• demonquark@lemmy.mlEnglish
            7·
            11 months ago

            Is this a hardcoded opt out or something? Couple of months ago I had to install windows for a friend. I tried to not make a windows account. All the exploits I found, were “patched”. I finally just gave up and made the account. My friend doesn’t care enough about privacy and I don’t care enough about windows for all that effort.

            But, [email protected] would be awesome.

            • const_void@lemmy.ml
              11·
              11 months ago

              I’m not totally sure but I would guess that it’s not hardcoded. Probably just buggy behavior, as is usual for Microsoft.

        • claymore@pawb.social
          3·
          11 months ago

          you can type anything you want in both fields to skip it. a keysmash is my preferred method

        • EddyBot@feddit.de
          11·
          11 months ago

          Windows will display a “Let’s connect you to a network” or similar screen. The upcoming Windows 11 version 22H2 does not allow you to skip this anymore to create a local account.

          they actually restricted this method, evil

      • LinuxSBC@lemm.ee
        4·
        11 months ago

        Or just anything invalid. I usually do “m” as the username and “m” as the password.

      • airikr@lemmy.ml
        3·
        11 months ago

        Have to try virtually! Even if Windows 10 are so much better than Windows 11.

        • Dubious_Fart@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          Ooh, that reminds me, I need to delete the Windows VM i made for hte STALKER: Anomaly - Gamma installer.

          • airikr@lemmy.ml
            1·
            11 months ago

            Hehe. That edition of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. works in Linux through Lutris 😊 Not perfectly, but it works.

            • Dubious_Fart@lemmy.mlEnglish
              1·
              11 months ago

              but the installer doesnt cause its written in windows powershell. Had to install a VM just to get the installer to download/unpack the game, then i set up lutris for it.

              Supposedly the next version of the installer is going to use a more agnostic scripting, but i dont know if thats come out yet.

      • MK Rexx@lemmy.studio
        1·
        11 months ago

        I don’t know about these workarounds but I remember Win10 has something like “Create for another person” then “I don’t have their info” and it will just let you create a local acocunt. I don’t know about 11 tho

    • Bri Guy @sopuli.xyzEnglish
      141·
      11 months ago

      don’t forget the constant messages to use Edge as your default browser! blegh!

    • cestvrai@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      11 months ago

      If you don’t add a WiFi network and don’t plug in ethernet then you can also make a local account.

    • golden_zealot@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      I had to create new registry keys and relaunch the OOBE with special flags to get around it in windows 11. Such a pain in the ass.

    • vd1n@lemmy.ml
      1·
      11 months ago

      Dude, how the fuck?

      I did it once some how making a Rufus USB stick but next time I used Rufus I either didn’t get a settings prompt or it just didn’t work.

    • Dubious_Fart@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Same. Was a windows user all my life. Tried dabbling with Linux a few times, but the shit microsofts doing now is what drove me to linux.

      Got several family members on it too, They do nothing but webbrowse so its been going stellar for them.

  • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
    45·
    11 months ago

    Pro tip: You can hit space tab space tab... to quickly cycle through them all.

    I will say though, it is mighty refreshing to go through a Linux installer now.

    • umbrella@lemmy.ml
      163·
      11 months ago

      Can’t find it anymore, but I remember someone did a DNS analysis and they are even pinging McAfee servers, before you open any apps.

  • Phoenix3875@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    11 months ago

    Not just installing. When updating, sometimes it tries to reset the options and change my default browser to edge.

    • dontblink@feddit.itEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Edge would ALWAYS get on the way with its stupid search bar widget. They tried to improve their shitty outdated piece of crap internet explorer that nobody was using and they ended up with a modern shitty piece of crap that is edge.

  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    301·
    11 months ago

    Didn’t Bill Gates leave Microsoft in 2008? Other than that, yeah.

    • Psythik@monyet.ccEnglish
      102·
      11 months ago

      Seriously, lol; how did this post even get upvotes? (UpLemmies? Whatever they’re called here)

      • cyberpunk007@lemmy.worldEnglish
        131·
        11 months ago

        Also this was one of the early windows 10 updates lol. Like 2017 or something.

        How it feels to install windows in 2023 is to drop to a hidden shell and run some commands to create a local account instead of a Microsoft account to log into your computer. Fuckin disgusting.

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
      3·
      11 months ago

      Yes, he isn’t even on the board anymore. He’s only involved in his charity, and palling around with Warren Buffett these days.

  • CMDR_Horn@lemmy.mlEnglish
    23·
    11 months ago

    Don’t forget to scroll down otherwise you miss a very important one that’s hidden

    • vd1n@lemmy.ml
      13·
      11 months ago

      Oh yeah, the fuck me in the ass option.

      It is 2023, you want that check on.

  • Gargari@lemmy.mlEnglish
    16·
    11 months ago

    No one should feel pain of installing Windows, no one deserves that

    • noqturn@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      I do it almost weekly for my job. I need to improve my Unix skills and become a Linux sysadmin

      • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        8·
        11 months ago

        You can totally automate the Windows install process and configuration. Not even Windows sysadmins should have to be dealing with it manually.

        • noqturn@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          We still use golden images, so whenever we refresh that I need to install windows on a VM. We still do our servers manually

  • 20gramsWrench@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    14·
    11 months ago

    all these will be reinstated in the next update and all the unsent locally collected information will be sent with the consent you gave by not preventing your system from updating

  • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
    12·
    11 months ago

    Bill hasn’t been associated with Microsoft decisions in like 15 years. Yes he still owns a shit load of the company, but he’s not the CEO, he doesn’t even sit on the board. He sits in his 16,000 square foot lakefront Medina, WA mansion and gets richer.

    • neutron
      4·
      11 months ago

      Public consciousness skipped Ballmer’s CEO era and apparently Satya’s name is too difficult to remember.

  • nostradiel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    11 months ago

    I use Linux nowadays, but I still have dual boot cause of some games. I use LTSB debloated with stopped updates and telemetry.

  • rhombus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    I actually somewhat enjoy using Windows 10 after using a debloat tool and adding a package manager. Windows 11 is still unbearable though.

    • vd1n@lemmy.ml
      3·
      11 months ago

      I feel like the only think I like about windows is that everything works in terms of graphics and plug and play. Plug and play has been good to me on Linux for a while though.

      I still get graphics issues on fedora and Ubuntu on my integrated graphics chips.

  • CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml
    6·
    11 months ago

    As a side note, you can use O&O ShutUp10++ to do all these settings quickly so you don’t have to hunt around all the menus. It has presets too IIRC.

    Also it works on Windows 11 too despite the name.