Xero to No Stupid [email protected]English • 1 year agoMy laptop came with Office pre-installed but I have this banner showing up every time I open it, is there a way to disable it for good?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1118arrow-down1imageMy laptop came with Office pre-installed but I have this banner showing up every time I open it, is there a way to disable it for good?lemmy.worldXero to No Stupid [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish30•1 year agoI believe it’s common practice for Windows laptops to come preinstalled with Office 365 now. I don’t think it’s pirated. It’s just not licensed like you said. OP, I’d recommend just using LibreOffice. It works fine for most situations.
minus-squaretonamellinkfedilink8•1 year agoYou’re correct that it often comes pre-installed, but the banner on those say “Office has not been activated” not “The license isn’t genuine”
I believe it’s common practice for Windows laptops to come preinstalled with Office 365 now. I don’t think it’s pirated. It’s just not licensed like you said.
OP, I’d recommend just using LibreOffice. It works fine for most situations.
You’re correct that it often comes pre-installed, but the banner on those say “Office has not been activated” not “The license isn’t genuine”
Good catch!