Gentle reminder to everyone that support for #windows10 ends in about 90 weeks. Many computers can’t upgrade to Win 11 so here are your options:

  1. Continue on Win 10 but with higher security risks.
  2. Buy new and expensive hardware that supports Win11.
  3. Try a beginner friendly #Linux distro like #linuxmint. It only takes about two months to acclimate.

@nixCraft @linux @windowscentralbot

  • cafeinux@infosec.pub
    10·
    10 months ago

    Just this week I installed W11 on a laptop (temporarily, I just wanted to see how it ran on this hardware), and despite being connected to the it asked me, by default, for a username for the local account. I don’t know why, but it didn’t ask for a MS account first.

    • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
      6·
      10 months ago

      Pretty sure this is configurable in the OOBE of the installer. At least, it used to be in older versions.

    • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Was this a recent windows 11 version, from Microsoft directly? And what version of 11 (Home, Pro, etc) And what region?

      The OOBE changes based on a lot of factors, but generally speaking, most users will encounter the forced account creation screen.

      You can get around it by typing in “no@thanks.com” or some other bullshit. Or use the “Domain join instead” option, and then just…don’t join it to a domain.

      • cafeinux@infosec.pub
        2·
        10 months ago

        Genuine W11 iso, downloaded directly from MS website a few weeks ago, no modification. It was a Pro version if I remember correctly. I tested it on a 2015 Surface Pro. I was already connected to the network and did not click “Domain join” (I would have if it had asked for a MS account).