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French protestors grieved Windows 10 with a mock funeral outside Microsoft HQ, complete with a coffin
(www.windowscentral.com)
this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2026
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Standard Windows is fully enshittified, but Windows 10 IoT Enterprise is free, supported until 2032, relatively debloated, and won’t randomly encrypt your hard drive.
Of course, you can always try out Linux.
Wait.
You need no license???
Massgrave.dev is your friend for that.
You can obtain a license by running the activation script after Windows installation, including a permanent hardware license if desired. The easiest way is to use PowerShell and select the HWID option:
Technically this registers your hardware and key with the MS activation server, but you never have to worry about it again.
If you use Rufus to write the ISO to a bootable USB drive, it has options for disabling the user-level telemetry and MS account requirement.
Been running it for years with no issue.