What if You NEVER Activate Windows?

DOES WINDOWS STOP WORKING IF YOU DON'T ACTIVATE?

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!

TimeStamps:
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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#Windows #Microsoft #ThioJoe

[ThioJoe]

I'm testing out an experimental youtube feature, so if it starts playing in some random language let me know 💀

[aero]

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

[genrole]

Windows 10 is like the WinRAR of operating systems.

[orangehatretro]

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”*

[PabTSM-OfficialChannel]

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

[marioghioneto]

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”

[_stuffandstuff]

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

[brianbarker]

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.

[hig]

The watermark keeps growing until there is no more screen left

[RealistikDash]

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

[Lambdambient]

Windows 12: No limitations at all. You can customize me unlike Windows 10 even if I'm not activated. You can also go activate me if you're rich enough :)

[KingMasadaX]

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.

[Dr-Random]

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

[Paula-vqpt]

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

[SuperNintendoGlitchy]

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

[wewong.wowong]

Windows XP without activating it is like removing the first word from its name.

You're left with a dead emoticon. XP

[forksandpopsticles]

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

[michaelzoran]

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?

[robertwolfiii]

Thanks for keeping us up-to date thio.

[claudiaveronicagaray]

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