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I want to donate my old work PCs, but I don't want to donate my Windows Pro licences. What's the cheapest way to get a Windows licence on a PC? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have been struggling to decide what to do with my old rendering machines.... But they are getting less useful for rendering by the day.

I encountered some Ukrainian refugees in my language class, and some of them don't have PCs.

It must be hard for them to look up information etc.

I want to clean up my old machines and donate them... But won't have a Windows licence. I'm also not sure the best way to install Windows if they will be using Russian or Ukrainian language.

Is there a cheap Windows licence or free for Windows this situation?

In the old days I would have pirated it but I don't want to put them in that situation.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AFAIK you can use Windows 10 for free indefinitely; you just can’t change the theme, and have to live with the “Activate Windows” overlay on the desktop. There used to be a 90 day limit on use but I don’t think that exists anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Mine’s been running like that nearly 2 years now, no limit aside those you mentioned