

So starting from Windows 10, Microsoft has been far more generous about the usage of their software. In this way, they can still make money from unlicensed copies of Windows. The idea was to remove all piracy copy users from the market.īut then Microsoft quickly realized that they are better off with letting people use the unactivated windows as long as they use other Windows services. Microsoft used to cripple Windows after a certain period with Windows XP and Vista if Windows was not activated on time. Once you enter the correct key, your version of Windows will be completely unlocked for your device. The activation key, otherwise known as a product key is a combination of 25 unique series of numbers that can activate windows products. This of course may well mean that tens, hundreds or thousands of people donated a few bucks expressly and only for the development of the tool but since they never attempted to get a license donation key, nor to "install" it, they never had any issue with the procedure and so they had no reason to post.Once you install Windows on your computer, you will be asked for an activation key. Strangely enough there is not a single post (AFAICR) about someone willing to donate some money out of sheer love for the tool.

