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…
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 don’t even want windows on raw metal, so I have a virtual machine for work stuff
@KazuchijouNo I had a virtual machine with GPU pass through that I was using for gaming but it got broken in the upgrade from Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04, it seems the UEFI bios provided in 24.04 does not work with GPU pass through, and I’ve yet to grab one off an OS where it works to replace it. So for now I’m dual-booting. Yea I agree, not all that comfortable with bare metal but Windows doesn’t seem to want to recognize ext4 so there is some security by accident there.
I use an emulator to play Windows 98 games. That’s the extent of what I use Windows for. Unfortunately Windows 98 is not compatible with the newest AAA multiplayer games or Steam.
This message doesn’t say anything about the validity of your license, though. Or am I missing something?
I’m not up to date on Windows versions, but saying Win 11 has reached end of service is… unexpected?
Seems like they resolved the issue - the license was legitimate.
Maybe there’s a service pack?
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.
Oh no, an update? The horror!
That means you have an old version and need to run Windows update lol. Linux updates too. It says that every few weeks if you never reboot.
You realize that is a screenshot of the Windows update tool, right? Lol… The purpose of this post is that it wouldn’t let me update, saying that my legitimate copy of Windows 11 was at end of service. The issue has since been resolved.
saying that my legitimate copy of Windows 11 was at end of service
The screenshot says the version you use reached EoS and you need to update. There’s absolutely nothing about invalid licenses in the screenshot.
Good job for getting upvotes on a “haha winblows bad” troll post, I guess.
I was frustrated in the moment because my valid license randomly said it reached end of service without reason. Not entirely sure this qualifies as a troll post… Search this problem, considering the thread on the Microsoft forums I wasn’t the only one with the issue.
Please reread your comment and what it was replying to, we said the same thing.
I do realize it. I also think that if you need this much hand holding to use a computer that you’re goin to have the same problem with Linux.
How does sharing a screenshot of an issue with Microsoft’s licensing server indicate that I need hand holding to use a computer? This is a Linux forum, if I had to guess every person here is on the high end of computer proficiency. It seems to me you are just a hostile person who likes to bully people online.
You seem like someone who spams lemmy with bullshit
You seem like someone who thinks they know everything about computers, but have actually never used or updated a windows pc.
Also, you seem like the only person on my block list, so… congrats, I guess!
Why do people avoid using the word Microsoft? It’s annoying when you use filters and people just circumvent them.
You can write Microsoft like it’s naughty with changing it’s meaning even though it is the same
Micros**tUpdate your filters, bro. M$ is used for decades.
Why though? What is the purpose of avoiding the filters? Are there shadow-bans based on keywords on Lemmy? There might be something I’m missing, but I only see this as a way to inconvenience people who use filters.
Honestly, I think it all leads back to the original character limit of Twitter. It’s referencing that Microsoft is money-grubbing and power-hungry.
That makes sense, thanks!
No it doesn’t.
Since at the very least the dollar sign replacement is older than twitter.
And it was done by people who compared the company to nazi Germany.
Are you asking why people use abbreviations? It’s to save time. Nobody is considering your filters when they abbreviate stuff. As inconsiderate as that is.
Obligatory fuck Microsoft. Sorry, M$. Time is valuable.
If you’re browsing Lemmy, you’ve got plenty of time to type an entire word. But, this discussion is going absolutely nowhere, so I’ll stop responding.
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.