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[-] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

Life pro tip: Setup your computer as if you were from a European country, it solves most of the annoying issues.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And how do I do that without first having a VPN installed?

Just whisper into it, "I'm in Germany, actually?"

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

probably by not connecting it to the internet

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Is this still the way to get a windows installation done without linking your device to a microsoft account?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's easy to do so but it's a fatal mistake if you foolishly put in your email.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Last I did it you have to press a key combination to open a terminal and run a couple of commands at the right stage of the wizard to do so

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Doesn't matter, I'm in Canada, all our computers (four of them) are setup as if we were in the UK

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

In the hope MS doesn't go full Apple, with geolocking and grace period and all.

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