I am playing with "Ventoy" mainly for using Linux Distro's but wanted to try installing Windows 11 on a Toshiba satellite Laptop.
This laptop was given to me running Windows 10 Pro and I created my own MS Account for it.
All was OK until the HDD died.
When replaced , I asked MS for the Product Key, but was told it had perished with the old drive and could not be retrieved.
I should buy a new KEY!!
This I was not happy about! I noticed that Windows 10 has a work around to remove the watermark that MS Place on un-registered installations, and wondered if there was one for Windows 11.
I have seen your instructions on how to remove the watermark saying "System requirements not met", and hoped that your clever people had also found a way to remove the one for an un-registered system.
I kinda feel entitled to some poetic justice because MS refused to help with my original paid install of W10!
Can anyone help me?

I am playing with "Ventoy" mainly for using Linux Distro's but wanted to try installing Windows 11 on a Toshiba satellite Laptop.
This laptop was given to me running Windows 10 Pro and I created my own MS Account for it.
All was OK until the HDD died.
When replaced , I asked MS for the Product Key, but was told it had perished with the old drive and could not be retrieved.
I should buy a new KEY!! :sauer:
This I was not happy about! I noticed that Windows 10 has a work around to remove the watermark that MS Place on un-registered installations, and wondered if there was one for Windows 11.
I have seen your instructions on how to remove the watermark saying "System requirements not met", and hoped that your clever people had also found a way to remove the one for an un-registered system.
I kinda feel entitled to some poetic justice because MS refused to help with my original paid install of W10!
Can anyone help me? :dankeschoen: