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…

9 points

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.

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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.

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4 points

Who needs a license when there’s massgravel/MAS

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7 points

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

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2 points

No doubt, I’m floored.

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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.

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Which bits do you miss?

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

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

Micros**t

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

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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.

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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.

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11 points

Oh no, an update? The horror!

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