S15E30 - Microsoft - You Did it - 24H2 and a New Hard Drive in the Newer Laptop

If you watched the previous video, you know that Microsoft didn’t buy me dinner or even kiss me before they forced 24H2 (with all of its intrusive datamining and control deatures upon me). Here I put a new hard drive in an share a trick or two about loading Windows on a computer to roll-back and debloat to Windows 11 23H2. © 2025 Del Hollow Productions LLC
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Note 1. The autounattend file generator
The link: https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/
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Note 2. Notes on how to retrieve your windows product key

To find your Windows product key using Command Prompt, open it as administrator, then type wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey and press Enter; the key will be displayed.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator:
Search for "cmd": In the Windows search bar, type "cmd" and right-click on "Command Prompt".
Select "Run as administrator": Choose "Run as administrator" from the context menu.
Confirm: If prompted by Windows, click "Yes" to allow access.

2. Enter the Command:
In the Command Prompt window, type or paste the following command: wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey.
Press Enter.

3. View the Product Key:
The 25-character Windows product key will be displayed in the Command Prompt window.
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Note 3. The *.reg file contents. It’s a policy that should not allow Windows update to go beyond the specified release and version.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
"TargetReleaseVersion"=dword:00000001
"TargetReleaseVersionInfo"="23H2"
"ProductVersion"="Windows 11 Home"