How it feels to install windows in 2023 - eviltoast
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      1 year ago

      Use no@thank.you as the account name, anything as the password. It will say “whoopsie, there was an error” and then you can create a local account.

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            Is this a hardcoded opt out or something? Couple of months ago I had to install windows for a friend. I tried to not make a windows account. All the exploits I found, were “patched”. I finally just gave up and made the account. My friend doesn’t care enough about privacy and I don’t care enough about windows for all that effort.

            But, no@thank.you would be awesome.

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              I’m not totally sure but I would guess that it’s not hardcoded. Probably just buggy behavior, as is usual for Microsoft.

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          Windows will display a “Let’s connect you to a network” or similar screen. The upcoming Windows 11 version 22H2 does not allow you to skip this anymore to create a local account.

          they actually restricted this method, evil

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        Or just anything invalid. I usually do “m” as the username and “m” as the password.

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        Have to try virtually! Even if Windows 10 are so much better than Windows 11.

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          Ooh, that reminds me, I need to delete the Windows VM i made for hte STALKER: Anomaly - Gamma installer.

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            1 year ago

            Hehe. That edition of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. works in Linux through Lutris 😊 Not perfectly, but it works.

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              but the installer doesnt cause its written in windows powershell. Had to install a VM just to get the installer to download/unpack the game, then i set up lutris for it.

              Supposedly the next version of the installer is going to use a more agnostic scripting, but i dont know if thats come out yet.

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        I don’t know about these workarounds but I remember Win10 has something like “Create for another person” then “I don’t have their info” and it will just let you create a local acocunt. I don’t know about 11 tho

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      don’t forget the constant messages to use Edge as your default browser! blegh!

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      If you don’t add a WiFi network and don’t plug in ethernet then you can also make a local account.

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      1 year ago

      I had to create new registry keys and relaunch the OOBE with special flags to get around it in windows 11. Such a pain in the ass.

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      Dude, how the fuck?

      I did it once some how making a Rufus USB stick but next time I used Rufus I either didn’t get a settings prompt or it just didn’t work.