Does Microsoft still offer the option to skip the product key while installing windows 10 ?

27MaD · Jan 16, 2019

Hi all , the title says everything.

EarthDog · Jan 16, 2019

dorsetknob · Jan 16, 2019

Believe you get a 30 day trial period ( before Activation via Legit Product/Serial number )

lexluthermiester · Jan 16, 2019

dorsetknob said:
Believe you get a 30 day trial period ( before Activation via Legit Product/Serial number )

After which the OS will start to nag you.

Kursah · Jan 16, 2019

You can do that, you can also enter a KMS key which will essentially get you through the installation process and to a desktop environment without hassle. You'll still need a genuine key to activate the OS once you've reached that point.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/kmsclientkeys

27MaD · Jan 16, 2019

The story is today i ordered a new Mobo+CPU+RAM (i3 2100 + H61M-E + 2X4GB 1600MHz) and i'm already running a 32 bit enterprise and i want to download 64 bit Pro.

dorsetknob said:
30

90

FordGT90Concept · Jan 16, 2019

32-bit and 64-bit keys are interchangeable since Windows 7.

32-bit is pretty much discontinued/legacy support.

EarthDog · Jan 16, 2019

And by nag he means that silly transparency in the bottom right asking to activate. You have nearly full functionality of the OS outside of personalization.

27MaD · Jan 16, 2019

EarthDog said:
And by nag he means that silly transparency in the bottom right asking to activate. You have nearly full functionality of the OS outside of personalization.

Yeah i have no issues with running an unactivated windows.

Been there , done that .............. millions of times.

lexluthermiester · Jan 16, 2019

27MaD said:
90

Very certain it's 30 days.

EarthDog said:
And by nag he means that silly transparency in the bottom right asking to activate.

That and the notification pop-up.

27MaD · Jan 16, 2019

do you guys recommend sticking to enterprise or should i go for Pro? , i want to use it just for gaming.

NdMk2o1o · Jan 16, 2019

27MaD said:
do you guys recommend sticking to enterprise or should i go for Pro? , i want to use just for gaming.

Go for x64 enterprise and your current key should work, not sure if it will let you "downgrade" to Pro x64. You won't lose any functionality with Enterprise.

lexluthermiester · Jan 16, 2019

27MaD said:
do you guys recommend sticking to enterprise or should i go for Pro? , i want to use just for gaming.

If the privacy concerns are important to you, stick with Enterprise is those options are much easier to control. However, there is no option for the Windows Store and if you want to get some games there, you'll need a version of 10 that has the store included, unless there is a installer package for the Store compatible with Enterprise. It's possible, but I haven't looked.

EarthDog · Jan 16, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
That and the notification pop-up.

I dont get that...

lexluthermiester · Jan 16, 2019

EarthDog said:
I dont get that...

I've seen it from time to time.

er557 · Jan 16, 2019

Enterprise does have the store and any other functionality, and some unique features as well.
I beleive LTSB edition does not have store nor edge.

27MaD · Jan 16, 2019

er557 said:
Enterprise does have the store and any other functionality, and some unique features as well.
I beleive LTSB edition does not have store nor edge.

I used the LTSB and it was good and light , then i tried the enterprise and actually i liked it more , there is no big difference in the end.

silentbogo · Jan 16, 2019

27MaD said:
Hi all , the title says everything.

Actually it depends on the distro. Most don't require a key to install, but I had a 1709 distro that wouldn't let me skip SN window (converted ESD file from MediaCreationTool to ISO).
Though, you can fix that by writing a few lines into ei.cfg on your installation media.

27MaD said:
do you guys recommend sticking to enterprise or should i go for Pro? , i want to use it just for gaming.

For your PC I'd go with Enterprise LTSB. It's the lightest of all full-featured Windows 10 editions. The only downfall, is that you'll always stay behind in terms of updates and major updates (which nowadays is a good thing). Store is not there, some standard apps may be missing, but it can always be fixed via 1-2 commands in PowerShell.

lexluthermiester · Jan 16, 2019

27MaD said:
I used the LTSB and it was good and light , then i tried the enterprise and actually i liked it more , there is no big difference in the end.

Does it? The only version of Enterprise I've used is the LTSB version.

GoldenX · Jan 16, 2019

lexluthermiester said:
If the privacy concerns are important to you, stick with Enterprise is those options are much easier to control. However, there is no option for the Windows Store and if you want to get some games there, you'll need a version of 10 that has the store included, unless there is a installer package for the Store compatible with Enterprise. It's possible, but I haven't looked.

There is, it works just fine.

lexluthermiester · Jan 17, 2019

GoldenX said:
There is, it works just fine.

Cool, did not know that.

FordGT90Concept · Jan 17, 2019

27MaD said:
do you guys recommend sticking to enterprise or should i go for Pro? , i want to use it just for gaming.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compare

If all you're doing is playing games, don't need anything more than Home. Pro has mostly business features revolving around administration and remoting in.

Enterprise licensing is for large corporations, not personal use.

GoldenX · Jan 17, 2019

Enterprise, Enterprise LTSC and Education can save resources by disabling telemetry. Plus LTSC and Education don't ship Cortana.

johnspack · Jan 17, 2019

Soon vulkan emulation will be complete for dx12 titles..... come to linux.... until then, suck it! But as far as I remember, yes you get at least 1 day for trial.....

GoldenX · Jan 17, 2019

johnspack said:
Soon vulkan emulation will be complete for dx12 titles..... come to linux.... until then, suck it! But as far as I remember, yes you get at least 1 day for trial.....

Now with transform feedback it's pretty near.

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