Pirate it and you will have a much better experience for free
But this level of scrutiny is precisely why such DIY security claims ring hollow.
I gotta be honest man, I do not understand someone who pirates executable code. I (and I assume most of the hn audience) am not some starving student with nothing to lose. I would much rather run linux than pirate windows.
Commenter was suggesting using original Microsoft ISOs and verifying through massgrave.
Zero malware
I tried to get a few of them to use chromebooks but the need for quicken or another app they used for decade(s) keeps them windows based.
The OS installation images come from Microsoft. They're the same amount of malware as the OS that comes preinstalled on your laptop. Probably a tad less, depending on the brand.
So where is the contradiction?
Alternatively I could pay what is, for me, a pittance, and know that my OS is not compromised.
https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts/b...
https://massgrave.dev/manual_hwid_activation / https://massgrave.dev/manual_ohook_activation / https://massgrave.dev/manual_kms38_activation
Most of those 19861 lines allow it to be an all in one script for multiple activation methods and products. And, if you're still skeptical, then you are free to audit all 19861 lines yourself.
Maybe at the very least educate yourself before acting so smug.
> And, if you're still skeptical, then you are free to audit all 19861 lines yourself.
That's nonsense, of course, how would it help other users? Also, do you expect every single user of the crack to have the capabilities and time to do that?
Other poster writes that code is not auditable since it is not 5 lines, but 20 000 lines and you tell them to audit it?
Btw did you audit all the Linux source code to check for malware?