Does NTLite Home require purchase ever year?
- Thread starter Sephir8th
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NTLite licenses are permanent, but they do expire. Sounds confusing right?
When you purchase a license, every successful activation is permanent for that HW ID. If you don't change the HW profile (upgrade CPU, motherboard, network adapter), then that copy is permanent.
Why do licenses have an expiration date? The license permanently unlocks all premium features added before the expiration date. New features added after expiration will be locked. What that means is if you're happy with the existing features (or don't need the next major Windows release), then NTLite doesn't require a renewal.
After a newer Windows gets released, you have to re-purchase NTLite (at the renewal pricing) to take advantage of it. Upgrading to a new NTLite version is still useful for expired licenses, because it may contain bug fixes for your old features.
Yes. Edge removal is a licensed feature.
When you purchase a license, every successful activation is permanent for that HW ID. If you don't change the HW profile (upgrade CPU, motherboard, network adapter), then that copy is permanent.
Why do licenses have an expiration date? The license permanently unlocks all premium features added before the expiration date. New features added after expiration will be locked. What that means is if you're happy with the existing features (or don't need the next major Windows release), then NTLite doesn't require a renewal.
After a newer Windows gets released, you have to re-purchase NTLite (at the renewal pricing) to take advantage of it. Upgrading to a new NTLite version is still useful for expired licenses, because it may contain bug fixes for your old features.
Yes. Edge removal is a licensed feature.
NTLite knows when a premium feature was released, and if you have a valid license (even if it's expired) then it will permanently unlock every feature that was released before the license's expiration.
OneDrive and default Apps removal have been premium features for several years now. It's like how Windows handles Cumulative Updates, NTLite keeps adding new premium features to the full list.
The licensing model is very simple. Your copy of NTLite can be:
- Free edition (missing all premium features)
- Licensed edition with unexpired activation (get all new premium features, as released)
- Licensed edition with expired activation (keep all old premium features, don't get newer features)
OneDrive and default Apps removal have been premium features for several years now. It's like how Windows handles Cumulative Updates, NTLite keeps adding new premium features to the full list.
The licensing model is very simple. Your copy of NTLite can be:
- Free edition (missing all premium features)
- Licensed edition with unexpired activation (get all new premium features, as released)
- Licensed edition with expired activation (keep all old premium features, don't get newer features)