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This might be relevant to those who wish / have to use Windows 11:

This week, Microsoft made it very clear that it wants to block the popular BYPASSNRO workaround, used to skip the internet and Microsoft Account requirement checks during the Windows 11 installation OOBE (initial setup), although thankfully, the script can still be created using Registry edits.

A 7 step guide.

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[–] Cossty@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

People who can't or don't want to use Linux should just use Windows LTSC or IOT. It's honestly the next best thing. I just set it up for my brother. When you open up the start menu on the fresh install and there is nothing there out of the box, it's such a nice feeling. No ads, no games, no onedrive, nothing. The only thing LTSC has is Microsoft Edge but even that one you can uninstall.

Licenses are expensive, but you can easily activate it with mas.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Looks better than my solution which was to join the machine to a domain then add a local account after. I always add a local account of my machines then add them to a domain. Simple fact is they want to trap people in their walled garden and it isn't going that well for them.

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[–] BagOfHeavyStones@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

(Just checking if this federates. Edit: it did immediately.)

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 6 points 4 days ago
[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well, it's only gonna be a matter of time before they remove this. I can almost guarantee that.

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[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Question: what is the downside of making a throwaway ms account upon install and never touching that account again?

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[–] utopiah@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Meta : I'd be curious to know the ratio of people downvoting the "Linux!" suggestion who actually do so from Windows.

Recently needed to set up a Win11 VM. It worked after removing the network adaptor from the VM setup, and then using the bypassnro command.

Fucking Microsoft.

[–] MacStache@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I don't really get it why people jump through these major hoops just to get Windows working the way they want it to. Just ditch the problem.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I have software I need that doesn't run on Linux, and doesn't have a Linux equivalent.

[–] MacStache@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

This is very understandable.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Sure that's ok for your personal machine. Now convince leadership that your 500 machine fleet needs to be switched over to Linux.

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