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Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account (www.theverge.com)
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[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

How many months away are we from Windows requiring a subscription to use, with a cheaper version for the OS + Office and a more expensive that also bundles AI?

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Funny thing is, I would have paid for a more expensive version that's just the core OS and minimalist set of tools (and by tools I mean explorer, task manager, and maybe a browser to download firefox or something else).

Now? I'm happy to tell people "nope, can't help you, I don't do MS stuff anymore".

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

I'm predicting after Windows 11 EOL.

That's why they're so adamant about killing Windows 10. They want to lock everyone in an OS that will have N eventual expiration

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[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

At this point I just net user /add it, which just creates the user manually and then you can reboot and just log into it.

It's not like you need anything from the OOBE at all, so might as well just skip it entirely.

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I decided to make a customs iso. Not too difficult to do. Just add a unattended.xml file and boot and be done.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Germans got us covered:

https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/

Some crap I still have a Windows VM. Combine this with ShutUp10 for blocking telemetry.

[–] Boozilla@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

ShutUp10 is awesome. I have sent them dog treats (donations) multiple times.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Doesn’t stop me from using Windows 11 as much as I want.

Which is none.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You’re not required for work? Damn, lucky you

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I could probably make more money getting a job where I have to use Windows but honestly it wouldn’t be worth it.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

My work offers alternatives.

But even if, my work laptop is just something I remote on from my desktop and switch around seemlessly.

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