- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
In November last year, we reported on the removal of an unofficial KMS-related Windows activation, something which the company was planning to do for a while. The method worked by helping to activate Windows without an internet connection.


I don’t think you understand what freedom is. Freedom doesn’t mean you can just do whatever you want with everything you want.
It’s 2026. The internet is a core part of the world and pretty much everyone’s life. It’s not going away. Everyone who is buying a windows 11 computer has internet access almost all of the time, everywhere they go. Complaining about needing internet to activate a software license for digital software is pathetic - especially for Windows that doesn’t even need to be activated for most people.