I was experimenting with a clean Win11 install on an Asrock J3455-ITX. Install went fine, blank drive, no key entered (it asked for one). Unmodified ISO, just the CPU pre-checks removed.
I do this all the time for experiments with 10....install the OS and run it not activated, but still 100% functions....but get a load of this:
Connected to the interwebs, and it activated....
No idea why.....no key was ever entered. Board is not an OEM (dell, hp, lenovo, etc), so no embedded key; I was asked for a key and just clicked "i don't have one"....
I do this all the time for experiments with 10....install the OS and run it not activated, but still 100% functions....but get a load of this:
Connected to the interwebs, and it activated....
No idea why.....no key was ever entered. Board is not an OEM (dell, hp, lenovo, etc), so no embedded key; I was asked for a key and just clicked "i don't have one"....
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