Does LLC need licensed windows?

Question

Windows

Good afternoon! Do you need licensed Windows to organize LLC?
And what if you install windows 7, which was discontinued by Microsoft?

Answer 1

1. A license is needed in any case and does not depend on the type of organization.
2. Windows 7 support is still ongoing, end of support on January 14, 2020.
3. A license for the software is required in any case, even if it has already been discontinued. End of support only means that the Software is no longer updated or provides access to any services, but does not mean a change in the license agreement, which you must accept when installing the Software.

Answer 2

1 - the words license and support are not connected in any way
2 - lack of a license - the risk of prosecution under the Criminal Code (even for individuals)

Answer 3

Do you need licensed Windows to organize LLC?

Think for yourself, decide for yourself...
Using the software without the permission of the copyright holder (license) is a violation of the law and is punishable by law.
Although you can take a chance and work without a license - so many work and nothing. But it is desirable to study responsibility in advance, and imagine, so that in which case it would not be excruciatingly painful.

And what if you install windows 7, which was discontinued by Microsoft?

No problem. Only more expensive in terms of licensing.

Answer 4

Even if it's not an LLC, but an individual entrepreneur or your grandmother's laptop, or her cat, they all need a licensed Windows by law. More precisely, not that you need it, you can do it without Windows. Install Linux, for example. But a pirate - Nizya.

And what if you install windows 7, which was discontinued by Microsoft?

If you have licenses lying around somewhere - easily.