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Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can still skip it with MicroWin and also Rufus. I've tested it just recently.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Did you try that with the latest beta build?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago

Windows 11 is enshittfying a feature that let you skip making a Microsoft account

There, FTFY.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

Just one more reason not to use Windows, As if forcing data scrapers down our throat in the guise of AI wasn't enough.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I just deleted my old Mocrosoft account. Forgot I had it until recently.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago (12 children)

Will people just stop using windows already. I get for work but if you just waiting on that one game then fuck off it's not worth it. I gave up some of my favorite games because it wasn't worth using Windows

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago

Proton is amazing though. I got Lego LotR working on my steam deck by installing some DirectX 9 dependency to fix a graphical glitch with the game. Runs like a dream.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Tried Pop PS recently. Night and day difference.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (8 children)

They give me more and more reasons to stay on W10 until I give up games and move to Linux permanently.

I'll miss my TCMD scripting, though. But besides that and gaming, most of what I do nowadays is cross-platform.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (4 children)

What games keep you on Windows? Besides a few anticheat-enabled ones which choose not to support it, basically everything works fine. I game (and work in gamedev!) 100% on Linux.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Over like half of the games I play with friends just do not work Linux because of anti-cheat. I hate it. I also can't use it for work or studies since I need access to a good CAD that just works. These 2 things and a proper Adrenaline software from AMD is all I need to fully switch to Linux. I do have a dual-boot Windows/Linux PC at home, but honestly, I can barely use Linux most of the time.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The company is cracking down on the ability to install Windows 11 on older PCs that don’t support TPM 2.0

But still runs fine in a VM (where it belongs to) on Linux on a system without TPM, right?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Chiming in as well with a Linux distro: peppermint , debian based. If you want the horrors to persist but kind of limited check out windows ameliorated. https://ameliorated.io/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Any gamers looking to switch, I've had a good experience with Bazzite.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

Even MORE reason not to upgrade!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Is it possible to skip account creation by installing while not connected to the internet?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Nope, you need an internet connection to get past initial setup. Unless you use pro, there you can select to domain join computer instead and it'll let you create a local account

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

You are wrong for now, it is still possible.

Ctrl + Shift + F3 during setup gives you access to sysprep
In an admin CMD you can excecute the BypassNRO.cmd script. In C:\Windows\System32\oobe\
I have encountered one 24H2 installation where the oobe folder was empty, but if you copy the file from another device it works just the same
Reboot from sysprep and you can now select "Install without internet" when selecting a WIFI

This will not work if you're already connected to a wifi. BypassNRO sets a registry flag, so it's only a matter of time till they patch it out, but it works for now.

Edit: Rufus also allows the creation of a local user when making the installation USB, skipping the entire setup process.

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