Windows 10 LTSC iot deferred activation

alphanumeric said:

Why not just phone activate it and be done with it? No internet connection on the device being activated is required. All perfectly legal, fully functional, no nag screens.
I did briefly run Windows 10 LTSB, not the iot version though. It didn't really suit my needs and the -'s out weighted the +'s. Plus I can legally run any version I want. I was a Microsoft MVP. I run Pro, its all I really need.

I don't want to rely on the internet to make my computer work. Using a phone doesn't solve this. If use doesn't bother you, fine. But it bothers me.

Mintmag said:

I don't want to rely on the internet to make my computer work. Using a phone doesn't solve this. If use doesn't bother you, fine. But it bothers me.

can you give some good specific reasons as to why it bothers you?

Mintmag said:

I don't want to rely on the internet to make my computer work. Using a phone doesn't solve this. If use doesn't bother you, fine. But it bothers me.

I used to work for a company whose computers would for security reasons never connect to the Internet. It was a DoD requirement. We had no problem with offline activation, i.e phone or live support.

It comes down to this. If you want to use a computer with Windows it has to be activated if you want full use of it. You can do this over the Internet or with phone activation. Both are an automated processes so if neither one works you can still contact Microsoft support and have a live person help you get Windows activated. I have used all three methods this year and have never been stopped from getting Windows activated.

However, if you simply don't to want deal with this you can always switch to Linux which doesn't have to be activated. Of course that doesn't really solve anything because if you don't connect to the Internet you will never get any updates for Linux or any software installed on it.