nglodnig Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 OK, my laptop was "upgraded" in a shop in Computer Plaza Chiang Mai many years ago to Windows 10 Home (harware is too old for 11). All was fine then I saw this software protection process in task manager banging away. I eventually got in disabled in "services" and CPU is fine - but getting this msg in the bottom right corner. My "trial" copy of Excel (and I assume other Office products) is disabled which is no biggie - I hardly use it, besides I have a legit copy on another machine (not here) so I can fix that when I go back and get the licence key (multi-device) BUT question is will Windows eventually stop working altoghter? I am loathe to do a full upgrade with a "legit" copy but Googling I see licence keys for sale for a few hundred baht it seems - how dodgy are these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigStar Posted March 26 Popular Post Share Posted March 26 (edited) You can continue to use Win 10 without activation. You'll see the nag message and you can't use the desktop personalization options. You may get fear mongering here about the cheap grey market keys. Been discussed before in other threads, I'm not getting back into it. In short, buy from a reputable, well-reviewed vendor on Lazada, Ebay etc., and you'll be fine. These keys are legit but aren't being used as M'soft envisioned. Edited March 26 by BigStar 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 minute ago, BigStar said: You can continue to use Win 10 without activation. You'll see the nag message and you can't use the desktop personalization options. You may get fear mongering here about the cheap grey market keys. Been discussed before in other threads, I'm not getting back into it. In short, buy from a reputable, well-reviewed vendor on Lazada, Ebay etc., and you'll be fine. I got a free key on the Net...........🤗 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigStar Posted March 26 Popular Post Share Posted March 26 6 minutes ago, transam said: I got a free key on the Net...........🤗 And I didn't even bother with doing that. But I think for various reasons the OP is better off just spending B300 or so. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 And it seems I can't even get a "legit" key from Msoft as they stopped issuing them January last year! (Windows 10 that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pouatchee Posted March 26 Popular Post Share Posted March 26 get windows kms activator... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 My reading is you disabled anti virus protection and did not replace with something else so getting a notice to activate. Just letting you know something is wrong (as most people want protection). Am sure what you noticed with task manager was due nothing else needed processing - I would reactivate myself as it is kind of important to have protection - especially with older software version. And Windows actually does a good job at protection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 13 minutes ago, lopburi3 said: My reading is you disabled anti virus protection and did not replace with something else so getting a notice to activate. Nope - wrong reading sorry. I dsiable Microsoft Software protection which apparently checks to see if the MS software is legal - I left Defender untouched. And it worked - it was taking 40-60% CPU every few minutes - now my machine is running great (albeit with an annoying msg on the bottom right) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 23 minutes ago, Pouatchee said: get windows kms activator... Who he? Time for Google I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 9 minutes ago, nglodnig said: Nope - wrong reading sorry. I dsiable Microsoft Software protection which apparently checks to see if the MS software is legal - I left Defender untouched. And it worked - it was taking 40-60% CPU every few minutes - now my machine is running great (albeit with an annoying msg on the bottom right) Sorry took the protection as meaning defender - my mistake - would go with others with suggestion to obtain valid activation number as not much cost. Also not sure if you are/have got updates with system not activated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 hours ago, nglodnig said: BUT question is will Windows eventually stop working altoghter? Nope. Not based on licensing although you may get nag-ware. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigStar Posted March 26 Popular Post Share Posted March 26 42 minutes ago, Pouatchee said: get windows kms activator... Asking for trouble. Not recommended. 3 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 12 minutes ago, lopburi3 said: Also not sure if you are/have got updates with system not activated. Got an update a few weeks ago - that'll do me until I come up with a permanent solution up to and including a new Windows 11 latop but the machine works fine and I hate uopgrading just for licence reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouatchee Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 50 minutes ago, BigStar said: Asking for trouble. Not recommended. what kind of trouble? police stations and even hospitals are using it btw the confused emoji wasnt from me... so i guess someone else agrees with my solution Edited March 26 by Pouatchee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 13 hours ago, BigStar said: And I didn't even bother with doing that. But I think for various reasons the OP is better off just spending B300 or so. My free one works perfectly well, even put it on a chums LT, but, up to you......😉 A 300 bht one is likely from a similar place, as a new W10 costs quite a lot in comparison.....🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 2 hours ago, transam said: My free one works perfectly well, even put it on a chums LT, but, up to you......😉 A 300 bht one is likely from a similar place, as a new W10 costs quite a lot in comparison.....🤗 Are here to offer helpful advice for the OP or merely rationalize and pat yourself on the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 minute ago, BigStar said: Are here to offer helpful advice for the OP or merely rationalize and pat yourself on the back? I can give my advice here if I want, don't get upset........😰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/26/2024 at 8:15 PM, nglodnig said: Nope - wrong reading sorry. I dsiable Microsoft Software protection which apparently checks to see if the MS software is legal - I left Defender untouched. And it worked - it was taking 40-60% CPU every few minutes - now my machine is running great (albeit with an annoying msg on the bottom right) Same experience replacing Defender with a higher quality anti-malware program after replacing a damaged hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Thanks for all the helpful replies. I've got a liveable solution and will work on a long-term one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 On 3/26/2024 at 8:26 PM, lopburi3 said: Also not sure if you are/have got updates with system not activated. FYI got an update two days ago and it is still checking daily so all seems fine - getting my Defender updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captor Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Otherwise here is a good webpage were you can buy activation keys very cheap and full legit. The only is there is no support from Microsoft for this keys. But who needs that? https://pixelcodes.com/ Just buy a windows 10 key and and an Office key and you are fine. Or uninstall Office so you will get rid of the annoying message. You said you are not using Office anyway so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now