Microsoft Conscience Patch KB3074681 Win10 can also be personalized without activation

Since the Win8 era, if you haven't activated your current system, you can't enjoy the "personalization" service, such as changing the start menu background, color, lock screen, and even the Win8 theme pack.

In the same era of win10, Microsoft continued this "do not activate the traditional practice of personalization", but recently Microsoft has pushed several update patches, especially with a KB3074681“ The conscience "rules" almost relieved Microsoft's traditional practices.

Regardless of whether the Win10 patch is successfully installed, restart the system, re-open the Control Panel "Personalization, you will find that all the "Customized" service can be used normally without Win10. Replace the start menu background, color, lock screen interface, and even the future Win10 theme pack with the same Win10 users that have been activated.

Author YY: After installing KB3074681 patch, whether you are connected or not, Win10 will automatically change to "Connect to the Internet to complete activation", the initial judgment is that Microsoft temporarily shuts down Win10 local and remote activation server. Network communication, or preparation for Win10 release after 7.29.

Note: The above tests are from Win10 Build 10240 Home/Professional.