Windows 10 mirror OS

[Ricardo21]

The manufacturer of my device handed me with a mirror version of windows 10. Is scrapping it out and installing a retail version windows 10 a good idea?

[Dedayog]

What is a mirror version of Windows 10?  I know mirroring for devices, but haven't heard of that Win 10 version before.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

A mirror?
Is this some mistranslation of something?

[Ricardo21]

4 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

A mirror?
Is this some mistranslation of something?

Mirror as in a cracked or a counterfeit version

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Just now, Ricardo21 said:

Mirror as in a cracked or a counterfeit version

There's no such thing.

Did they give you a unactivated copy? Or a oem copy?

If it's unactivated, it will be the same as if you installed it, plus some oem bloat.

 

If it's cracked, how do you know? (Photos of stuff would be nice here)

 

 

Also, a mirror is not I've heard to describe a cracked copy of something, a mirror is usually a download.

 

[Ricardo21]

Just now, HelpfulTechWizard said:

There's no such thing.

Did they give you a unactivated copy? Or a oem copy?

If it's unactivated, it will be the same as if you installed it, plus some oem bloat.

 

If it's cracked, how do you know? (Photos of stuff would be nice here)

 

 

Also, a mirror is not I've heard to describe a cracked copy of something, a mirror is usually a download.

 

You mean there's no way for me to tell whether the os is counterfeit or not?

[Ricardo21]

1 minute ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

There's no such thing.

Did they give you a unactivated copy? Or a oem copy?

If it's unactivated, it will be the same as if you installed it, plus some oem bloat.

 

If it's cracked, how do you know? (Photos of stuff would be nice here)

 

 

Also, a mirror is not I've heard to describe a cracked copy of something, a mirror is usually a download.

 

Also, the os is activated illegally(if it's safe for me to say so) using some volume_kms_license client

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Just now, Ricardo21 said:

You mean there's no way for me to tell whether the os is counterfeit or not?

There's no such thing as a counterfite copy of windows, its a free os, you can use it for years and years, without paying for it. 

You can fake the activation with a generic key, but that's not a counterfeit.

1 minute ago, Ricardo21 said:

Also, the os is activated illegally(if it's safe for me to say so) using some volume_kms_license client

Why would you activate a activated copy of windows.

 

 

Also, could you post photos of what makes you think it's counterfeit?

[Dedayog]

1 minute ago, Ricardo21 said:

Also, the os is activated illegally(if it's safe for me to say so) using some volume_kms_license client

Are you saying you have a Windows install from a bulk license agreement?  As in they line up 100 phones and install all at once and then use the same key?

 

If so, that's normal.  Windows has many ways to license their products, and bulk license deals are one way for companies to save money.  Or do you think companies like Coke and our governments pay for each Windows install full retail?

[Ricardo21]

2 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Are you saying you have a Windows install from a bulk license agreement?  As in they line up 100 phones and install all at once and then use the same key?

 

If so, that's normal.  Windows has many ways to license their products, and bulk license deals are one way for companies to save money.  Or do you think companies like Coke and our governments pay for each Windows install full retail?

Of course not... to be completely honest, the guy who installed the os, had specified that the os that he has installed is "cracked"

[Dedayog]

25 minutes ago, Ricardo21 said:

The manufacturer of my device handed me with a mirror version of windows 10. Is scrapping it out and installing a retail version windows 10 a good idea?

 

1 minute ago, Ricardo21 said:

Of course not... to be completely honest, the guy who installed the os, had specified that the os that he has installed is "cracked"

Clarify your two posts for me.  Did the manufacturer do this, or did some random guy you know do it?

 

Because they can't both be true.  Why not be 100% honest with us so we can help you, instead of fabricating some story?

[Ricardo21]

Just now, Ricardo21 said:

Of course not... to be completely honest, the guy who installed the os, had specified that the os that he has installed is "cracked"

Also, he had warned me not to mess around with administrative controls... and I have a kinda strange first hand experience... once, when I tried running command prompt with administrative controls, it resulted in explorer.exe to stop working...

[Ricardo21]

1 minute ago, Dedayog said:

 

Clarify your two posts for me.  Did the manufacturer do this, or did some random guy you know do it?

 

Because they can't both be true.  Why not be 100% honest with us so we can help you, instead of fabricating some story?

The manufacturer 

[Dedayog]

5 minutes ago, Ricardo21 said:

The manufacturer 

Let's back up a bit.  Who is the guy?  Does he work at the manufacturer?  Is he a tech of sorts?  Because you won't just get a device from a manufacturer that has a cracked OS.

 

Did you take the device somewhere, had some work done, and the tech did something you think is shady?

 

[Kilrah]

Language barrier I guess, not "manufacturer" but "person who assembled/resold the machine".

 

Would wipe and install a legit copy. 

[Ricardo21]

7 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Let's back up a bit.  Who is the guy?  Does he work at the manufacturer?  Is he a tech of sorts?  Because you won't just get a device from a manufacturer that has a cracked OS.

 

Did you take the device somewhere, had some work done, and the tech did something you think is shady?

 

The guy is a tech but he doesn't work at the manufacturer 

[Ricardo21]

Just now, Kilrah said:

Language barrier I guess, not "manufacturer" but "person who assembled/resold the machine".

 

Would wipe and install a legit copy. 

"The person who installed the os on the machine"

[Dedayog]

Just now, Ricardo21 said:

"The person who installed the os on the machine"

Then yes, put a new copy on if you want to feel more law-abiding and secure.  

[Ricardo21]

10 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Let's back up a bit.  Who is the guy?  Does he work at the manufacturer?  Is he a tech of sorts?  Because you won't just get a device from a manufacturer that has a cracked OS.

 

Did you take the device somewhere, had some work done, and the tech did something you think is shady?

 

As far as I know, the availability or the distribution of fake microsoft software depends on the country you're living in.... pirating software is legally punishable in the U.S and Canada... but it's equally legit(I guess) in other countries 

[Kilrah]

There is no country where distributing pirated software is legit, just some where nobody cares.

 

Anyway the only thing we can tell you here is to wipe it and install a legit copy, and that's what's best for your experience as well (as mentioned the cracked versions have all sorts of issues).