My mom bought a used laptop absolutely riddled with spyware, linux isn't an option

  • m-p{3}@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If the laptop came preinstalled with Windows you can likely reinstall the same version (Home or Pro) by using the utility from Microsoft to build a bootable USB drive, and it will auto-activate.

    No need to pirate anything, you already have a license.