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Haven’t activated Windows 11? Then you definately might per chance well receive your self locked out of some Microsoft Edge browser settings

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If you’re working an unactivated version of Windows 11 (or Windows 10), your entry to Microsoft Edge’s settings can also merely be restricted in the long bustle. Right here’s already the case by come of issues esteem Personalization settings for Windows 11 in an unactivated installation, as successfully as fixed reminders prompting you to set off the OS.

If you don’t mind those constraints and considerable reminders, you may per chance per chance be ready to install and bustle Windows 11 and Windows 10 with out activation for free.

Alternatively, it seems esteem Microsoft has added a lot of flags in checking out that enable for blockading sure browser capabilities in an Edge preview dangle – must you’re the utilization of Windows 11 (or Windows 10) and it’s unactivated. The three flags in inquire of in Edge noticed by Windows Most contemporary are:

  • msEdgeActivatedStateCheckAndUpdate
  • msEdgeNonActivatedOSTrigger
  • msEdgeLockSettingsInNonActivatedOS

Taking a look to glimpse the effects of every of those flags being enabled, Windows Most contemporary tried working the Edge Canary test dangle with one flag enabled at a time. Windows Most contemporary grew to change into on the ‘msEdgeLockSettingsInNonActivatedOS’ flag successfully, which resulted in just a few of Edge’s settings being locked. Then, when Edge’s settings internet page change into opened, it displayed a banner that acknowledged:

“We gape your Windows is no longer activated, some customization has been microscopic.”

Pushing additional, Windows Most contemporary explored various facets of Edge settings and likewise came all over that the ‘When Edge starts’ panel (which permits for configuration of what occurs when the browser launches) change into blocked attributable to Windows 11 no longer being activated.

An unwise switch?

Right here’s an keen intention that doesn’t utterly make sense to me, on legend of as Windows Most contemporary capabilities out, the protection apparently only targets Windows – Edge customers on Mac devices and mobiles don’t glimpse this fabricate of interference. That makes me mediate, successfully, Microsoft is mulling this switch merely on legend of it will, and must you will want to indulge in Windows ample to put in it, then you will want to indulge in the OS ample to tolerate measures esteem this. 

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Pondering how clearly desperate Microsoft is for more of us to make consume of Edge, having instigated a lot of situations of aggressively pushing customers to make Edge their browser of selection, this intention is even more puzzling since it will also pressure of us away (having at final gotten what Microsoft needs, it seems!).

If you will want to must continue the utilization of Windows unactivated, you may per chance per chance correct switch to Chrome, Firefox, or one other of the finest internet browsers that doesn’t indulge in these restrictions. It’s price remembering that this building is aloof in the early checking out phases, despite the indisputable truth that, and confidently obtained’t make it to the final version rollout – but I wouldn’t put it past Microsoft. 

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