Is it possible to skip account creation by installing while not connected to the internet?
this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2025
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You can still skip it with MicroWin and also Rufus. I've tested it just recently.
Any gamers looking to switch, I've had a good experience with Bazzite.
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We no longer own our products. We just pay to use it until they decide you can no longer use their service. What happens if they mysteriously shut down your account without warning?
That is what happened to a guy and he had to get court involved and then he found out his account was flagged for CP by their algorithm because he had a video of his 19 year old ex. False bans do happen. I couldn't find that story again sadly to share.
Also, make sure you always have back up turned off or have one drive not installed on your phone. If you're a parent, be careful what photos you take of your children because if those get backed up to cloud, their AI will kill your account because it can't tell between CP and normal family photos.
I actually want to own our products than make accounts to use.
We no longer own our products.
This is a popular saying but its not as clear cut. You have choice. You can own the products you use or buy. So why don't you?
Yes, the software we used yesterday is no longer a one time purchase today. However, you still own the software you bought yesterday and you have choice to buy new software which you will own or you can subscribe to a service providing the updated version of the new software. Example:
I can still use a purchased copy of Adobe Lightoom from 2010.
I can buy a new license for Affinity Photo today and use it forever.
I can pay to use Lightroom as a service.
Imo, the only price you pay is the trek you take into unfamiliarity brought on by using new software.
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Steam OS 3.8 ... Any moment now 😁
Every time I hear about Microsoft it makes me wanna take a shit
Pavlov Reaction?
LibreOffice better step up their games and make their office suites better. Outside of very niche and specialized applications like CAD or video editor, the average Joe will just need a good office suite to do stuff.
Most people just use the online office 365 thing.
What issues did you have with LibreOffice? I didn't spot any problems when I used it
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Funny how corporations think taking away consumers freedom and privacy is a good idea.
Have fun losing customers.
Its a good idea for their shareholders, who don't think beyond the next quater. Pretty sure most of them don't have object permanence.
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Yet another reason to not use windows 11.
Ah sweet vindication for getting my gaming PC and daily driver laptop on Linux
Chiming in as well with a Linux distro: peppermint , debian based. If you want the horrors to persist but kind of limited check out windows ameliorated. https://ameliorated.io/
How does this work nowadays when you buy a PC from a store?
Does it come with Windows already installed?
And if so, with what account?
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Meh... Yet another thing that everyone will just accept as a new norm. :c