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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/36600876

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[–] Thorry@feddit.org 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Wow that's crazy! I've also gotten an XP key burned into my brain, but it's a different one. I had no idea there were multiple people memorised:

FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8

It used to have it's own Wikipedia page, but now it's just a mention on this page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume_licensing#Leaked_keys

[–] tomiant@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I did not realize I remembered an XP key until you wrote that one. Holy shit. You just nostalgia'd me! Thank you!

[–] DosDude@retrolemmy.com 5 points 2 days ago

Ah. The fuck key. That's the one that most had it's rounds imo. Good memories. Even though I had a legit windows for free back then thanks to my student account.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, this is the one I remember!