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Girard442

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2. I'm trying to shift over to Ubuntu.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Fri Jan 1, 2021, 08:39 AM

Jan 2021

I have a legit retail copy of Win 10 running in a virtual machine in case I need it. Makes me smile to think of it being cooped up in there and unable to connect to the Mother Ship.

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You can still upgrade Windows 7 and 8.1 systems to Windows 10 for free [View all] douglas9 Jan 2021 OP

Thanks to your advice, I did this a year ago. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 #1

I'm trying to shift over to Ubuntu. Girard442 Jan 2021 #2

Hahaha! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #4

Switching to Linux Mint instead. 5X Jan 2021 #3

I'm sure they are SheltieLover Jan 2021 #5

Did it yesterday. Took me over 3 hours to complete upgrade. Sneederbunk Jan 2021 #6

You say that like it's a good thing. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2021 #7

You can also authenticate Win 10 systems using Win 7 COA stickers. ucrdem Jan 2021 #8

I scored a brand new laptop recently on a job I was working on clearing out a hoarders home. kimbutgar Jan 2021 #9

Got my screen black with cursor cartobuy Jan 2021 #10