Don t activate Windows 10 or 11 on Raspberry Pi:

• Windows will lose activation key permanently since Microsoft enforces one key to one arm device with no hope for transfer back to x86 or another arm device.
• Every time you need to do a reinstall, place in different pi, or your pi updates its boot loader.
• It wastes massive amounts of money (with some keys like education I cant easily replace). And given how unstable it is It is not worth while.
• I lost 2 pro keys and one education key, probably worth close to $1000, At least there are from old devices or free with post-secondary school.
• Also many tech experts don't recommend activation windows 10 or 11 on unstable, temperalay or secondary devices, given the very high cost of needing to constantly re-buy keys.
• Also the only problem on modern windows is that you will lose personality options, and have a warning on the desktop and setting apps that windows need to be activated.

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