Paul

Hah, I have defeated the Windows 11 requirement to use a Microsoft account by pressing shift+F10 to get a command prompt and then running:

start ms-cxh:localonly

I did this later in the process with no requirement to disconnect from the network.

You can't use the bypass account (no@thankyou.com) and you can't make up an email address because the installer sends a code to it.

#Microsoft #Windows11

Strypey

#Watching a #MentalOutlaw video that mentions the TPM 2.0 module in the official hardware requirements for Windows 11;

tube.archworks.co/w/7e5mfUDxPT

As you might have guessed, I have thoughts.

TL;DR You don't need to buy a TPM module, or new hardware that has one. Keep your existing PC and replace MS Widows with a reputable GNU/Linux OS. It'll keep working for years with guaranteed software updates, and no viruses, and it'll probably run faster,

(1/?)

#MicroSoft #Windows #Windows11 #TPM #TPM2

Computertruhe e. V.

Am Samstag, den 19. Juli, werden einige Mitglieder unseres Standorts #Esslingen-#Nürtingen beim 14. #RepairCafé des Makerspaces the-NT.space in Nürtingen mit einem Infostand präsent sein. Die Veranstaltung findet von 11 bis 17 Uhr in der Hechingerstraße 12 in den Räumen von #ZukunftGründen satt.

Aufgrund von #EndOf10 werden dort aktuell übrigens auch #Windows11-untaugliche PCs "repariert", in dem darauf #Linux installiert wird. 😉

Also schaut gerne vorbei.

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hisold

@nixCraft The issue here with #Windows11 is that you download a 5 GB ISO to install it and need a Internet connection. The #Archlinux ISO is just 700MB.
Oh wait it's 1.3 GB now...

Jul 13, 2025, 18:09 · · · 0 · 0
Bezekium 🐕 🎮 🎵 🎓 ⚽ 🚲

So, #Windows11 ist am Horizont, diese Ferien soll das Vorhaben #Linux wirklich umgesetzt werden.

Update: Danke für die vielen Rückmeldungen. Die installierten Programme/Spiele einfach unter Linux starten geht wohl in den meisten Fällen nicht. Ich arbeite mich jetzt mal durch eure Vorschläge!
Aber Savegames sind vermutlich kompatibel?

Jul 13, 2025, 10:31 · · · 2 · 0
.:\dGh/:.

There are still nuances for gamers to switch from Windows to Linux.

Yes, there are less nuances than past decade, but there are still.

#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Windows #Microsoft #Windows10 #Windows11 #Linux #LinuxGaming #Bazzite #SteamOS #Steam #Valve #Arch #PC #PCGaming #PCGamers #PCGames

Kevin Karhan :verified:

@simsus wenn "#AIslop" denen wirklich Geld "einspart" dann kann es mit der #Qualität nicht weit her sein...

So wie #Windows11 enshittified ist wundert mich das aber nicht.

#Enshittification #Microsoft #layoffs #AI #KI

TWiT Podcasts

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End Of 10 Campaign

Reason 10 To Choose Linux 😍

Linux 🐧 is more private, by default

Own and control your data!

Your operating system won't record your key strokes or dictation, collect lists of devices and their Wi-Fi details, or webcams, printers and anything else plugged in and then send that back to Big Tech HQ.

It's possible to avoid data collection altogether, from the start.

With #Linux YOU decide how to share YOUR data.

/10

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

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📢 Windows 11 overtakes Windows 10—time for Windows 12! Teams adds Channels threading, Pixel gets Veo 3 & AI features, Perplexity launches an AI browser, Romero Games cancels an Xbox shooter & lays off 100, Warcraft Rumble Mobile ends and Sony will publish on Xbox for the first time. ▶️ twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/e #Windows11 #TechNews

Joris Meys

At my job, IT just forced an update from #Windows10 to #Windows11 .

It's honestly horrible to look at. It puts more strain on my eyes, it's more difficult to find my stuff (and I'm used to Win11 from my laptop at home), and it somehow even makes the font in the software I use less legible.

SleepyCatten

Hey lovelies 🩷

Question for any of y'all who have more knowledge than we do in relation to fixing networking issues within Windows 11 :Windows_11_Logo:

One PC on our network had been having intermittent networking issues on Windows 10, so we did an in-place upgrade to Windows 11 24H2.

This did fix some issues, but we're still having 2 major issues:

The PC can see, but refuses to connect to, our Synology NAS (DS220J). It keeps asking for a username and password, like it's failing authentication.
Other Windows-based PC can connect to it, and it can see them, but Kodi on a Fire TV stick (4K Max, 2024 model) refuses to connect to it over SMB (Samba), giving a "no route to host" error message.

We've reviewed guides such as:

Accessing a third-party NAS with SMB in Windows 11 24H2 may fail
Control SMB signing behavior
Detect, enable, and disable SMBv1, SMBv2, and SMBv3 in Windows

... and made some settings tweaks. We've also gone through common troubleshooting tips such as:

Making sure the connection is private;
Making sure that filesharing is enabled;
Tweaking SMB connection settings in Synology NAS;
Deleting and manually re-entering the login details for the Synology NAS under the credentials manager;
Changing the minimum (no minimum, 1, 2) and and maximum (3) SMB level on Kodi;
Updating Windows and drivers;
Using DISM and SFC;
Group policy updates;

... but sadly to no avail.

We're trying to avoid a clean install, as there's a lot of stuff we'd need to reinstall, and we don't have the time, executive function, or (most importantly) and patience and emotional regulation to do that right now 🥺

Any thoughts?

#AskFedi #GenuinelyAsking #FediTechSupport #Windows11 #SMB #Samba #networking #tech #software

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