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Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/windows@sopuli.xyz
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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Want to have a airgapped machine? Sure as hell won’t be running win11

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    • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Come children come to Linux. Debian is your new Father...

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I mean yeah. At this point I have no other choice huh? I mean Jesus...

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    No doubt. I've been exploring Linux distros all day today.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Mint is solid, especially for newbies. I run Bazzite on my Legion Go and it generally outperforms Windows.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Thanks. I'm a semi-newbie, thinking about going with Debian, but just about to test it on a VM right now.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I was a Debian guy for years now. Running on all my servers and virtual machines, but never got to be satisfied with it enough to “format Windows” out of my main computer. Until one day I discovered Aurora and relatives. That’s it, that’s the endgame for me. Literally everything works out of the box including support for legacy Nvidia cards, g-sync, scaling etc. and I can fully understand and like their design decisions (hell, with brew it will be just like having a Mac). I’m done with Windows before this year ends.

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    • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Just gonna leave this here. Do with it what you will.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    While that's a good site to be aware of in general, it does nothing to help with this issue. All that site does is activate Windows, it does not allow you to make a local user account.

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    • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Microsoft: fuck you if you can't afford internet

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Also fuck you if your wifi drivers aren't built in to windows.

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    • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    Microsoft made some bullshit mandatory to lock in users as data chattel?

    Shocked! Yes, shocked I am.

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    [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Oof.

    We’re removing the bypassnro.cmd script from the build to enhance security and user experience of Windows 11. This change ensures that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account.

    Absolute bullshit

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    GREAT now setting up computers for work is just going to be THAT much more of hassle. Thanks MS.

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    • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'm never deleting the Windows 11 installer ISO I downloaded months ago.

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    • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    So even TFA says it’s not completely going away. It’s just switching from a command to a registry entry. Additionally Windows 11 Enterprise most likely won’t be affected or LTSC.

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    [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    !linux@programming.dev has gained a few new subs!

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    [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Alt. Link: https://archive.is/2ILN9

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