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About Microsoft Windows 11 Home Single Language

Anonymous
2023-03-14T15:03:49+00:00

Hello,

My question is not about any windows problems but still if someone could answer it i will be happy because i search a lot but didn't find any answer i was looking for anyway or answer related to this i googled and also search on youtube but no body talks about it.

My first question is Microsoft Windows 11 Home Single Language free forever? If so then why in some places they say you need to buy it?

My Second question is if Microsoft Windows 11 Home Single Language is not free then the system i am using is it just a demo version why in settings it's keep asking please upgrade to Windows 11 Pro? Or is it the Genuine one?

My Third question is i saw this a lot of times which is if you download a windows iso file from Microsoft website and flash it on a pendrive or flash drive and use it install windows on a modern laptop it will be install without asking you which edition you wanna install and it will automatically activated your Microsoft Windows 11 Home Single Language.

But if you use that same flash drive and try it to install windows on a old Laptop or Desktop it will ask you do you want Home, Pro or Enterprise and many more. Even though if you just install Home version after installation it will ask you "Please activate your windows" with

activation key now when i bought my laptop it came built-in with Windows 10 Home Single Language and after setup it gets activated automatically it's says "Windows is activated with digital license" so after windows 11 came out i flash windows 11 Home and it also get activated automatically does this mean that i don't need to buy any windows anymore and can upgrade to 12, 13 and upto windows 20?

Is that possible in future too? I am asking this because i am wondering is the way i am using it is it legal to use this way? Or is it illegal to use this way? Because i don't want to do anything bad if it's illegal then i will switch to linux because i shouldn't use anything that is not belongs to me. That's all about it please reply thank you. And have a nice day. :-)

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-14T16:06:39+00:00

    Hi Sish,

    This is Tamal trying to answer your question!

    Let me try one by one.

    1. Windows Home S/L is not free. You paid for it with the hardware itself & the version is called OEM. May be Manufacturer purchase it in high volume & in discounted rate, so the end user does not feel the price. 
      Person who purchases only the hardware (assemble their own computer with different components from same/different manufacturer) not the OS (windows) bundled, they need to purchase & activate windows separately. May be Home/Pro etc
    2. If it's asking to upgrade to pro version that means it's offering you more functionality like domain Join, Group policy, BitLocker etc https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compare... may check this for details.
    3. Which version to install in a PC is hard coded in BIOS until the settings are changed so installer knows automatically which version to install Home/Pro.
    4. Since windows 10 activation status is saved against hardware ID on Microsoft database, so it activates automatically on a machine that was previously ran windows in activated condition, as soon you connect the PC during or after windows installation. You can reinstall with or without a key, but the PC will activate. It is true for windows 10 & 11 and an OLD compatible PC capable of running windows 11 was upgraded to windows 11.

    With new hardware there is no record of the hardware in MS Database, so it asks for a key.

    1. Windows/Microsoft may offer future builds to be free upgradable on the same hardware as past (windows 98>2000>XP>Vista>Windows 7>Windows 8>Windows 10) My Old PC Ran from Windows 98 to Windows 10 but now obsolete with windows 11 and I have purchased a new Laptop compatible with windows 11. Maybe you can upgrade to future versions If your current hardware is fast & compatible enough by then specification. But there is no guarantee or warrantee. Totally depends on company policy and hardware capabilities.
    2. You are using windows totally legally so please don't worry about that.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-07-25T03:46:38+00:00

    Hello I need help, I'm already on Windows 11 Pro but it says not activated and when I troubleshoot it says, We found a windows 11 home single language digital license for this device running windows 11 pro. to activate using this digital license, you need to install windows 11 home single language . how can I fix this? where can I install this windows 11 home single language?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-08T11:01:47+00:00

    thanks you

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    Anonymous
    2024-05-24T16:43:57+00:00

    cantik

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-05T18:41:26+00:00

    Pls Give me Windows 11 Home Single Language

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