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    [–] agit68@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

    Or dont connect to a network during setup and do this.

    OOBE mode.

    1. Ctrl+shift+f10 or shift+f10
    2. Type: start ms-cxh:localonly
    3. Create local account

    Finish initial windows boot, then follow up with O & O shut up 10 at minimum before connecting to a network.

    Then there is the fun of going through the task scheduler to remove telemetry.

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    [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    I'll bite, I don't mind making an ass out of myself.

    I've done installs of linux where the fact the internet connection was shit slowed it down. why is the fucking Β·iso 4gb if it still needs shit from the internet?

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    [–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

    Who says you have to install Linux? Just run it directly on a USB drive to be extra flexible!

    [–] Freeposity@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Back in the early 2000's I started playing with Linux on old machines and have used Linux on an off since. Now I only have one Windows laptop that I need for a few very specific things and it's Linux for any backend stuff. I've got pi's, nucs and a NAS, all Linux now.

    I am so grateful for all the hard work people have put in over the last two decades making sure we can step away from Windows without having to go to the Apple or Chrome walled gardens. I've made a career working in the Microsoft stack and I'm so done with them.

    Now if I could just figure out how to turn my windows laptop into a VM on my ProxMox machine.

    [–] forbiddencherry@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

    Out of curiosity, what happens if you image the laptop drive and boot it under VirtualBox (keeping the Linux host offline, so the Windows guest can't phone home)? Potentially useful: https://superuser.com/questions/614400/how-can-i-clone-a-hard-drive-directly-to-a-vdi-image

    [–] Freeposity@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to dig into this. I have no qualms about pulling my HD from the laptop and cloning it, so I should be able to try a bunch of different methods until it works.

    For the stuff I need to do on my laptop, RDP is all I need so it can sit on a server in the basement waiting for me to start it up when I need it.

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    [–] Obnomus@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (14 children)

    Don't get me wrong but installing Linux is easy but when new people try it, they run into hardware issue, and I know its no one's fault but new users spend a lot more time to troubleshoot those issue.

    But also since people are switching to Linux, I think hardware manufacturers will support Linux so most of the things will be just plug and play.

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    [–] kboos1@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    I just don't plug in the Ethernet cable or connect to a wifi network. There will be a skip option if you aren't connected but it will pester you about how great it is to receive ads. Then once you actually get to the finished install you will have 30 days to setup an account and register otherwise you will get the little note in the bottom of the desktop that says you're using an unregistered version and get pop ups to remind you to register.

    You don't have to connect it to the internet and register, it just annoys you until you do.

    [–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    They removed the option. Even if you boot with WiFi off. So now you have to open CMD and run the command OOBE\BYPASSNRO reboot and it’ll give you the option to skip. Had to look that one up cause yeah it used to be just boot w/o Ethernet plugged in

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    [–] Alex@lemmy.lu 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Windows just dug it's own grave over the years, and still fails to die....

    [–] highball@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

    30 years of vendor lock'n will do that.

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    [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

    Many Linii (and even BSDeez and various Archaeums) are more "download to a USB stick and use" now, you don't even need to install them!

    [–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Windows is for people with no self-respect. Seeing them defend it is just sad in the same way as seeing a battered spouse defend their abuser.

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    [–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

    In a nutshell, yes. Stock Windows has become even more useless over the years, and installation has obviously become a pain in the ass. I don't envy our IT department.

    [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

    Even more uberchad, can be used without installing it at all

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