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Microsoft kills official way to activate windows without internet
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this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2026
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I don't see how this particular thing is an issue. You don't need to activate Windows during the setup. You can skip activation, update the driver, and then activate windows afterwards
I think the real problem is setting up Windows without a Microsoft account?
that wouldn't work without tinkering anyways with the latest windows 11 versions
or use your phone or any other device to get the activation key.