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Riker ,
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Don't mind me. Just setting up a Windows 10 torrent to download while I'm at work.

Christ I am sick of Win11.

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

If you can, disable TPM in the bios so it doesn't just automatically update to windows 11, because it will try.

JackbyDev ,

I did this on Windows 10 not because I didn't want my Microsoft account linked but because I wanted my username to by my first name and not like part of my first and part of my last name.

Natanael ,

I feel like recreating my account as a local one for this reason. I hate not having control over the filesystem and hate not having a normal looking username

JackbyDev ,

For real, I've been less annoyed with some of the usernames work has given me than the shit Windows 10 thought was a good idea.

JohnOliver ,
@JohnOliver@feddit.dk avatar

They work fast dont they? How long has this loophole existed in windows 10?

mindlight ,

So Microsoft is essentially doing what Google and Apple have been doing for years and we think Microsoft are anti consumer because of this?

snail_hunter ,

Who said google and apple aren't anti-consumer?

Imgonnatrythis ,

Yes

qjkxbmwvz ,

I think an email address is required to access their respective app stores, but is it actually required for creating an account?

hemmes ,
@hemmes@lemmy.world avatar

No, you don't need an Apple ID to setup an Apple laptop or other iDevice.

Xirup ,
@Xirup@yiffit.net avatar

I guess that you still can unplug your lan cable and create a local account?

tomten ,

Nope, you have to do the bypass

LostWon ,

This post specifically says you can't (without the bypass many won't understand how to do).

victorz ,

No need to guess when you can actually read the article and find out.

Xirup ,
@Xirup@yiffit.net avatar

Fuck, you're right, is that I don't read each new that is posted here, but I should at least read that.

victorz ,

No worries, I've been guilty of this as well. 😆❤️

SpaceNoodle ,

That's what worked for me the other week.

perestroika ,

/me listening to the sound of a WinXP virtual machine booting under Debian Linux

They can shoot their foot with a grenade launcher next. I'm already out of range.

Raglesnarf ,

for my main computer, sure, fine, whatever. I'll sign into my Microsoft account, I don't mind. but my Plex/Minecraft server... maaaaaaannnn come the fuck on. I guess my server can just stay windows 10 for the next 20 years 🤷🏻‍♂️

ashok36 ,

If all you're doing is plex and a minecraft server, look into proxmox or unraid.

Unraid is paid but very noob friendly compared to most others. It's also very flexible hardware wise.

Raglesnarf ,

I've heard great things about Free NAS. would unraid be similar to that?

ashok36 ,

They share similarities for sure. I've not used it though. I know unraid offers a 30 day testing license. Not sure about the others.

rc_buggy ,

I use TrueNAS and just checked: There is an available Minecraft app and also something called MineOS (seems to be a front end to make managing the server easier). My plex running through the same app ecosystem stays updated and hasn't failed me yet. I used to run the service separate from the NAS, but this is real nice.

FreeNAS and UnRaid probably have the same functionality.

Voroxpete ,

Why in God's name are you running either of those things on windows?

Raglesnarf ,

because it was super duper easy to setup and the overhead isn't all that bad for my use case. I am concerned whenever I decide to move/upgrade to something different since my hard drives are in a Windows "Storage pool" or whatever it's called

Voroxpete ,

In all seriousness, if you're self hosting anything, please learn your way around Docker and Linux. It's a small time investment up front for huge payoffs. You'll get more value out of your hardware, and you'll have a system that's much more reliable (Windows was not built for 24/7 uptime).

constantokra ,

In fairness, I've had several machines running versions of windows server with lots of uptime and zero stability issues. But the last time I ran a windows server is was advanced server 2003 so....

Voroxpete ,

Windows Server isn't so bad as a server platform, although it comes with a lot of unnecessary overhead, and its container support sucks. Given that containers are really the way to go with self-hosted services now, that makes Windows Server a poor choice.

But realistically, when most people say they're self hosting on Windows, they mean regular old consumer Windows, which absolutely hates running for extended periods without rebooting. It's just not built for uptime.

rc_buggy ,

I thought we weren't supposed to kink shame. Maybe /u/Raglesnarf is really into degradation and being dominated. Full on ball-busting, perhaps?

Voroxpete ,

Counter-point; if someone is into degradation specifically, wouldn't they be happy to be kink shamed?

IndustryStandard ,

Does Rufus installer still give the option to bypass all this BS when flashing a windows ISO to a USB?

UnHidden ,

not yet, maybe they'll add it?

Appoxo ,

Better. And it doesnt even require a modified wim:
During OOBE setup: Shift +F10
then input OOBE\BYPASSNRO

realitista ,

Windows is unusable without Rufus. So glad I used it.

Senseless ,

We noticed this a few months back. There are still other workarounds.

devilish666 ,

Well there's some dude out there that recompiled windows 11 with some shitty laptop, cigarettes in his hand, & some beer into useful windows & lighter

MyOpinion ,
@MyOpinion@lemm.ee avatar

Damn you Microshaft!!!!

Sam_Bass ,

Ive had microsloth blocked for 3 years so they can jam all the jumpers they want

vinyl ,

You can still bypass it by checking an option when using Rufus with the win11 iso

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