Can I purchase this Full version Win10 & not ever call MS to activate?

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    Windows 11 Home
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    For the record, I have installed and activated Windows about 20 times over the past 2 years.
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    Windows 11 Pro
       #12

    sn00ker said:
    A retail license does not have any limits, it can be installed on as many motherboards possible but only on one at a time, meaning you can't have it installed more than one PC. So in another word, let's say you installed a retail version on a PC and later on it dies on you. The next system you have you can use your retail license again, there is no limit on how many times you can reuse your retail license but again it can only be used on a single PC, you can't have a retail copy running on 2 system or more at a time
    That does not change the fact the Microsoft DOES limit the number of times that a retail license can be activated via automatic activation over the internet on different computers within a specific timeframe. Once that limit is reached, the user can continue to activate that retail license on different computers, but they must use telephone activation to do so.
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    10 pro 64
       #13

    NavyLCDR said:
    That does not change the fact the Microsoft DOES limit the number of times that a retail license can be activated via automatic activation over the internet on different computers within a specific timeframe. Once that limit is reached, the user can continue to activate that retail license on different computers, but they must use telephone activation to do so.
    Yep, I don't disagree with you. And you're right at times one can be fronted with activation phone activations, though I also saw after a while with the same PC they will allow the act part automatically again ... MS can do whatever they like with their software. We the consumers just pay to use their software with a license, we don't own it
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    10 pro 64
       #14

    I believe to have an entirely automatically activation without ever having the phone activations one would have to have the corporate license version.
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  5. Posts : 4,453
    Win 11 Pro 22000.708
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    sn00ker said:
    I believe to have an entirely automatically activation without ever having the phone activations one would have to have the corporate license version.
    If memory serves, and unless things have changed, the Enterprise version needs to contact a license server. It wouldn't be available for legitimate home use.
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    10 pro 64
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    bobkn said:
    If memory serves, and unless things have changed, the Enterprise version needs to contact a license server. It wouldn't be available for legitimate home use.
    I think just the price for volume corporate license would be enough for a home user to stay away from unless it was illegal. Though I do remember back in the days with windows 2000 never to have to enter a license key or ever getting the phone activations, just install and everything was working lol .... same with the xp version
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