Q: What is the difference between using the activated and unactivated versions of Windows 10? (Via Quora)
A: Windows will work OK without activation, but it’s not the same as the activated versions.
Unactivated Windows will only download critical updates; many optional updates and some downloads, services, and apps from Microsoft (that normally are included with activated Windows) also will be blocked. You’ll also get some nag screens at various places in the OS.
In short: The core of Windows will work without activation, but some desirable non-basic elements, services, and add-ons, will be absent or limited.
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