Windows

[Savir]

This is a theoretical situation. What if my friend just built his new PC and installed windows 8.1 via USB drive. Could I just plug that USB into my newly built system and get windows for free. Would that work? Sorry if this is stupid I was just curious. 

[techguru]

This is a theoretical situation. What if my friend just built his new PC and installed windows 8.1 via USB drive. Could I just plug that USB into my newly built system and get windows for free. Would that work? Sorry if this is stupid I was just curious. 

lol

if you have your OWN cd key..sure

[OfficialJsP]

Yes you could but it would only last for a month or so then the trial would run out and you will need to buy a key for it.

[Savir]

Yes you could but it would only last for a month or so then the trial would run out and you will need to buy a key for it.

Oh right ok. Thanks

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Yes you could but it would only last for a month or so then the trial would run out and you will need to buy a key for it.

Can't you just keep on dismising the thing telling you to activate Windows?

I believe that is what @iamdarkyoshi is doing.

[OfficialJsP]

Can't you just keep on dismising the thing telling you to activate Windows?

I believe that is what @iamdarkyoshi is doing.

 

Never really let the trial period run out so I don't really know.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Letting the trial period run out basically just removes your wallpaper and puts some ugly text in your lower corner.

And you can there are ways you can keep the wallpaper as well:

From @iamdarkyoshi 's post here http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/478063-5000-posts-easy-multi-monitor-wallpapers-and-more/

[iamdarkyoshi]

Can't you just keep on dismising the thing telling you to activate Windows?

I believe that is what @iamdarkyoshi is doing.

The wallpaper on my PC stays on its own, and the PC never has a popup, just the message.

[Brian_Wee]

Yes you could but it would only last for a month or so then the trial would run out and you will need to buy a key for it.

 

This is a theoretical situation. What if my friend just built his new PC and installed windows 8.1 via USB drive. Could I just plug that USB into my newly built system and get windows for free. Would that work? Sorry if this is stupid I was just curious. 

You still need a key to activate though you can install

[Yongtjunkit]

And you can there are ways you can keep the wallpaper as well:

From @iamdarkyoshi 's post here http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/478063-5000-posts-easy-multi-monitor-wallpapers-and-more/

but you can't change the wallpaper, it will appear at the same exact position even you open chrome, i'm not pirating windows,  microsoft didn't activate my copy of windows 10 after doing a repair install, a few days later he activate my copy of windows for me using remote control

[Yongtjunkit]

You still need a key to activate though you can install

windows 10 allow you to skip it