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installing windows in a nutshell (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

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[-] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com 78 points 11 months ago

Yet I bet they will still collect many, many gigabytes

[-] sadreality@kbin.social 48 points 11 months ago

Correct, those settings are cosmetic

[-] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com 34 points 11 months ago

Chris titus has a nice tool which removes as much telemetry as possible. You can get rid of a considerable piece of telemetry in group policy editor, services and regedit.

Despite that, windows will never be as private as macos and macos will never be as private as linux.

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago

You can't verify how private MacOS and Windows are, besides checking the network to see if they send data to a server, as unlike Linux they are closed source.

[-] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 11 months ago

Yep, you can get most via the network and maybe sth in logs. Linux makes this quite easy tho

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[-] Audbol@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Source?

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[-] Godnroc@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago

Click, Tab, space, Tab, space, Tab, space, Tab, space, Tab, tab, space

[-] Bobert@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago

This is why I make students install a copy of Windows without the use of a mouse.

[-] sv1sjp@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

Mr.Gates is not in Microsoft for years, but yes

[-] macallik@kbin.social 24 points 11 months ago

Surprised there wasn't a conspiratorial reference to covid testing in the meme tbh

[-] sadreality@kbin.social 34 points 11 months ago

Switched to Linux... got tired of them changing the settings for me with updates.

[-] samokosik@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 11 months ago

Might have been one of the best decisions of your life!

[-] UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone 33 points 11 months ago

Bill Gates no longer works for Microsoft. He couldn't care less about you're data.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

No, you're data!

[-] Eheran@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Let us hope he is not just data but an actual person.

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[-] QuazarOmega@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

The illusion of choice

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Welcome to “windows as a service”. At this point Windows is basically like a freemium app.

[-] flimsyberry@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

Yes, except the free part

[-] Bobert@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

Wait, you're paying for Windows?

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 11 points 11 months ago

Part of the price when you buy a computer.

[-] TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 24 points 11 months ago

I just bought a used laptop that came with windows 11. After all of this data collection crap it started blue screening after I installed the first set of updates.

Pop Os has been running flawlessly.

[-] thorbot@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

Slipstreamed windows is the only way. Skip all this bullshit and pre-remove all the bloatware fuckery too. Highly recommend if you are installing windows regularly: https://techcult.com/how-to-slipstream-windows-10-installation/

[-] dog@suppo.fi 7 points 11 months ago

OOSU10 is also helpful if you don't wanna mess with install media.

[-] nottheengineer@feddit.de 17 points 11 months ago

Our internal documentation for setting up a windows VM literally says "Press 'maybe later' for the next 9 screens"

[-] Marxine@lemmy.ml 16 points 11 months ago

Every year that passes makes me happier I switched to Linux only instead of dual booting. Happy Debian user here.

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 11 months ago

Where linux tho

[-] QuazarOmega@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

On the USB stick

[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Ribbit

[-] beatle@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

What’s the best way to get it?

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[-] kratoz29@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Spoiler alert, when you hit accept all tabs go back to "on".

[-] Audbol@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

You guys should try making your install media using Rufus

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[-] gliide@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

When entering security questions:

down arrow tab keyboardspamkeyboardspamkeyboardspam enter

[-] diemechanist@programming.dev 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm using NTLite for the last two years to make "custom Windows" that gets rid of much of these data-grabbing s**t. I recommend people here to try it.

You have tons of features like disabling default shit like teams, photos, the much-hated media player, default apps etc. And enable local account creation without resorting to Shift+F10 to CMD and typing the bypass command there.

It also cuts off the other versions of Windows 11 that you don't want in the boot media. I recommend this software over others because you only need to customize it once before you install the OS. Here

[-] iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Yeah nah... I think I'd rather take a FOSS mod tool. Or, you know, stay in Linux at much as i can, as of now.

[-] christophski@feddit.uk 6 points 11 months ago

To be honest, I'd forgotten that "installing windows" was a thing

[-] cory_lowry@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I LITERALLY do this every single day at work

[-] stalfoss@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

If this is is actually your job you should look into automating it, you can configure it once and have it auto install with the same settings each time

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[-] TheDarkBanana87@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Does it required a microsoft account now? Or can we still install it without connected to the internet

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

Yeah but I turn on airplane mode and it doesn't need an account anymore. Lpt for those of you out there.

Actually, better tip, use Linux.

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[-] eruchitanda@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, but you can create local account.

With the installing media running:

• Shift+F10 (opens cmd) > OOBE\BYPASSNRO

• Continue until getting to creating account

◦◦ Account > 123@123.com/test@test.com/a@b.com/1@1.ru/fuckoff@microsoft.com/a@outlook.com/d@d.d/na@na.com

◦◦ Password > *enter any random password*

• […] > How would you like to set up this device > Set up for work or school

With an existing system:

• CMD > net user /add <username> *

E: Wording.

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[-] Gamey@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I think it's still technically possible with some workaround but they indeed kind of killed offline accounts with Windows 11

[-] stalfoss@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

It’s not hard at all, when making an account one of the options is to make it offline/local only. Sure it’s a small link below the big buttons but it’s there and not hidden.