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YouTube is taking down videos on performing nonstandard Windows 11 installs (news.ycombinator.com)

submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by sommerset@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 44 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (4 children)

This is a screenshot of this HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45744503 Edit: WAS a screenshot - thanks for editing the post.

Which is about this Reddit post: https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1oiz0v0/youtube_is_taking_down_videos_on_performing/

"non-standard" means without a Windows account (gasp!) and on "non-standard equipment" - like, what a Samsung Smart Fridge instead of the ads? I can't tell what that means, YT thinks I'm a bot, and can get fucked instead of me digging any deeper.

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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 30 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

They realise that A LOT of those videos are not primarily about Windows?

I've seen many reviews of vintage devices where the uploader just casually installs Windows 11 in a "nonstandard" way, just because it's the only way.

Besides, you still have to activate it. Rufus doesn't help you get around that, so it's not even piracy.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 18 points 18 hours ago

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 21 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Weird that Google would be doing Microsoft a solid like this

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

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[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

just searched youtube for “ windows 11 without microsoft account”.
there are thousands of videos still up.
people will just believe anything that fits their worldview and not check anything out….

[–] weststadtgesicht@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It's disheartening, really. I fully sympathize with the efforts of software freedom and independent media platforms, but it's just so annoying how people with "my" world view are just like all other people as well – we believe what we want to believe and only question what goes against our beliefs.

I'm not saying I'm better, but I just hate it in general.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yep, even on the side of the right ideas, half the people still got there via the same wrong methods that the people on the wrong side use. They just coincidentally happened to land on the right side instead. It is quite disheartening, exactly

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Its like the Tide pod thing. Two or three instances and suddenly its a wave of it happening.

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[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 18 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

what kind of "non-standard windows 11 installs" ?

[–] RedIce25@lemmy.world 18 points 21 hours ago (8 children)

If it includes using Rufus I'm going to explode

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