QUOTE(Skylinestar @ Oct 20 2021, 08:21 PM)
It's not expired. The activate windows watermark at the lower right of the screen is there because the windows is never activated in the first place.
technically, it is expired becoz Win10 allowed you to use full feature for few days on first startup. once the evaluation expired, the water mark appears and appearance customization are disabled but other features are still usable.
regardless, it is consider illegal becoz u dont have license to use the OS once evaluation is over.
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