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submitted 11 months ago by datavoid@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I am currently using a legitimate copy of Windows 11, on the latest version. Just started getting this message after the latest update.

Considering I already have Linux and Mac as alternatives, if they actually pull my license they will just lose a lifelong customer. Their business decisions truly boggle the mind...

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[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 19 points 11 months ago

You think that's fucked, I updated and I get this message now that won't fuck off, stating I am both up to date, and missing updates at the same fucking time. Doesn't matter how many times I check for updates, nothing new is found, nothing installs.

You can hope they won't pull your license, but with this shit I'm just hoping they don't brick my fucking system.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago

That's a classic Windows update error if I've ever seen one!

[-] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

No doubt, I'm floored.

[-] FierySpectre@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Who needs a license when there's massgravel/MAS

[-] halm@leminal.space 18 points 11 months ago

This message doesn't say anything about the validity of your license, though. Or am I missing something?

I'm not up to date on Windows versions, but saying Win 11 has reached end of service is... unexpected?

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

Seems like they resolved the issue - the license was legitimate.

[-] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Maybe there's a service pack?

[-] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

No it's just a license breakage. It happens sometimes.

[-] FreydounHosseini@vegantheoryclub.org 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That means you have an old version and need to run Windows update lol. Linux updates too. It says that every few weeks if you never reboot.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

You realize that is a screenshot of the Windows update tool, right? Lol.... The purpose of this post is that it wouldn't let me update, saying that my legitimate copy of Windows 11 was at end of service. The issue has since been resolved.

[-] Markaos@lemmy.one 12 points 11 months ago

saying that my legitimate copy of Windows 11 was at end of service

The screenshot says the version you use reached EoS and you need to update. There's absolutely nothing about invalid licenses in the screenshot.

Good job for getting upvotes on a "haha winblows bad" troll post, I guess.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

I was frustrated in the moment because my valid license randomly said it reached end of service without reason. Not entirely sure this qualifies as a troll post... Search this problem, considering the thread on the Microsoft forums I wasn't the only one with the issue.

Please reread your comment and what it was replying to, we said the same thing.

[-] FreydounHosseini@vegantheoryclub.org 1 points 11 months ago

I do realize it. I also think that if you need this much hand holding to use a computer that you’re goin to have the same problem with Linux.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

How does sharing a screenshot of an issue with Microsoft's licensing server indicate that I need hand holding to use a computer? This is a Linux forum, if I had to guess every person here is on the high end of computer proficiency. It seems to me you are just a hostile person who likes to bully people online.

[-] FreydounHosseini@vegantheoryclub.org 1 points 11 months ago

You seem like someone who spams lemmy with bullshit

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

You seem like someone who thinks they know everything about computers, but have actually never used or updated a windows pc.

Also, you seem like the only person on my block list, so.. congrats, I guess!

[-] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 11 months ago

Why do people avoid using the word Microsoft? It's annoying when you use filters and people just circumvent them.

[-] foxfell@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Update your filters, bro. M$ is used for decades.

[-] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

Why though? What is the purpose of avoiding the filters? Are there shadow-bans based on keywords on Lemmy? There might be something I'm missing, but I only see this as a way to inconvenience people who use filters.

[-] princessnorah 4 points 11 months ago

Honestly, I think it all leads back to the original character limit of Twitter. It's referencing that Microsoft is money-grubbing and power-hungry.

[-] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago
[-] folaht@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No it doesn't.
Since at the very least the dollar sign replacement is older than twitter.
And it was done by people who compared the company to nazi Germany.

[-] chloroken@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Are you asking why people use abbreviations? It's to save time. Nobody is considering your filters when they abbreviate stuff. As inconsiderate as that is.

Obligatory fuck Microsoft. Sorry, M$. Time is valuable.

[-] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

If you're browsing Lemmy, you've got plenty of time to type an entire word. But, this discussion is going absolutely nowhere, so I'll stop responding.

[-] Psyhackological@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

You can write Microsoft like it's naughty with changing it's meaning even though it is the same

Micros**t

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 12 points 11 months ago

Oh no, an update? The horror!

[-] Vince@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Does the learn more link actually say anything useful or relevant?

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago

That would be a no:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-ca/lifecycle/faq/windows

I'd assume someone accidentally wrote 23H instead of 22H, and then no one else bothered to check it.

[-] yggstyle@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Turns out clippy can't replace all the people they laid off after all.

[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 months ago

Microsoft shouldn't revoke license keys unless it's a leaked VL key being spread around for piracy or the like. The semi-annual major updates seem to count as "versions" like Windows 11 22H2 (now end of service) vs Windows 11 24H2 (current). That said, it's a poorly worded error message and it doesn't help that Windows 11 will cry wolf at every opportunity.

[-] glitchdx@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I made the jump to Linux a few months ago, and while there are certain conveniences that I miss, everything I actually need works fine. As for gaming, I don't play anything with kernel level anticheat, so it doesn't matter to me that those don't work on linux.

[-] Disregard3145@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Which bits do you miss?

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