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Even shared source would be great. You can see the code, you can audit it for security or privacy issues, disable parts you don't like and distribute modified versions to people who already have a licensed copy of Windows.

That won't dry up Microsoft's revenue stream, and is a great middle ground between open and closed source.

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Thats been true since early 2000s. Microsoft shares the Windows source code since over a decade, I don't understand why some claim it's not available and entirely closed down.

It was 2002 when I first read some of the Windows code via official Microsoft channels (Shared Source license) to unterstand some of the quirky behaviors.

Can you give me a link where I can read the entire Windows 10 source code, make changes I want, and create a build, and redistribute it to people who already have a license?

I only came up with https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sharedsource/ which has specific categories like enterprise, government security, OEMs, etc. I'm looking for something available to everyone.

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