalurk123
      @purkalurk123 Před 4 lety +29

      cool tricks guy as if they don’t do the same shit. Lololol

    • @Cobalt985
      @Cobalt985 Před 4 lety +3

      @Purkalurk Proof?

    • @r3dpl4x99
      @r3dpl4x99 Před 4 lety +15

      @cool tricks guy try playing games on mac lol

    • @brokentilebench
      @brokentilebench Před 4 lety +13

      cool tricks guy Mac OS is piece of crap, just like the rest of apples products.

    • @Captain-yv9wz
      @Captain-yv9wz Před 4 lety +3

      YETI JUST ATE A DOG but its actually alive thank you for your compréhension by knowing that Apple is a piece of crap.
      Thanks

  • @benjaminxoxo
    @benjaminxoxo Před 5 lety +163

    Lol our school hasn't activated windows on any of their school computers

  • @NerdTouchingGrass
    @NerdTouchingGrass Před rokem

    This was very helpful because i want to run my old PC as a windows server and did not want to buy yet ANOTHER copy or key

  • @Recommended_by_Chloe
    @Recommended_by_Chloe Před 11 měsíci +23

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that this guy gave us 15 minutes of solid information, and how much work he must have put into this video (e.g. the self-made clips)?
    *Amazing, I got windows from thekey365*

  • @Shermanbay
    @Shermanbay Před 3 lety +2

    I used Win 7 for at least 7 years with no popups, no reminders, no nothing except the message "this version is not genuine." I forget how I got it in this state, but it is possible to eliminate all the popups and reminders. And no features like background choices were disabled at all.

    • @okaro6595
      @okaro6595 Před rokem

      I used Windows 7 for two months before going to 8.1 which I used for 8 years.

  • @OutOfNameIdeas2
    @OutOfNameIdeas2 Před 3 lety +132

    Windows in 2030: activate windows please.
    Me: nah
    Windows: understandable, here is a free windows key.

  • @Feefis
    @Feefis Před 3 lety +354

    microsoft: "you can't customize windows without a license"
    wallpaper engine: allow us to introduce ourselves

    • @Sreekar617
      @Sreekar617 Před 3 lety +17

      u can just right click an image and it still gives u a button to use as wallpaper

    • @throwawaygh
      @throwawaygh Před 3 lety +1

      @@jerardsamaniego6225 so is im i a joke to you good grammer?

    • @Sasujerk
      @Sasujerk Před 3 lety

      @@jerardsamaniego6225 you also had bad grammar

    • @craxaon
      @craxaon Před 3 lety

      @@Sasujerk yes me bad grammar hehe I do cook cookie

    • @City1Tiger
      @City1Tiger Před 2 lety

      @@jerardsamaniego6225 your still a joke

  • @overtonpendulum2071
    @overtonpendulum2071 Před rokem +1

    I have Windows 8.1 inactivated and I never get a full screen Activation prompt. I just have grey watermark text at the bottom right corner of the screen.

  • @SuperNintendoGlitchy7
    @SuperNintendoGlitchy7 Před rokem +2

    After a BSOD, Windows think my hardware has changed, and i can't reactivate it anymore, i get some errors ... :/

  • @guzix77
    @guzix77 Před 4 lety +198

    Windows 8: imma send a giant popup
    Me: shutdown the computer

  • @realdebugg
    @realdebugg Před 3 lety +539

    "pirate windows" they literally have a free iso and installer download on their own website lmao

    • @gernegesehen2985
      @gernegesehen2985 Před 3 lety +4

      Did you work with this version?

    • @culture.
      @culture. Před 3 lety +17

      @@gernegesehen2985 yes the one on the website is what I use on all my pcs. Very nice

    • @gernegesehen2985
      @gernegesehen2985 Před 3 lety +5

      @@culture. ok I want to do that, because the version on my hard drive is for x32 and I have x64 so it works but it is slow.
      So I am using Linux because it is for free.
      I made it dual boot so that I can use Windows if is needed
      But that what you are doing listens to me very interesting. So I could maybe have a fast windows system

    • @anastasiasgaming1380
      @anastasiasgaming1380 Před 3 lety

      Window xp and vista are hard to find in iso images. I found and made a copy of window xp from a illegal site. It's very hard to find those since they are years older.

    • @fusionbrawlvxl3864
      @fusionbrawlvxl3864 Před 3 lety +7

      I think that's for if you have a valid product key for that OS. I was prompted to enter one when I downloaded it from the official Microsoft website.

  • @calessel3139
    @calessel3139 Před 2 lety +3

    Some years ago I bought Windows 7 on sale for 50 bucks on Amazon. Everything looked genuine from what I could see. But after I installed and registered it, I would receive a notice that it wasn't a legitimate copy. However, I found out that if I simply registered it a second time microsoft would seem to accept it as a real copy and the OS would run perfectly fine afterwards. I still suspect that it was a pirated version but I've never been sure.

  • @maxifire32
    @maxifire32 Před 3 lety +1

    Has anyone noticed that the PC on the background when ThioJoe is talking have the windows activation text?

  • @ulungrinjanidharma8609
    @ulungrinjanidharma8609 Před 4 lety +249

    17: windows is freeware now!!
    10: activateee
    8: activate pleaseee
    7: pleaseee activate your windows
    Vista: activate your windows bro! RIGHT NOW!!!
    XP: not activate? You CANT USE YOUR PC WITHOUT ACTIVATE WINDOWS!!!
    Me, 2000, 98,95,3.1,3.0,2.0,1.0: You cant install windows without enter your product key. ENTER YOUR PRODUCTKEY NOWWW!!!!!
    MS DOS: just install it, its completely original.

    • @KPoWasTaken
      @KPoWasTaken Před 3 lety +20

      Vista: activate or I'll shut down the pc every hour of you using it which could make you lose data

    • @ulungrinjanidharma8609
      @ulungrinjanidharma8609 Před 3 lety +3

      @@KPoWasTaken LOL its funny

    • @LRM12o8
      @LRM12o8 Před 3 lety +2

      There won't be another Windows after Windows 10, Microsoft said it themselves.
      |
      And seeing how rapidly Microsoft degrades the user experience of Windows 10 with more and stupid more anti-consumer policies and restrictions, I actually believe what they say this one time.

    • @ulungrinjanidharma8609
      @ulungrinjanidharma8609 Před 3 lety

      @@LRM12o8 It is true? What??

    • @ulungrinjanidharma8609
      @ulungrinjanidharma8609 Před 3 lety

      @SWTV i know that, but there is no more windows after 10? 10 is the last? Whyyyyyyy:((

  • @alloreon4338
    @alloreon4338 Před 3 lety +379

    Idea: After 30 grace period, you're forced to use Bing

    • @crabrangoon2493
      @crabrangoon2493 Před 3 lety +28

      *heavy breathing*

    • @revengecontusions11
      @revengecontusions11 Před 3 lety +41

      to far man..
      that's a nightmare

    • @UtfanYT
      @UtfanYT Před 3 lety +9

      Too far, Bing is a nightmare to me, like Vivaldi and Firefox more

    • @UtfanYT
      @UtfanYT Před 2 lety +3

      @DDawnGames chromium based, it does all that Google does soooo

    • @UtfanYT
      @UtfanYT Před 2 lety +1

      @DDawnGames aight, seems fair, have a good day 😊

  • @Jimmythepin
    @Jimmythepin Před rokem

    Hi, ThioJoe......... I know this video is older, but I'm wondering if there are any suggestions you may have for me. My hard drive crashed. I installed Windows 10 PRO with the Media Creation Tool. After I reinstalled everything for my studio, which takes about ten hours. After I did all this, the next day, I got a message that I had to activate the product. I input my product ID number, and I was told that my product key was for Windows 10 HOME. It will not let me activate the product. Do I have to reinstall Windows and reinstall EVERYTHING all over again?

  • @powerpc6037
    @powerpc6037 Před rokem +7

    I don't see not being able to install system updates as the biggest penalty, like you claim it to be at 5:59 in the video. I have an activated version of Windows 7 and I haven't installed ANY updates for the last 12 years. The first week I got this pc with Win7 preinstalled, I was playing an MMORPG and wanted to run a dungeon, which requires multiple players. It took me an hour to find a group of 6 people to run the dungeon and when we finally were inside for about 3 minutes, Windows decided in the background it was the perfect time to install updates. So it shut down my game without warning or even asking if it was convenient and started to install updates. Since this was the first time, this took a while and I lost that dungeon run and lots of time in the process and my compagnons were a little angry at first but calmed down after I explained it. I was the healer of the group so they really depended on me being there. They had to find another healer to finish the run. After that, I decided this would never happen to me again and I disabled updates completely. Now, about 12 years later, those updates are still disabled and I have no issues running anything on this pc. Except I cannot run the latest game as those require Windows 10. But other than that, everything still works. So I don't see windows update to be that critical as my system manages to run without any updates for 12 years.

    • @KHOmega
      @KHOmega Před rokem +8

      It's not that your system won't be able to run, it's that your system is more vulnerable to viruses that can exploit vulnerabilities in your system that can do something malicious to you.
      Your computer will run just fine, but you will be at a greater risk of something infecting your PC and potentially ruining your entire system.

    • @marioionion2
      @marioionion2 Před rokem

      Bro 💀💀

  • @SinerAthin
    @SinerAthin Před 3 lety +132

    I think your assessment about it being a size & money thing is spot on.
    Also, the more people use a program, the more likely it is to spread to other users. A pirate might not pay for the product, but by using it they are contributing to the program's presence indirectly. And a pirate might always become a legit user in the future, or they might influence their friends/peers to use the product, some of which might actually pay for it.

  • @nathangamble125
    @nathangamble125 Před 5 lety +185

    I use a pirated copy of windows 98 on a VM to run old games.
    *THUG LIFE*

    • @teabaggedulol
      @teabaggedulol Před 5 lety +3

      😂

    • @adews7204
      @adews7204 Před 4 lety +3

      Same

    • @xormeoofficial1841
      @xormeoofficial1841 Před 4 lety +4

      Its the one and only Nathan Gamble (THUG LIFE) 3 months ago!

    • @totally.normal
      @totally.normal Před 4 lety +1

      911

    • @johnnyblack4261
      @johnnyblack4261 Před 4 lety +2

      Does it even run smoothly since you are running it in a VM, since with any operating system whether it'd be Windows or GNU/Linux such as Xubuntu (a light weight distro) it would lag, even if I am moving a window around.

  • @caledokja9236
    @caledokja9236 Před 3 lety

    so can i play games without any problems in windows 10 without activation? will my pc be okay?will it be okay if i activate it at a later time?

  • @eternalfire580
    @eternalfire580 Před rokem

    I heard that in Windows 7 the Aero Glass theme will be disabled does any know anymore details on this? like can you still customize the color or not or is it just the transparency that's disabled?

  • @yattaguru
    @yattaguru Před 5 lety +551

    What happens if I don't activate Linux? Oh wait!

    • @velvetcake5425
      @velvetcake5425 Před 5 lety +76

      What happens if I try to play videogames on Linux? Oh wait!

    • @PierceMD
      @PierceMD Před 5 lety +28

      @@velvetcake5425 Flawless 4K Dark Souls 3?

    • @yumri4
      @yumri4 Před 5 lety +11

      to not activate linux? i think you mean linux paid support which only a few distros have mostly enterprise focused and server focused. The OS will not change but when you run into an issue whatever it might be maybe a package for your business is not installing correctly or not linking to your windows machines in the way you need. Paid support can get you the answer faster than free community support but to that most enterprises will have a linux IT guy for that to keep all the linux machines up to date on security patches and the ones that need to be on as close to 24/7 as possible able to do so

    • @austinmallar5430
      @austinmallar5430 Před 5 lety +34

      @@yumri4 he's being sarcastic

    • @Watched
      @Watched Před 5 lety +27

      yumri4 r/woooosh

  • @AntonFetzer
    @AntonFetzer Před 5 lety +43

    A year ago, I installed Win10 on the old Athlon PC from 2008 of my mother.
    And I did not activate it.
    A few months later my mom asked me, what "activating" means.
    Told her to not worry and there seems to be no problem at all.

  • @chibifox123
    @chibifox123 Před rokem

    Does heavily customization of the actual os boot disk to install for personal use count as piracy as I have bought a valid copy of windows to modify?

  • @dasarathb8474
    @dasarathb8474 Před 2 lety

    Is it possible to change other settings (non-customization) like privacy, Background apps without activation?

  • @EuropeanMapper
    @EuropeanMapper Před 5 lety +47

    Windows Xp was very serious when it came to forgery

  • @dontquoteme8992
    @dontquoteme8992 Před 5 lety +123

    you can enable dark theme on non-activated windows which is the only customization i need

  • @kalenipclaw5683
    @kalenipclaw5683 Před 2 lety +1

    we're gonna reach windows 100 and unactivated copies will be exactly like activated copies except that every so often a tiny bit of text appears hidden by the taskbar saying "maybe activate sometime? maybe next year? idk"

  • @bianca_242
    @bianca_242 Před 2 lety

    My friend doesnt have windows activated,if she does activate it will it delete her files and stuff?(her mom also uses the computer and prob has important files)

  • @GalvinGaming
    @GalvinGaming Před 4 lety +267

    The next version of Windows: "Save money, don't activate"

    • @ok69922
      @ok69922 Před 3 lety +10

      I activated my windows 10 for free LOL

    • @GalvinGaming
      @GalvinGaming Před 3 lety +7

      @@ok69922 Same here. My brother linked his account on my computer, because on Win 10, you can activate by linking your account if it's already linked to an activated computer, or something like that

    • @ok69922
      @ok69922 Před 3 lety +6

      @@GalvinGaming well i activated it with a command prompt command

    • @gu1111
      @gu1111 Před 3 lety +3

      @@ok69922 How to activate in cmd?

    • @souland3566
      @souland3566 Před 3 lety +2

      @@ok69922 how

  • @toothybj
    @toothybj Před 3 lety +67

    Back in the day, one method was to create a restore/backup image and after the 30 days, if it disables Windows, you just restore the previous image, rinse & repeat.

    • @artu165
      @artu165 Před 3 lety +10

      Back in the day you could've activated Windows with 111-1111111 that's a valid Win 95 key Lmao

    • @anonymouscyborg5610
      @anonymouscyborg5610 Před 3 lety +5

      @@artu165 oh thanks, I can finally activate my win 95 now

    • @debew
      @debew Před 2 lety

      @@anonymouscyborg5610 xd

    • @anonymouscyborg5610
      @anonymouscyborg5610 Před 2 lety

      @@debew lAwL

    • @countzero1136
      @countzero1136 Před 2 lety +1

      @@artu165 Yep I recently used that key to get Win95 running again on a DEC HiNote Ultra 486 laptop for the sheer fun of it :)

  • @joan5996
    @joan5996 Před rokem

    I hope my question gets answered sooner. Will the files in the desktop get deleted once Windows 10 license expired? Because mine did. The desktop is now empty even the recycle bin.😟

  • @kschakravarthy2381
    @kschakravarthy2381 Před 2 lety

    I have a strange problem - i have perfectly legal laptop running a full suite of licencedproducts. But when i added an ssd, migrated the os and rebooted from it, i am not able to activate it - no idea why. Paying is fine, paying twice is not - so i am stuck.

  • @MoeMentumBeats
    @MoeMentumBeats Před 4 lety +99

    I see “ThioJoe” & “TJ” water marks all over the screen... am I watching an in-genuine joe...

  • @32bit15
    @32bit15 Před 5 lety +358

    Never switch to linux orelse....
    Linus tech tips will become Linux tech tips

  • @altonlynch5464
    @altonlynch5464 Před rokem +1

    Before XP, you could put any operating system on any PC that could handle that operating system, but XP required registration. If your PC came with XP then, could get the codes by calling Microsoft help line. There were ways around still using XP without registering XP.

  • @AmeyrZ
    @AmeyrZ Před 2 lety

    hey, my laptop is license with windows 10 home single language but after fixing it in store they install windows 10 pro so my laptop told me to reinstall windows 10 Home SL again but i did not found any way to do so. there is only reinstall windows 10 home. Is windows 10 home and windows 10 Home SL the same? can my problem fix if reinstall windows 10 home instead of home SL

  • @miguelntirampeba4797
    @miguelntirampeba4797 Před 3 lety +91

    Video: What if you never activate windows?
    *KSI has entered the chat*

  • @CoTeCiOtm
    @CoTeCiOtm Před 3 lety +82

    It feels like Windows activation is becoming more and more Canadian with the years xD

    • @BarackObama.
      @BarackObama. Před 3 lety +2

      I Don't get it

    • @silverboy744
      @silverboy744 Před 3 lety +6

      @@BarackObama. If you don't pay, nothing will happen

    • @jackyleonpozo7204
      @jackyleonpozo7204 Před 3 lety +1

      @@silverboy744 thanks I didn't understand too xD

    • @OsnoloVrach
      @OsnoloVrach Před 2 lety

      @@BarackObama. Canadians are nice people that arent that annoying

    • @countzero1136
      @countzero1136 Před 2 lety

      @@OsnoloVrach Pity about their politicians though :(

  • @brickandmortar7
    @brickandmortar7 Před 2 lety

    I bought a used pc, then i try 2 activate it it says "this key has allready been activated on another device" or something like that, what do i do?

  • @Roin_robin87
    @Roin_robin87 Před rokem

    I repaired my computer and now it asks me to activate it, I dont have the product key and ive never had, the computer was activated before i had to repair it and the computer is originally from someone else (why i dont have the product key) any help?

  • @5argetech56
    @5argetech56 Před 5 lety +90

    " You should always pay for what you use"
    Except when you're using Linux which is free❤❤👍

    • @astickjohnny7814
      @astickjohnny7814 Před 4 lety +4

      Linux is free, that's why it is not popular like Mac or Windows.

    • @astickjohnny7814
      @astickjohnny7814 Před 4 lety +1

      @OGkillaz94 Are you saying when you buy a computer, the computer has Windows on it?

    • @astickjohnny7814
      @astickjohnny7814 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Lynk713 There are some computers with Windows in it, specially in my country.

    • @overcast3192
      @overcast3192 Před 4 lety

      But... MAC is free

    • @astickjohnny7814
      @astickjohnny7814 Před 4 lety +2

      @@overcast3192 Free!? In my country a computer with Mac costs 2543 dollars or more.

  • @Bunstonious
    @Bunstonious Před 5 lety +44

    I believe they got in trouble with previous versions with the EU (I think) for disabling the computer for failed activations. There was also a massive issue with Windows XP WGA that gave so many false positives that they got a very bad reputation.

    • @borisvolski
      @borisvolski Před rokem +4

      EU is minefield for American manufacturers, lol

  • @alipourmiralam5871
    @alipourmiralam5871 Před 2 lety

    great video, thanks man

  • @SoftServeNeo
    @SoftServeNeo Před 3 lety

    I remember back in Elementary school with windows 7 that watermark being on almost every computer in the library. Though I'm sure they changed that halfway through my 5th grade year.

  • @SkyenNovaA
    @SkyenNovaA Před 5 lety +554

    I think they may have chilled out on the penalties because of Linux recently becoming more of a threat. Gaming support is currently skyrocketing for Linux and so are Nvidia’s graphics driver support. Also the ease of use of Ubuntu / Mint / Deepin / Many Others is just as much as windows. Not to mention it is free and doesn’t spy on you

    • @soulless6804
      @soulless6804 Před 4 lety +34

      Also, probably because mobile Windows sucks and it doesn't sell as much as Android.

    • @ramsamba59
      @ramsamba59 Před 4 lety +5

      yea, good point, i didn't think of that although i use various linux distros for daily computing

    • @johnnyblack4261
      @johnnyblack4261 Před 4 lety +3

      Ubuntu does spy on you (or used to) and so does Deepin, with Ubuntu specifically they send your search terms to Amazon. With Deepin, in one of the updates, they were collecting telemetry or something from their repository store all though it was then removed. Also do keep in mind the company behind Deepin is funded by the Chinese government (since they are based in China) so its really suspicious if they are secretly spying on you.

    • @ItsFlashAndNova
      @ItsFlashAndNova Před 4 lety +3

      Was on mint but now I use Manjaro. 9/10 recommend

    • @johnnyblack4261
      @johnnyblack4261 Před 4 lety +5

      @@ItsFlashAndNova For some reason I find Manjaro laggier compared to any other distro, and I have used it on two different computers with different graphics cards and different specs.

  • @h4nzman118
    @h4nzman118 Před 3 lety +47

    The biggest problem was the restriction of those keys. You could like activate three times and then the key gets invalid. Back in the day reinstalling windows was a thing. I used to do it every 6/9 month or so to get the system smooth again with a fresh install.

  • @MustacheVerra
    @MustacheVerra Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the info.

  • @paras2722
    @paras2722 Před rokem

    Hey 👋
    If i not activate windows in my pc should I able to use shortcut keys ??

  • @alphads2000
    @alphads2000 Před 4 lety +76

    The truth of why windows 10 is so chill is that they make money out of your info which win10 was designed to do

  • @zve6
    @zve6 Před 4 lety +123

    I never activated windows
    Since 2000

  • @abetemitope5852
    @abetemitope5852 Před 2 lety

    My system is currently running window 10 but not activated. And I have a pirated copy of window 10 on a disk, if I install the pirates disk, will my data be intact

  • @Namieland
    @Namieland Před rokem

    I buy'd an old laptop with windows vista on it and it was not genuine but i buy'd the laptop anyway because it had adobe Photoshop cs4 on it is it wise to upgrade the laptop to windows 10 and activate it or would it be wise wen i keep windows vista and adobe Photoshop cs4

  • @purerandomness4208
    @purerandomness4208 Před 3 lety +50

    I really like your explanation of the fact that Microsoft is trying to punish illegal copies of Windows less and less. Yet gaming industry still doesn't understand this:
    If a potential customer doesn't have money, they won't pay for the product, and it really doesn't matter if they are playing your game pirated or not at all. Actually, pirated games have often limited functionality, thus acting as 'free demo' for full game, which could later persuade the player to buy it.

    • @shariqhasan6220
      @shariqhasan6220 Před rokem +7

      Piracy only is an issue in games the have online multiplayer modes. You can't access the game servers in a pirated version. Single player only games work fine.

    • @VestedUTuber
      @VestedUTuber Před rokem

      There's a similar issue going on with CAD software as well. Dassault Systems is so paranoid about piracy that Solidworks has been given an active DRM program that tracks usage and license status, and they will go out of their way to go after anyone who tries to pirate Solidworks. And when they do, the user has two options: buy a subscription license at a massively inflated price or get sued into bankruptcy.
      Autodesk isn't as anal about it but they still get really pissy over "unauthorized usage" i.e. using a personal use license commercially.
      Meanwhile Siemens doesn't seem to give much of a shit about it. They might go after you if you try to use SolidEdge personal edition commercially and they catch you, but they don't seem to go out of their way to do so.
      The big kicker for the CAD software industry, however, is the absolutely bullshit pricing and license models. Autodesk doesn't offer any perpetual licenses, Fusion360 Enterprise is about $500 a year and Inventor is about ten times that, and while Fusion 360 for Personal Use is free, it's still a yearly license and they force you to use the most up to date version, which generally is increasingly stripped down over earlier programs. Dassault is worse with their subscription licenses, but they do offer perpetual licenses - Solidworks is either $100 a year for personal use or you have the options of either $2500 a year or $5000 one time for commercial. Siemens provides a free personal use license for SolidEdge and a commercial license for around the same price as Solidworks, and also sells NX for $10,000 perpetual. As a result, if you want CAD software for professional use you basically have to either be loaded or part of a large company. It's really difficult to get into CAD software as a startup company - there is a free license for Fusion 360 specifically for startups but you have to apply for it, and Autodesk will only grant you that license if they think you're going to be some up-and-coming industry-changing revolutionary enterprise.

  • @Not-Lunar
    @Not-Lunar Před 5 lety +226

    Day 4 of telling thio to make a Minecraft let's play

  • @ynln3324
    @ynln3324 Před 2 lety

    Hi i know its been really long since this video was posted but i have a few problems
    My windows 10's sound disapears yes, i cannot turn on the sound after every update, i have been afraid to update or activate the windows please tell me what should i do?

  • @corefinder1533
    @corefinder1533 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for explaining it.