I am currently using a legitimate copy of Windows 11, on the latest version. Just started getting this message after the latest update.
Considering I already have Linux and Mac as alternatives, if they actually pull my license they will just lose a lifelong customer. Their business decisions truly boggle the mind…
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I used to run windows strictly for gaming. Over a year ago, I leapt from the flaming dumpster fire that is Microsoft, and I’ve never once wished that I hadn’t. Everything I need works on Linux.
Like windows for all games or just anti cheat games cause Linux gaming support is pretty great on most games that are not outright hostile towards it like kernel level anti-cheat games you should give it a try.
You think that’s fucked, I updated and I get this message now that won’t fuck off, stating I am both up to date, and missing updates at the same fucking time. Doesn’t matter how many times I check for updates, nothing new is found, nothing installs.
You can hope they won’t pull your license, but with this shit I’m just hoping they don’t brick my fucking system.
That’s a classic Windows update error if I’ve ever seen one!
No doubt, I’m floored.
Who needs a license when there’s massgravel/MAS
99% of what I do is on Linux, I have one Windows partition I occasionally boot into to play games, it is and will remain Win10.
I can’t think of any windows specific games I’ve payed for the last two years.
@mesamunefire I started playing a game called Flyff back in 2004, though I’ve had to switch servers several times because admins have become incompetent or discontinued, I’ve played ever since, currently playing Insanity Flyff, level 311 character Nanook there. I’ve tried to get it to run under wine but it uses a root kit anti-cheat so won’t work under wine. This is soon going to be an issue with Win11 as well as they plan on disallowing root-kit anticheats soon. So maybe the game will adapt and then play under wine.
Microsoft has discussed the possibility of creating user mode APIs for the monitoring that security programs like CrowdStrike could utilize instead of installing a kernel mode driver, but they haven’t said anything about locking down kernel mode drivers and I personally doubt they ever would.
@YaBoyMax I’ve heard differently from a Microsoft insider, but since I don’t know if it was told to me in confidence or not, I am not going to name names.
Microsoft shouldn’t revoke license keys unless it’s a leaked VL key being spread around for piracy or the like. The semi-annual major updates seem to count as “versions” like Windows 11 22H2 (now end of service) vs Windows 11 24H2 (current). That said, it’s a poorly worded error message and it doesn’t help that Windows 11 will cry wolf at every opportunity.
I made the jump to Linux a few months ago, and while there are certain conveniences that I miss, everything I actually need works fine. As for gaming, I don’t play anything with kernel level anticheat, so it doesn’t matter to me that those don’t work on linux.
Which bits do you miss?
Does the learn more link actually say anything useful or relevant?
That would be a no:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-ca/lifecycle/faq/windows
I’d assume someone accidentally wrote 23H instead of 22H, and then no one else bothered to check it.
Turns out clippy can’t replace all the people they laid off after all.
Oh no, an update? The horror!
