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I mean you can use it unactivated for ever or just use a script
I haven't found a reliable system that gets around activation (had a friend ask me recently) and I personally can't live with the watermark, but I also have sensitive data on my machines and networks so I don't risk getting a sketchy iso from tpb with activation nuked.
Use MASS and you can install a legit copy of windows and have it activated
https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts
Works great, is well documented and trusted. If I remember correctly it has multiple ways of activating stuff and you can select the one you want with explanation and pros/cons of each method.
EDIT: Documentation is here: https://massgrave.dev/ And it can even activate Office or change Windows edition.
Looking into that, thanks =)