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Not even the ghost of obsolescence can coerce users onto Windows 11 (www.theregister.com)
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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can't input the key to unlock it (assuming you saved the key somewhere)?

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think it uses something in the hardware itself. It does have a master key, but extracting it is something of a headache, it requires a sniffer or something. But if the hardware changes, then the keys change. It was a whole kerfuffle in tech circles when it was announced.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

Good Lord...