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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)
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[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a "Subscription Edition," "Subscription Type," and a "subscription status."

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[–] kadu@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would fit in with the fact that Microsoft has just patched the remote activation exploit that was used for years.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They patched KMS‽

[–] TheNeoStormZ@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

They patched HWID, but looks like a new version dropped shortly afterwards

[–] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 6 points 1 year ago

I think they're referring to the use of a Windows 7 key to get a Windows 10/11 upgrade?