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    [–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Never send them the drive.

    They are probably required to boot to the desktop for qa

    [–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Yup, exactly what they said. But I didn't know any better at the time. These days I would just fix that myself rather than send it to them

    [–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Yeah, it's a once in a lifetime thing lol, but it's better to put that out on the off chance someone reading it may have to send one in.

    I hate to say it, but unless they're corporate machines or you put it together yourself, computers are basically disposable these days.

    [–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Yeah, that is really sad. I'm actually due for a new laptop soon, I'm just very thankful that Framework exists now.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Cheeky way to get windows for free?

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I mean if you already bought the computer, they're really just giving it back to you and I'm pretty sure you can just download it.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I was mostly being snarky. Windows only comes preinstalled if you buy a full setup. All my stuff is either Mac laptops or custom towers so I always have to acquire a new windows license when I setup a new build for myself or my partner

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    No, yeah I was just being snarky too. I guess builders(probably gamere) are the only real retail windows buyers lol

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    Just install it without a key.