Re: Happy New Years! Seventh alt coin thread!

So far the six-slot Onda with integrated CPU works well. Just the annoying Windows stickiness (allegedly linked to the 1709 creators' update - other rigs now seem to exhibit some sort of UI stickiness as well since I updated them).

That's good news; I've got two of the same board (with the Celeron CPU) on their way from China now.

Question for you and the group in general: do you bother with activating Windows 10, buy sketch keys from Kinguin, et al., or pony up for an OEM license from Newegg or the like? I wouldn't bother but it looks like you need to activate Windows if for no other other reason to stop Update from rebooting your machine every night, as it seems prone to do...

I don't bother.. it's still legit even without activation AFAIK.
https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/

This is a problem for nvidia.

You need an update to install any recent driver packages; which will not be pushed to you or install-able until activated.... It will fail to install the windowsupdate nvidia driver until the update is performed; which is reliant on activation.

It was a recent hurdle I learned about when doing machine upgrades. Couldn't install any nvidia driver until it has the OS updated to the creators update I believe.

Simplest solution:

Install and activate 7; do not use AutoKMS to activate.... Now update 7. Install 10 as upgrade form CD or USB after SP1 has installed, and one more round of updates install after the SP1 portion; don't install 10 before this point. 10 will be pre-activated when finished. Just process updates and you are off ot the races legitimately with no out of pocket expense.

You can install any update windows 10 without entering a product key... Just use the media from their official site. Its even updated with the lasted packages already.