Microsoft Account Bypass Now Being Blocked During Setup 

Garuda Cinnamon is equivalent to Windows XP but has a more modern appearance and does everything that Windows can't do with Linux you can customize your habitat Windows can't do jack shit they even got Windows 7 themes on Linux MInt I recommend running an ethernet cable to your computer though to get the best out of Linux and not an adapter.

WIN 3.11 was my first and Win 7 was my last Windows, I now use Linux. Every time I view a video like this I know why this was the right decision. LMDE 6 it is for me.

​@@TechnoMinded-qp5in No current Linux is equivalent to even Windows XP, unfortunately. Simple example: Try to drag-n-drop a file from your maximized file manager into a terminal window, which is sitting "over" the file manager. The terminal window will move into the background the moment you start your drag-n-drop. Linux desktops bring windows to front on mouse-down already, not on mouse-up, which is a pain in the rear. There also is no sound when using xRDP on most distros, if RDP is available at all. All the Linux file managers are bad and stuck somewhere in the 90s, if you ever thought using Explorer was a pain, try Thunar or Nemo or Dolphin. More professional tools from the past like Krusader unfortunately lag behind as well (no preview pane e.g.). Shall I continue? o) The bash and that horrible shell scripting experience it offers is 40+years old and ridiculous to use. Also none of the 3 disk management tools (gparted, gnome disks, and (kde) partition manager) are feature complete yet. Mounting a VHD(x) from any of them? You just can't, even though the VHD(x) format is around for 20 years. Showing network block devices in gparted? Nope, even though nbd is around for many years as well. Let's face it, Linux has a lot to do.. if all you need is a browser, you probably don't see much difference to XP or modern Windows, but oh boy, there is. If you look into your home folder in Linux and all the hard coded paths in those dot-files for no reason, you quickly realize that a transition from one user account to another while keeping your settings is basically impossible for a regular Linux user. I could go on for some time.. - *.desktop files vs. *.shortcuts e.g. (desktop files don't work anywhere and can't use relative paths). - no UNC paths supported in bash or anywhere (you always need pre-existing mountpoints to access network paths). - .. Linux is a nice idea, I still like it somehow! o) If the advantages of it, like being ad-free, rather uncommercial and more privacy focussed weren't there, there would be no point using it, because most things are more complicated and not that sophisticated as on Windows (there is not even a standardized GUI for managing daemons/services/users/cron-jobs etc.), so please no more mention of "equivalent to Windows XP" before 2035 maybe.. o) Thank you and have a nice day! o)

I miss windows xp sp2 where everything just worked.

@@TechnoMinded-qp5in ethernet is ethernet, what the hell are you on about?

Was a MS user since 1999, and the state its in now with their dictatorship on "whats best for the user crap", i switched to Linux last year, don't get me wrong its a learning curve, but now i feel back in control, wish i did it sooner, the forced update crap was the last straw, its My Computer i decide. don't get me wrong i grow up on MS, however i hate the modern crap its become nowadays such a shame..

Using NTLite to create a custom Windows 11 iso worked like a charm I was never even asked to log online

your comment was so good, youtube literally wanted me to rate it! i myself rated it as excellent, adding that it was relevant and informative.

​@MichaelDustterI've been rocking EndeavourOS for a few years now and it's been amazing!

Absolutely. I set up a new PC, which came with Windows 11, and I installed Windows 10 instead. My old pc has TPM2.0 enabled, but the processor was AMD Radeon and not supported for Windows 11. I refuse to upgrade to Windows 11. When Windows 10 end of support is confirmed in 2025, my next system might be Linux

nice

Need to try this.

Just be cautious. Sysprep (the mode described here) can cook a Windows installation if used incorrectly. So do not touch anything on the window that opens (especially the generalize option, which is intended for OS image generation).

There is even easier way. Just disconnect PC from internet... It will prompt to create local account instead as there will be no connection to internet (duh).

you can use rufus or some other tool and it will make modifications to you windows usb stick which can remove limitations for online account and also wont bother with you with privacy questions. also it can premake you account you name.

Isn't that the whole reason that "Setup for work or school" thing still works?

@@umi3017 I believe that requires the pro version, not home.

It was the "Pro" version he was using.

@@shaunhw I know. Most people don't want to pay extra for pro just to bypass email login.

​@@Slackware1995 It's easier to get pro keys as businesses buy the pro version as bulk licenses and sell the surplus keys.

its even more than a shove 😂

@@Britec09 It's gunpoint now.

@@chitan1362 Log in to your Microsoft account or the kitten gets it!

@@chitan1362 yeah... like literally GAU-8 gunpoint

@@Britec09 - M$ raping its users without a condom. lol

agreed

This is my educated guess too - they want normal people only on this system not linux lovers.

Maybe you are and maybe many others are but I damn sure am not. I have not been since guaranteed July 27th 2020 when I left when turd to rot in the password belongs in favor of Linux Mint cinnamon

VERY TRUE!!!

@@adamhassam They don't let me sign into my email account using the Google broswer which forces me to keep Edge. I have Gmail, but my main email is with Outlook, and I use that to pay my Monthly bills with and I receive my medical notifications. So switching over everything to Gmail will be a lot of work.

Just curious if you think Google isn't collecting and currently monitoring your data from your comments including this one from your Google account? Big picture... cheers

@@WizDumbDumb true that, but OP wasn't talking about Google :P

@@WizDumbDumb It's not the same, the data that Google collects when you use its websites or services it's not the same as the data that Microsoft collects from your WHOLE operating system and everything you do in it. Like what's the point you're trying to make here? Yes we all know tech companies collect our data, but are you suggesting we should let Microsoft collect ours just because Google does it or what?

Nah, they have a responsibility as a monopoly to not go out their way to be tyrants.

​@@AJ-po6upIt is the same. Google and Apple are hoovering up all your data when you use IOS or Android, not just Windows. Apple is more particular in the data they collect compared to Google, but they are still hoovering your data. I'm not say it's right, but all of Big Tech are hoovering your data.

If they did that i'd jump to linux Mint in a heart beat. although would have to figure out accessiblity first lol

Software as a service is Software as a disservice. I use Office 2013 because it will run until I don't want it to run any more, never having to pay any more. I won't even run the "free" Office 365 provided by my employer. I don't have to deal with unwanted changes to the interface, or any other changes I neither need nor want.

@@user-ym7qn3uo2m LibreOffice, just saying

@@user-ym7qn3uo2m I'm using MS Office 2019 Pro Plus, 64-bit. I know what you mean -- I had been using Adobe Photoshop v. 10 from 1999, until Windows 10 had a big feature upgrade and I could no longer run it. When I learned that Adobe went to "by subscription only" (aka SaaS), I started looking for an alternative, ending up going with Corel Paintshop Pro and Corel Painter for doing my digitally painted character portraits and scenes. I've seen that Corel is now starting to offer a "subscription", touting it as supposedly being "the best deal" for whatever reason. I just keep using what I have since it's a lifetime license. I already have Win 11 blocked on my computer so it can't be forcefully installed.

a conspiracy theorist, beaudy.

^ This. Data harvesting pure and simple.

Windows should be rebranded as Backdoor instead

And exactly this is illegal

@@peterwolfik5827 It might be, except you agree to it when you click those boxes during the install process. Read the EULA.

I thought you were going to "explain" but all I see are accusation.

Yeah that was how the oobe bypassnro worked

Exactly!!!

This was not doable just 3 days ago.

they will remove it eventually. they removed things in the past.

NTLite allowed me to create a custom Windows 11 iso without having to even log online

Much as I appreciate the instructions, it's absolutely insane to require workarounds to access basic functionality of a thing you bought.

What if you just don't connect Ethernet cable?

@@StroggKingu skip steps 2 and 3 then.

@@GoodTofuFriday Correct!

Nice! worked

How do you custom build a laptop? 🤨

@@mycelia_ow Build meaning OS installs. Drivers, Patching. Either manually or via SCCM, Intune or clones.

Nope even that is blocked right now. I Scratch built my laptop 2 weeks ago on the latest insider build. With no network connection It fails, tells you the network is broken and drops you back to the sign on screen.

​@@jplewis01 Yes and No add a DWORD called BypassNRO with a value of 1 Into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE and this works again

@@jplewis01 Try more times

Its getting silly

Only "getting" to be a scam? I would argue it's been bad for decades, but that's a rant for another day. :P

Greed is Good And now America has fallen down I voted with my feet and left the USA for good. Best decision of my life!

When marketing was first invented by Edward Bernays, he used the psychoanalytical techniques of his uncle Sigmund Freud to, among other things, convince Americans that smoking cigarettes was "healthy". Marketing tries not to outright kill people anymore (especially in a litigious environment like the US), but it is still a practice where they try to convince people to believe lies and half-truths so they will open their wallets. To Bernays' credit, he did regret what he did for the tobacco industry.

Too bad most corporations Microsoft especially have mentality of a rapist

I guess MS will keep winning because the majority of people worldwide will not go on Linux. And organisations and everyone else. Only a handful of geeks pride themselves with Linux and if you spend time in that community you get a wrong impression there are many of you. But there aren't really. If anything would kill MS, it would be people moving onto the mobile devices instead, like Android or Apple.

@@D.von.N Who cares, every new user Linux gets it's a win for them and a loss for Microsoft, even 5% is already a big deal, also organizations already use Linux in their servers and are moving their office PCs to it too, as there's no reason to pay for expensive licenses to Microsoft. People are moving to Linux more and more and that's a fact and all that matters. And the whole "there're not many of them" argument sounds like pure cope from a MS fanboy, there's hundreds of millions of Linux users across the world, and yes Microsoft has billions but that's going down everyday, especially in poor nations where people used to pirate Windows and now just go with Linux.

@@AJ-po6up I am not a fanboy of MS, just stating apparent. I had a webhosting on Linux but still operated my every day life on MS because most stuff out there is compatible with MS and things are cheaper against Mac. Linux requires more computing skills and lots of stuff doesn't work there.

@@D.von.N Yeah I can't disagree with that, I do still use Windows in my PCs along with Linux, thankfully the amount of hardware and software that doesn't work on Linux is shrinking all the time and the different distros have become very newbie friendly, I used to be totally tied to Windows but honestly now all the software that I use has a Linux counterpart or just works under Wine, and it just works with a few clicks whereas before you had to fiddle with the terminal and lots of commands.

@@AJ-po6up I am looking fwd the day when linux will be an equal competition against MS for an average user. Will it ever surpass MS? That's the question. Will Linux eventually go down the path of greed like MS, as it is often the case out there? That's even better question.

You make a really good point. Having to learn how to make 11 as lean as possible has left me wondering why I don’t try to move to Linux.

@@ghfjfghjasdfasdf Except gaming, but they are all moving to Steam and you can install Steam in Linux, so even gaming is no excuse to keep MS around. I have a Win 7 ssd on on a workstation for older Windows games, but it's Internet access is shut off.

I need it for music production unfortunately.

I'm using Linux Mint right now. It's pretty good. Not perfect, but better than Windows. But some software only works on Windows, so I do still have to keep a spare computer with Windows :(

use "ipconfig /release" to disconnect all networks

Why dont you just set up a custom ISO of Windows 11? It is free and fully legal.

​@@lordchaos3819did that as Well. Bypassed by BypassNRO and ipconfig /Release installed some programs I normaly use then initialised sysprep went Into Administrator Account deleted my normal User used dism to create a new wim repoaced IT in my ISO and there you go

Custom ISOs can never ever be trusted as you have ZERO way of knowing what sort of viruses, malware, Trojans, RATs, etc. come with the third party ISO. ​@@lordchaos3819

Don't just consider it; DO IT!!!! You won't regret it.

@@russellhammond1283 Don't worry I will, I'm still on Windows 10 because of these antics, as soon as Windows 10 dies Linux Mint is being installed, I've used it before and was quite impressed with it, everything worked straight out of the box, the main reason I'm still on Windows is that most of the software I use is only available for Windows. But there's bound to be a Linux alternatives out there, I've just got to find them.

I would take the time to dual boot and test out a Linux distro. That way, you can make sure all your hardware is comaptible and see how things work. Just jumping from Windows to Linux and hoping for the best isn't really recommended.

@@ShinyHelmet I've used Linux Mint before, compatibility shouldn't be an issue with this computer, so that's the Distro I'll use.

@@cougar02000 Yeah, Mint is probably one of the best distros to use when coming from Windows.

Parrot security, htb, and home flawless with steam

A N I M E N I M E

Yeah. I love sitting down to game on Linux.......oh wait.....

@@Turbojugend27 you realize the steam deck runs on linux right? it's not as big of a deal as it once was, as far as I know these days you can play most games on linux

@@moonasha No, no you can't. Most AAA titles will NOT work.

I will not go beyond 10.. harden it. Run independant AV.. etc... they can shove 11.

I did the same thing. Built a 13th gen Intel system. I bought Windows 10 to stay away from Windows 11.

@@Luckyrider1958as far as I’m concerned windows 10 is the end of windows. The only option forward is a Linux distro.

@@646464mario I'm willing to try it, but use several Windows programs not available in Linux versions. Looking into Possibility of using Virtual Box, to run what I need in Linux... Dabbled with Zorin distro a while back.. was stable etc... liked what i saw...

Been switching all my PCs to Linux Mint and absolutely love it. I’m done with Windows.

Yes you are exactly correct on this. This end goal has been on the table at Microsoft since the conception of Windows 10.

When that inevitably happens, I will be jumping ship to Linux.. after 30 years of Windows.

​@@rennmaxbetaI already jumped to Linux for most of my stuff, still stuck on windows for gaming though. Proton for Linux is pretty good, but not 100%.

Sorry Microsoft, best I can do is switch to Linux and never look at your trash products again.

That could be why it's being rebranded as Microsoft 365 or M365. Office 365 is limiting.

Started exploring Linux 24 years ago, fully switched over 12 years ago. Linux Mint as my every day OS on ALL of my hardware. Welcome home!

Sounds good but what about 3rd party programs that are made for Windows and won't work on another OS? I use ZaraRadio for an automated radio broadcast program for example and apps like these are not made for other operating systems. I have never seen a computer that comes new with Linux.

** unless you like playing games

Yes, I think so

@@Britec09 If you don't know: May 21, 2011 was the beginning of judgement day on the world { you were warned } And it shall come to pass in that day, a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor. Zechariah 14;13 'Tumult' = confusion & disbelief Division is the result for the destruction of mankind! ...look around lately? ... read the news lately? It is worldwide in religions, politics, economics, sciences, news, medicine, sports, entertainment, and even between the sexes. 'geo fencing' is the rich folks attempt to hide from each other, cover their butts, and try to hide from God. Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee O inhabitant of the earth. Isaiah 24;17 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof; I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh. Proverbs 1; 24-26 ...God is not a man that he should lie spoiler alert: 'last day' = 2033 ( 17th day of 1st month ?? ) Let him that is unjust, be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still, and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Revelation 22;11

Probably so they can invade your computer with algorithm don't comply switch to Linux IMMEDIATELY!!!!

So far I've deleted compattelrunner.exe like 5 times since os install and it keeps popping up in task manager.

No longer satisfied with anonymous data; now it must be personally linked to a person for advertising and other data profit activities... I'm going to setup a new email address, use it only for a microsoft account and see how long it takes for crap to start flowing into it..

Mint may not be the most cutting edge distro out there, but it really shines in the user experience department and you can install Ubuntu and Debian builds without issue.

@@bryede Mint has the edge version which is on 6.5 kernel which isn't that old (about 6 months I think)

Exactly, loving Linux Mint. Done after Win10.

I refer to Mint as the “bridge’ distro. It’s the bridge a Windows user takes to become a full-time Linux user. Some will stay on Mint long-term, but many will discover something else eventually like Fedora or an arch-based distro.

@@646464mario Gateway-drug?

Most of the annoyances are easy to bypass ;-)

​@@igorthelighteasy but require research, bypassing, and maintenance. I mean you really can't properly use win11 without explorer patcher or something like it. This adds up really fast when you manage several machines. I'm starting to get tired of it. While you still can run win10 on a desktop, downgrading new laptops to win10 is not always viable because of driver availability issues

soon we will all have cameras in every room in our home but don't worry, everyone else will too, so it's fair.

Enjoy it they doing it for win 10 to

@@Mayfairpagan No force of Microsoft account during Windows 10 32 Bit and 64 bit during the Installation

No but I hear it coming

It’s even happening in windows 10 however skip online install and go offline when you are in the windows 10 setup screen

It's no different to being forced to use an Apple ID whenever you use any Mac or a Google account with a Chromebook

And hold your files as hostage. I smell randsomware legalisation.

They likely will. Or at least re-add that stupid annoying webview window appearing every 3 days

Or they will stop updates until you create an account.

@@LobsterLock-ju2su If only.

@@LobsterLock-ju2su they can keep them.

This is why I stopped buying a computer and went to Linux because why buy a new computer when it will be rendered obsolete doesn't that kill the purpose of a computer with this useless ass End of Life policy Linux at least offers LTS when Microsoft doesn't.

yeah nice one, and Linux Mint isn't even really that geared toward gaming - as it uses an old kernel. The Edge ISO download can help mitigate that somewhat.

Imagine if you were using a Distro for gaming like Nobara then! Linux is the future!

@@user-kr6ih2gz5l Yeah, well, it just took a long time to get mint setup like I like it... Will check it out though.

I just got Genshin Impact (for all it's worth) to run on my Linux Mint install. It took a bit of work (no terminal whatsoever) copying and pasting the data folder in the proton compat folders for it to work. Crazy cool stuff. No hiccups, no fuss, 1000% playable.

I did registry edits and changed file names in the system32 folder to stop all traces of win 10 install nagging.

Are you still driving an old car? That 's the logic you use.

@@mikecar52 Your analogy doesn't really make sense. Please elaborate a bit.

@@SockFluff Non acceptance of change. Windows 10 is likely better than 7 and 11 than 10. I installed linuxmint mate on m in law's travelmate as I cannot get 10 or 11 to completely install.

Honestly since you said that I hope the eu sues Microsoft and force them to comply and I think the eu is the only thing that will keep the corporation's from doing shady things if they Crack down vary hard

Yep but the U.S. is not the EU so they will exploit U.S. users until they can't...

Unfortunately linux wont work for someone who works at maintream company or industry, like graphic designers since you know, adobe. And there a lot more. But yeah linux is the best

Linux is full of whiny gatekeeping incels. No thanks.

Better is debatable. If it was that great business would be using it. They don't.

Even playstation has more games than Linux.

Linux is great. However many mainstream apps don’t run natively on Linux. IT support doesn’t have time to make it work in WINE. (I know. That’s my job) So we cannot use Linux in the workplace. I would 100% switch us over to Linux if our apps supported it. I do spend some time investigating the possibilities. Some time. But each time I look into there are critical reasons why it wouldn’t work. I can say that at home my audio production workflow is all done on Debian with Ardour and it works far better for me that anything in Windows ever did.

Yea ! Right OUT the window 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@@AudiophileTommy 🤣🤣🤣

They sure are, not sure why they are making it so difficult

If you want a Linux gaming desktop I highly recommend switching to the Garudo distro and tell Microsoft to take their power hungry fucking ego god like complexity and shove it straight out their asses where the sun don't shine everything on Windows I am getting to work on Garuda Linux they even have a free UNIX based Operating System designed for gamers.

@@TechnoMinded-qp5in Unix like, not Unix based. That's an old misnomer.

Windows 11 ain't bad .. the only thing you need is to modify it to suit your needs .. I for example used tiny11builder to make my own Windows 11 iso😉

use a rufus install of win11 so you don't need tpm2 or microsoft account or secure boot.

@@timsoft3 nah windows 11 is bad stick to 10 and 7

​@@timsoft3hey, thanks for the heads-up, imma look into that for some relatives

I have Win11 running just fine with only a local account and no ads in the start menu (which i rarely use anyways). I have everything on my desktop so I don't even open my start menu, only when I need to go to my settings.

Did you even watch the video?

@@darkspongebob11 It seems the Shift+F10 method didn't work because Britec was network connected. You have to be disconnected from the internet and, after restarting, you should be able to choose "I don't have internet" to proceed.

@@darkspongebob11 I did. Did you?

I just did an install this week of Windows 10. There was a "I don't have internet" link in the OOBE (forgot to use it). However the bypass command was not recognized, and no bypassnro.cmd either. MS must be putting the functionality in something else, because I was able to complete setup without using a MS account despite that, even though I had already connected to a network with internet access. (Yes, I realize the video is for Win11.)

@@NotAnotherArtVideo Weird, was a OEM version that comes with the computer or a installation using the ISO from Microsoft? If you are using a ISO i recomend using Rufus to prepare a USB drive. Rufus has tweaks to skip things during the OOBE.

yes but MS could then still have the same BS for other parts of the globe.

@@wally6193 select your region as EU in the windows installation page 🥱

@@wally6193 select EU as region during the installation 🥱

@@wally6193 just change your region to EU in the installation page Why tf my replies keep getting vanished wtf😐

@@not_sure_about_that_but Your replies vanish for the same reasons mine vanish. We know too much it seems.

AH, I thought so. I had to use the Pro version of Win 10 to block Windows updates because it's impossible to do on other versions.

I have Win11 Home OEM version and I have only a local account. This was setup by the pc shop where I bought my pc so it's certainly possible to have a local account on a Home version.

@@powerpc6037 Win11 originally tried to force online accounts but people bypassed it and Microsoft relented and allowed it. From the video they are trying to force it again for the home versions. I can imagine your version was one of the former ones that gave the option. I am aware of some cmd commands for some of those versions to enable local account but those are being patched out in later versions.

Never happen, THAT is where the advertising revenue is.

Use an acct then setup a local account. I just did it 5 days ago

It's funny to think about because, well, my WIndows 7 PC laptops, and many of our old ones, pretty much died around 2013 - 2017 because, well, it just stopped working. But instead, we've kept those in our closet until the day we find someone or know how to replace and get it back up and working and go from there. When my laptops die, I don't throw them out. Rather, I keep them as history pieces for what I used to use, which also includes Windows XP desktops that no longer work either.

It's all a money-making scam. They pretend to care about saving the planet while rendering many devices useless with their software so that they can make more money by selling copies of Windows 11 to OEMs and then you buy the new devices from the OEM. Great way for both companies to make some money. For the standard home user that doesn't game and only uses the computer for light web browsing, email, etc...even a Core2 from a decade ago could handle most everything a typical home user would need. So, something needs to be done in order to migrate people off that hardware and onto something new. At least in the 90s and into the early 2000s, computers were really getting faster and more expansive in storage and memory, so it made sense to buy a new computer every so often. But what has truly changed in the past 10 years to make a computer faster and better that the average home user would actually notice? The bottom line is, they just want to make more money while still pretending to care about the environment. Remember, Windows Update is committed to reducing carbon emissions. What do they think trees are for? 🤔

You know, I wonder how well Linux would keep those going. What I've seen myself by bringing old machines back into use thanks to Linux felt like necromancy, but I'm really not sure how much support the regular common home user would need

it has never been about the environment... look up where all the plastic is going and how the places we've been sending it (China, Taiwan, Philippines, etc) are now banning the import of it for processing.

I mean, why would they address the issue of the "unsopported pc's"? They created the whole TPM bs so that those said pc's you've mentioned can actually be e-waste.

We know

Because it's open source

Because no one owns the system' It's free and open.

That may be true but the selection of software isn't there like Windows and many times you have to jump through hoops to get the software to work.

@@n1kkriit honestly kinda is there though. Yes, we all know there is no Adobe suite but almost everything is either there or there is a viable alternative. 15 years ago I couldn’t say the same. Software also usually works super easy.

Well you will have to find a Wi-fi hotspot or use your local libraries connection or just go back to pen & paper 😎😎🤣🤣

They won't let you install the OS. A lot of sites and services online now require a phone number to signup. I don't have a phone, so I'm forced to miss out on them.

Huh? What do you mean by you don't have a phone!! Like you don't use use it?? 💀💀​@@OlettaLiano

You're a non-person then.

I'm not coming back to Microsoft until they bring back Bill Gates all these other CEO are losers.

it has to do with no alternative is better than windows, I have recently tried arch and Debian based linux distros and it just does not compare.

Maybe you have the Stockholm syndrome with your illusion of choice.

I just waiting on something better not windows and not Linux

Linux is not nearly a Windows Alternative! For an beginner it is. But when i handle Linux like my Windows in have to new install every Linux distribution twice a day!

@MichaelDustter I beg to differ, and its not about easily breaking Linux of which it is easy to do so just by updating to the latest display drivers that have not been extensively tested or debugged and way more to do with some software I use that does not fully function even with Native Debian and Arch support with its own libraries available to download, such niggling issues are what stops me from switching.

More to come

Just tried it using Lutris to install and it works. An issue that popped up is that you have to use drive Z to access your files unless you link in a directory to where Lutris has the user account in the the psudeo windows directory.

You have tried WINE already I hope?

I’m already forced to have a Microsoft account just to play Minecraft. that is enough for me

​@646464mario I agree that and the whole windows 11 thing is the only reason why I made a Microsoft account in the first place

@@tobyzilla Nobody should be forced to make an account or even connect to the internet to install an OS or finish an initial setup of a PC. Honestly almost everything Microsoft has decided to do with Windows over the past decade or so have been nothing short of disgusting. We have a few cool things you can cherry pick, but the cons certainly outweigh the pros.

@646464mario I 100% agree you shouldn't have to be on the internet to install something that normally doesn't require you to connect to the internet and the whole haveing to make a account just to use your own computer is literally a anti trust lawsuit waiting to happen

1) yes 2) yes

I will give it a try.

NTLite enabled me to create a custom Windows 11 iso without having to even log online

Seems more like windows isn't respecting the choices after unchecking option of improve windows experience during the setup

@@sugarpuddin Is this a bot comment or a legit comment??? Because from what I'm seeing your comment may/may not be a "lie".

Anyone try to see if this worked?

I'm surprised that the EU hasn't gotten involved.

Man where has Microsoft gone into an anti-trust issue??? Oh yeah, back in the 1990s up until 2001 and such.

Besides my phone, I just by default assume if it has "smart" in it, it isn't smart for me to buy it.

Only issue is some shit I use doesn't have linux drivers; hopefully looking glass can fix that.

@@VilifiedOne Yep, I hear ya on this. It's all about market share, ofc. The more people who start using Linux, the more inclined these companies will be to make native drivers for it. In some cases, emailing and asking for it, may lead to it. We're never alone in the drivers we need. Thankfully for myself, the only hardware I have driver issues with, is my Avermedia capture card, but..... I do have a USB 3.0 model, which does work fine. Hopefully, Linux continues to gain more traction, so it will finally be acknowledged as a platform worth supporting by these companies.

I'd rather just learn to bypass the login on Win 11. Far less effort as a one time thing then I can use way more applications.

All Windows installs should be air gapped; the installation media is missing the security patches it should have before being allowed on the Internet.

It's their, but it is not explicit. Just don't connect to the internet :)

Yeah, I'm in that category.

Is it now at 0.5%?

@@sergio_ra it is currently at 4.05% based off statcounter - it was 2% in 2021 - the rate of increase in marketshare has been trending upwards

@@sergio_ra 4.03% as of Feb 2024 and much more if you add chrome OS which is based on Linux, so adding Chrome brings it to over 8% that's after a long period of staying at around 2%.

@@GManWrites and ofc that's just the worldwide average, the biggest outlier is India with a 15% adoption of Linux desktop (yeah, how idk but it's there)

Company high tech espionage 😢 read windows license 12 thousand words, Microsoft is allowed to sell perpetual and royalty free everything you do to their business partners. Like selling lawyers using Microsoft Word typing and sell it real-time to another law firm.

You're welcome

Do you feel peaceful and the quietness, now when using your desktop lol

@@STONE69_ Have you used Linux before? Have you used it recently?

@@BReal23-qm8hs I have been using Linux for 3 years now. 1 year on my main computer.

@@BReal23-qm8hs I have been using it for 3 years and now on my main Computer. Linux is so amazing.

@@STONE69_ I do. I switched a year ago from Windows 7 (yeah I was a stubborn holdout). Never looked back. Fun to get out some popcorn and watch the dumpster fire that is Windows 10 and above.

Just don't connect to the internet. The old way should still work

@@BoraHorzaGobuchul Not in 24H2

@@marksvirsky9103 do you mean to tell me that it will be impossible to install on an airgapped machine? I somehow don't believe human civilization has reached this stage of destitution [yet]

Thank you! Should have been the video title.

Should work the old way to though, just don't connect the pc to the internet.