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Windows 11 ISOs for ARM64 devices
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11arm64
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42130758
Windows 11 arm64 Activation
TLDR:
- This could work also to activate other Windows versions, both amd64 and arm64
- Then I found software, that helped to activate my paid Windows 11 Home arm64 license successfully
Long story:
- Originally I paid for Parallels for macOS about $100/year
- At Parallels was install possibility for Windows 11 arm64, that can run all Windows amd64 and Windows arm64 software
- Using my hotmail (https://outlook.com) email address I bought Windows 11 arm64 license from MS Store at Windows 11 desktop.
- Later I changed:
- from Paralles https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parallels-desktop/id1085114709
- to UTM Qemu-based emulator from macOS App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/utm-virtual-machines/id1538878817 , because UTM is cheaper
- Downloaded Win11arm ISO with https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crystalfetch-iso-downloader/id6454431289
- Problems activating Win11arm:
- When reinstalling Win11arm, sometimes Windows license did not activate
- Trying all troubleshooting options from Copilot did not help to activate Windows
- It did show errors about not being able to connect MS activation servers.
- There was no automated activation phone number possibility anymore. I did use that kind of service some years ago.
- There was no link to live online activation help. I did use that kind of service some years ago.
- There is no phone help for personal accounts. There is help for work or school accounts.
- At Windows Feedback center, there I did send feedback and screenshot of activation error
- Error codes: 0x803FABC3, 0xC004F034
- When Windows was not activated yet, I could not change desktop background image. Windows had automatically selected background image to be sloth animal. I'm very hard-working, so I would have liked to change background image.
- Then I found software, that helped to activate my paid Windows 11 Home arm64 license successfully
Sound producing fans at new Windows 11 arm64 laptops
It seems that new MS Win11arm laptop has fans, that sometimes produces some little sound. For me, it's not competition to M1 Air, that is completely silent, no fans, stays cool, no warming up. I'm happily using M1 Air 16 GB RAM 256 GB disk divided to macOS/Asahi Ubuntu dual boot, running Ubuntu 24.04 currently, where I upgraded some days ago, when got upgrading to 24.04 popup.