If you want to install Windows, you must always agree to the Microsoft software license terms before you can continue with the installation. We currently still have the license regulations from 2021 that we have to agree to. Microsoft has updated this with Windows 11 24H2.
These are currently only included in the ISOs. Since WinMerge just got an update today, I was able to test it out and compare both determinations. Right up front. Not much has changed. Grammatical and spelling errors have been corrected and new ones implemented. However, some sections have been changed.
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| 2021 | 2024 |
| 1. Overview… It also applies to Windows apps developed by Microsoft, such as email, contacts, music and photos, which are included and part of Windows. | 1. Overview…This also applies to Windows apps developed by Microsoft, such as email and contacts, music and photos included with Windows, unless other terms apply. |
| (i) use or virtualize functions of the Software separately; (ii) publish, copy (except for permitted backup copies), rent or lease the Software, unless the rental or leasing is not for profit purposes; | (i) use functions of the Software separately or virtualize them; (ii) publish, copy (except for permitted backup copy), rent or lease the Software, unless the rental or lease is for non-commercial purposes; |
| 4. Transmission. Any transfer of the software and the right of use is governed by applicable law. As listed in Section 6, transferring the Software to another device may affect the ability of the device to which the Software was transferred to receive system updates. | 4. Transmission. Any transfer of software and the right of use is governed by applicable law. As set forth in Section 6, transferring software to another device may limit the ability of the device containing the transferred software to receive system updates. |
| 11. Applicable Law. All claims and disputes relating to the Software, its price or this Agreement, including claims for breach of contract and claims arising under consumer protection laws, unfair competition laws, implied warranty laws, unjust enrichment laws and tort law, shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, without regard to the Rules of international private law. | 11. Applicable Law. The laws of the Federal Republic of Germany govern all claims and disputes relating to the Software, its price or this Agreement, including claims based on breach of contract and under consumer protection laws, unfair competition laws, breach of implied warranties, unjust enrichment and tort, without regard to conflict of law provisions principles. |
| 13.Limitation of liability…In other cases of slight negligence, the device manufacturer or installation company or Microsoft is not liable. | 13.Limitation of Liability…In other cases, the device manufacturer or installation company or Microsoft is not liable. |
| d. Limited rights versions. (i) Versions for evaluation. Software intended for evaluation, testing or demonstration purposes may only be used during the evaluation period and your right to use such software terminates upon the end of the evaluation period. It is recommended that such evaluation (or test or demonstration) software not be used on systems upon which it is dependent on its functionality. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, such versions are provided “AS IS” and no contractual warranties are provided with respect to these versions. | d. Limited rights versions. (i) Evaluation versions. Software intended for evaluation (or testing or demonstration) may only be used during the evaluation period, and your right to use such software terminates at the end of the evaluation period. It is recommended that you do not use evaluation (or test or demonstration) software in systems on which you rely on its functionality. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Evaluation Software is provided “AS IS” and no contractual warranty applies to such versions. |
As already written, everything else remains as usual. Since there is always confusion about the license and the installation, here is the excerpt:
Rights to install and use.
a. License. Under this Agreement, we grant you the right to install and run one instance of the Software on one Device (the Device on which you install the Software is the Licensed Device for purposes of the other terms of this Agreement). You may not install or run the Software on multiple devices in parallel. Updating or upgrading non-genuine software using software from Microsoft or authorized sources does not make your original or updated/upgraded version original, and in that situation you do not have a license to use the software.
b. Device. In this Agreement, “Device” means a local hardware system (both physical and virtual) with an internal storage device capable of executing the Software. A hardware partition or blade is considered a device. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Device” does not include any hardware system (whether physical or virtual) on which the Software is installed or accessed solely for remote use over a network.
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You can find the current regulations on this page. This will then be updated by Microsoft.