How long does Windows 8 stays in notification mode when unactivated

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by robonzio, Oct 4, 2012.

  1. robonzio

    robonzio MDL Junior Member

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    #1 robonzio, Oct 4, 2012
    Hi maybe someone have a answer to this question.
    It would be interesting to know, how long windows 8 stys in notification mode when its still unactivated.
    Ididnt find any answer on the net
     
  2. david_xross_2

    david_xross_2 MDL Senior Member

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    #2 david_xross_2, Oct 4, 2012
    As far as I know, Windows will stay in notification mode until it has been activated, and there's no limit/specific time duration. This may be changed by Microsoft in the future by some patch to limit the notification mode.
     
  3. EthosX

    EthosX MDL Junior Member

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    #3 EthosX, Oct 4, 2012
    I saix that long time ago :)
    just use watermark remover and think like it is activated :)
    will never expire ..
     
  4. Sylph

    Sylph MDL Novice

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    #4 Sylph, Oct 4, 2012
    Will it not reboot every hour?
     
  5. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    #5 PaulDesmond, Oct 4, 2012
    Your answer has nothing to do with the topic. We are not talking about that crap here :eek:
     
  6. robonzio

    robonzio MDL Junior Member

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    #6 robonzio, Oct 5, 2012 (OP)
    Thanks for all the replies. So nobody is really sure how long it stays in Notification Mode.:p
    But the Answer from david-xross_2 sounds the best solution, cause it really make no financially sense if Microsoft will leaves Windows 8 in Notification Mode for infinity
     
  7. pisthai

    pisthai Imperfect Human

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    #7 pisthai, Oct 5, 2012
    Maybe the time frame will come up after October 26. 2012?! It would make sense if MS let run the not activated Windows 8's till October 26. and after the public launch set an fixed time frame, which could be 30 days again.

    The time right now maybe is used from MS to collect info's about many details from normal user's as well as from hacker's for to fine tune the system for the final launch and the first real updates to get rid of in the meantime known bug's etc.

    Let see what will happen from October 26. onward.
     
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  8. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    #8 PaulDesmond, Oct 5, 2012
    You think, they spid out a patch which alters the notification into 30 days or so? If you see the updates which say, what they are doing, you can ignore them but if it is done on a secret path, you have no chance. Curious, what's happening